The volunteers of barrel organ de Grote Dorus have been reprimanded by an agent last week. He saw in Oldeholtpade that someone was standing on the car with the barrel organ while driving. And that is not allowed. This time it was just a warning.
Chairman Jan Kouwenhoven is completely surprised by the action of the policeman. “We have been doing this for fifteen years. That cannot be otherwise. You have to stand on the very slow moving car to replace a music book every three minutes. Then you can’t go back and forth in the car. This is how we work, otherwise it is not possible.” It could also be solved by making a permanent seat on the car, the policeman reported to him.
waiver
On the other hand, Kouwenhoven says that his barrel organ must also comply with the rules. But he has never heard before that a barrel organ is addressed to this. The board is now in consultation with the municipality of Weststellingwerf. According to the agent, he can solve the problem by granting an exemption. The chairman therefore pinned his hopes on that. “Otherwise it stops and we can’t make music anymore.”
Bracket or gate
But the board needn’t worry too much. According to a spokesman for the municipality, the barrel organ does not need a permit or exemption at all on the basis of the APV. The board of the association will take a safety measure for the person on the car. “Think about placing a bracket or fence.”
2023-05-17 12:00:52
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