May 2, 2016 · Team HG
Garnwerd, the small mound village in Groningen, celebrated the 180th anniversary of the famous Café Hammingh last Sunday, May 1, 2016. The establishment, centrally located on the dike of the small village, organized a day of activities for its guests.
The Groningen village of Garnwerd has been home to this establishment since 1836 and continues to welcome many walking, cycling, regular, and traveling guests to this day.
Bouldag Bie Diek
As early as 9 o'clock in the morning, the Bouldag Bie Diek was announced by the village crier as of old, resulting in a spectacle of IOVIVAT, the association for amateur theaters in Garnwerd. Afterwards, one could enjoy a cup of coffee offered by Beukenhorst, and from 10:30 AM, one could enjoy a performance by a music group. The Eendracht. Attention was also paid to traditional activities such as ‘kouhakken’, an auction of scrap wood, the shipbreaking booklet was presented, and finally, time was set aside for the Hammigh beer Slicht en Recht (brewed by Brouwerij Martinus) and the Hamminghspel.
Hammingh
The café was run by three generations of the Hammingh family for over a hundred years. Egbert Hammingh junior and his wife Fenna Hammingh-Zwartsenburg were the last of the family. Since 1993, the café has been run by Bert Lange and Margriet van der Spek, reports RTV Noord. In addition to the café, the Hammingh family also owned a shipbreaking yard. Once a year, on the so-called ‘Bouldag’, the scrap wood from this business was auctioned in the village and reused for building houses and the like.
In addition to an atmospheric café with access to a waterside terrace, the venue also features a restaurant and overnight accommodation in the Doorrit or the Brugwachtershuis. Furthermore, the company offers various locations for venue rental.
The festivities are not over yet; a midsummer celebration will take place on June 24, but throughout the rest of the year, you are also welcome for entertaining activities at the café on the dike. More information about this at www.cafehammingh.nl.
Photo: Facebook Café Hammingh
