In recent weeks, individual members of our association worked  - partly supported by volunteers - to ensure that paths are safe again.

Thus, our member Karl Wolf, whose work zeal for the benefit of the public is unabated, with a few volunteers - including the former local mayor Heinrich Ronshausen - renewed the Mühlbach bridge (mill creek) in the upper village fundamentally. The wooden transition was marked by vandalism and the ravages of time no longer be described as safe and posed a hazard to users dar. From funds of the Foundation for Rural structures e. V. the material was procured. In a successful action transition and railing were redesigned and renovated and offer the user - whether on foot or by bicycle - a sure idyllic transition again. Thanks to all concerned!

Re-secure transition of the Mühlbach bridge

 

Home ass. member Jürgen Sommer had compassion for that destroyed railing on the steep rise from Sonnenscheinweg to the Bergstraße. From resources of the community Ringgau the material was purchased. Jürgen Sommer made new foundations and the railings were installed with the support of our member Rainer Beck. Now young and old at the steep descent can use it safely again. A big thank you to Rainer, but especially to Jürgen!

 

Re safe ascent and descent on the beautiful way

 

After the railing on the so-called “Pfädelchen” between Falltor and Stadtweg was broken, the community shut for security reasons this popular short way from the Weinberg to the village. After the community of Ringgau had bought the material, our members Uwe Fischer and Friedel Simanski currently developing a new railing. The posts are set and only the handrail still needs to be installed. The bench on the path will also be renewed. Thank you both!

 

The new railings on “Pfädelchen” takes shape, and the bank
in the background will also be renewed

 

These individual, commendable initiatives, in particular extent, show how easy it can be to keep facilities in our village for the residents, to maintain the municipality for their plight and to relieve our village also attractive for guests. We are pleased that such activities still exist. Only if each of our village grapples something these challenges for the benefit of the public in the present, but particularly in the future too, can be managed. Shame that often the recognition of this voluntary, civic engagement in the village and commune is inevitabled.

The English writer, painter, art historian and social philosopher John Ruskin (1819-1900) expressed it: “The highest reward for our efforts is not what we will get, but what we are.” The above and unnamed people are committed by one: True citizens! As Pericles (500-429 BC), politicians and athenic commander expressed it: “Who does not take part in the things of the city, is not silent, but a bad citizen.”