Welcome to th 9th and last regular wednesday #Shelter-Update...

About an impressive video, a call for help, and a childrens biketour to the north sea coast.

The "Shelter-Challenge" in february and march is coming to an end: Until the end of march i like to find a place for the public shelter construction site for my masters project "Common Shelter" that started yesterday. I will announce further actual informations und dates prominent on the website and in the fediverse.

An impressive video from Bargum in Schleswig-Holstein shows that my initiative is not utopic: It is possible to build a public shelter space in cooperation with a german communal authority. The rural youth organisation of a very little village with about 630 inhabitants in northern frisia did it in 72 hours! Please help to make it possible in "Ostwestfalen-Lippe", "Münsterland" oder "Osnabrücker Land"; in "Nordrhein-Westfalen" und "Niedersachsen", too! https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/schleswig-holstein_magazin/landjugend-packt-an-72-stunden-aktion-in-bargum,shmag-2966.html (in german)

I am still searching a communal authority, city oder a private projectplace to invest my worktime as a gift to create a public shelter place together. We will not do it in 72 hours. We have 1 or 2 months time (and it really should be possible to create 1-2 shelters, otherwise the youth of Bargum will laugh about us)! Please share this information with people who have a heart for tourism like in scandinavia. Our regions should give people the possibility to see nature, cities and rural areas from new perspectives, while travelling by bike by foot, or with a canoe.

I will continue to contact initatives, tourism offices, communal authorities... and hope to soon tell you more about the public shelter construction site starting in may 2026. You may also contact me if you have questions or important informations for me. I got the Link to the Bargum video from a person I studied with.

Last but not least, there is a nice cinema event in Bielefeld:

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On saturday, march 28, at 13:00 it's the premiere of "Ab ans Meer, Digga!" in the cinema "Lichtwerk".
The film documents the journey of 6 kids and young people who travelled 221 km from Bielefeld to the North Sea Coast by bike last summer 🚲
"Ab ans Meer, Digga" is an honest and touching film that empowers to take heart and to think new about participation and about letting children decide.

free entry :)
if you want to be there please send a mail to [email protected]
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#Bargum #Landjugend #Shelter #SchleswigHolstein #NDR #Tourism #OWL #Münsterland #OsnabrückerLand #NRW #Niedersachsen #AdventurePlayground #children #biketravel #Bielefeld

Welcome to the second "#ShelterChallenge" wednesday update: Like many other german towns #Bielefeld has a big public space for up to 10 camper vans, where (motor-) travellers are allowed to sleep near the city. As far as i know - until now - there is no such public space where this is allowed for #bikepacking-travellers or hikers. My opinion is: This is not fair! We need (minimum) one free public #trekking place with shelters!

Travelling by bike and long distance #hiking are socially inclusive and simple to start with. There should be public infrastructure for it, to boost climatefriendly travelling. Long distance travels by #bike are more common than you may know. While doing research for the "Shelter!" project I found the following great examples:

A selforganised group of students at the "#Oberstufenkolleg" Bielefeld made it their school project in 2022: They cycled through #Denmark and created an informative paper about it: https://www.oberstufen-kolleg.de/radreise-in-daenemark-kleinprojekt-am-os-juni-2022/

The #AdventurePlayground Alte Ziegelei Bielefeld had the project "Nasse Socken am Brocken" ("Wet socks at Brocken mountain") in 2025: Kids planned a bike tour along the north sea coast. Here is the post about the tour they made together with parents and supporters from "Spielen mit Kindern e.V.": https://www.spielen-mit-kindern.de/das-war-unsere-fahrradtour-ans-meer-2025/

And "last, but not least": The project "#FahrRad" ("#RideTheBike") at the Martin Niemöller comprehensive school #Schildesche (I have the honour to do an interview with them tomorrow): Teachers and students planned and made long distance travels together, starting from Bielefeld: #Berlin 2022, #Wien 2023, #Amsterdam 2024, #Paris 2025,... https://www.mnge-bielefeld.de/schulprofil/schulprojekte/fahrrad/#radreise

I'm looking forward to hear some stories from their trips tomorrow. I also hope to gather additional information about how we may achieve a decision in favour of a free public trekking place in Bielefeld. I have one good place for it in mind, near the school at the lake "Obersee" with the famous #Schildesche #Viaduct.

Do you know good places for a trekking place with shelters near Bielefeld? If you are a municipality, institution or private person near Bielefeld and you like to donate a space for a free public trekking place, where a participative shelter building art workshop starting in may 2026 is possible, please send me a message!

JB is mostly doing a Fun & Improving Hobby Tournament this weekend, so it’s mostly a #MommyBruin weekend.

We lasted almost two hours at super-nifty ‘70s relic free-but-they-make-parents-sign-a-waiver #AdventurePlayground, where the structures are cobbled together from donated materials and kids are very mostly free to build & climb & paint however they want, but you have to “earn” paints & tools by collecting trash, loose nails, etc.

RT from London Play Design (@LDNPlayDesign)

The Gardiner & Theobald LLP partnered with us to revamp the Honor Oak #adventureplayground. Together, we spruced up the community garden, built tire planters, and brightened the walkways and ramps. Thanks for your community spirit, Gardiner & Theobald LLP! #MakeADifference

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/LDNPlayDesign/status/1727371944993935654

RT from London Play Design (@LDNPlayDesign)

The @BizSpaceUK team helped repair the Honor Oak #adventureplayground, fixing grass mats and beautifying the landscape. Everyone got stuck in to maintain an important community resource. Their help gives Lewisham's children a safer, more enjoyable play space. 🙌 #MakeADifference

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/LDNPlayDesign/status/1707093186525438178