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BOEREMET Let's party !!!

Brussels' most famous and funny afterwork : BOEREMET ... We invite all of you for another spectacular evening @ Boeremet on Thursday 13 of October 2022. This afterwork party is unique in Brussels and has stolen many hearts in the meantime.  Happy Hour is scheduled between 6 and 7 pm.  The organization has the right to control the access to this event. Save the next dates : 27 October, 10 & 24 November + 8 & 22 December 2022. Happy hour from 6 til 7 P.M.

Visit of European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms,Miss Elisa Ferreira

On Tuesday, September 6, we had the honor to welcome a European Commissioner at Abattoir. Mrs. Elisa Ferreira, responsible for European Cohesion and Reforms, came to see how Abattoir manages the ERDF funds made available to it by Europe and the Brussels-Capital Region. Together with the Mayor of Anderlecht, Mr. Fabrice Cumps, and the Secretary of State of Brussels, Mr. Pascal Smet, we visited the FOODMET and the urban farm BIGH on the roof of the food hall. At the same time, we could show them the construction site where the next ERDF project, the Manufakture, is being built. Commissioner Ferreira was extremely grateful and praised all these projects and achievements, a great example of how the public and private sectors can work together to get things done. The Brussels Region's administrations were justifiably proud to be able to show these and other Brussels projects to the European Commissioner.

Car Free Sunday in Brussels on 18 September 2022

On Sunday 18 September, Brussels will make way for the car-free Sunday. In very exceptional cases, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., you will encounter motorised vehicles on the public highway. Our Sunday market will be open as usual but can only be reached on foot, by bike, by taxi or by public transport (bus or metro). Clemenceau and Delacroix are the closest metro stations (lines 2 and 6). There are interchange car parks on the outskirts of the city. Traders who travel by car must have a pass (maximum speed 30 km/h). As a resident of Brussels, you must apply for this pass to your own commune or, if you do not live in Brussels, to the commune of Anderlecht (tel 0800/91070). Normally, together with the police Zone South, we organise a guided departure towards the Ring Road in the afternoon. More information about the car-free Sunday and all aspects of mobility can be found here

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New circulation plan in the centre of Brussels as well

After the Cureghem district, a new circulation plan is now also in force in the Pentagon, the zone situated within the inner ring road around Brussels. The changes may also have consequences for those who want to travel by car from the centre to the 'Abattoir'. The changes - just like in our neighbourhood - are being made to keep through traffic out of the city centre and drastically reduce the number of cars. So the car makes way for the use of public transport, the bicycle, the electric step or simply moving around on foot from now on! Click on the photo of the new circulation plan to enlarge it on your screen. You can also find more information on the following website www.brussel.be/goodmove. 

Start preparatory works MANUFAKTURE

On Wednesday 15 June, preparations for the construction of the MANUFAKTURE started. The contractor CIT-BLATON has put up the fencing to demarcate his site zone (see yellow zone on the plan below). Thanks to the cooperation of our neighbours RENAULT and ERASMUSHOGESCHOOL it will be possible to stock part of the site materials outside our site. This will allow us to keep a lot of parking space free, which is more than necessary given the success of the markets. The first phase of the works mainly consisted of the demolition of old buildings. Our technical workshop has also moved and is now located in the building opposite. In August, after the building holiday, the ground and foundation work will start. Those who wish to use the disinfection and car-wash facilities must now drive through the tunnel (marked on the plan with red arrows).

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