Service anniversaries and farewells at the City of Beckum

Thanks for decades of commitment in various professional fields

Nine employees of the city of Beckum were honoured for 25 or 40 years of dedicated work. In a joint ceremony, eight employees were also given a well-deserved retirement.

15 July 2025
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  • The guests of honour pose for a joint photo on the sidelines of the ceremony. Congratulations from Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (centre), Chairman of the Staff Council Daniel Siegesmund (3rd from left) and Head of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (5th from left).

In the presence of colleagues, superiors and HR managers, Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich presented certificates and gifts to the guests of honour and expressed his thanks and appreciation for their many years of commitment to the town of Beckum. "It is with great appreciation that I honour your remarkable loyalty and commitment to public service and express my heartfelt thanks to you all for your personal dedication," said the head of administration in his speech.

The Chairman of the Staff Council, Daniel Siegesmund, also handed out gifts to the deserving colleagues in addition to warm words. The breakfast that followed was followed by a cosy get-together, during which many joint activities were discussed. The list of areas in which the jubilarians have worked shows just how diverse the public sector is: Procurement office, school caretaker, child and youth welfare, building management, public order office, local audit, telephone switchboard, IT, building regulations and city treasury.

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Celebratory retirement ceremony: (from left) Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (centre), Staff Council Chairman Daniel Siegesmund (left) and Head of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (5th from left) thanked Ingrid Garbe, Birgit Aufenvenne, Silvia Knauer-Laukötter, Friedrich Streffer, Silvia Schrulle, Hubert Glinka, Klemens Nieratschker and Gert Sprenger for their commitment and dedication.
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Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (centre) thanks Anna Pelkmann, Petra Laukötter, Silvia Knauer-Laukötter, Frank Degelmann, Frauke Schaberg, Andrea Brand, Marcus Kiffmeyer, Claudia Deipenwisch and Christiane Sontag for 25 and 40 years of loyalty to the town of Beckum. They were joined by Daniel Siegesmund (Chairman of the Staff Council) and Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg, Head of Internal Administration.