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    Het Laatste Nieuws · April 3, 2003 · EMS (text) · HGG (photo)

    Even more police officers on roller skates during the summer rides

    Het Laatste Nieuws, 3 April 2003. The roller-skating police team of the Brussels Roller Parade. Photo HGG.

    Article announcing more roller-skating police officers for the Friday rides in Brussels, after 30,000 participants the previous summer, and the extension of the Belgium Rollers to six other cities.

    Article text · translation

    BRUSSELS — Following the huge success of the Friday rides of the 'Brussels Rollers' last summer, even more roller-skating police officers will steer the procession this year. Last year some 30,000 skating enthusiasts took part in the event in total. The route will also be adapted to guide the vast crowd of skaters safely through the capital. Skating fans can also ride in six other cities this summer, each assigned a fixed day. The 'Belgium Rollers' set out from late June or early July until the end of August, from 9 pm: Monday in Hasselt, Tuesday in Namur, Wednesday in Ghent, Thursday in Liège; on Fridays the skaters cross Brussels, Saturday Mons, and two Sundays were reserved by the coastal town of Koksijde. Rides are cancelled in bad weather. More info on the website www.belgiumrollers.com. (EMS. Photo HGG)

    Het Laatste Nieuws, 3 avril 2003 · texte EMS · photo HGG

    Context note

    Article published in Het Laatste Nieuws on 3 April 2003, ahead of the roller-skating season. It documents the scale reached by the Brussels Roller Parade, with a reinforced roller-skating police escort, and the extension of the scheme to six other Belgian cities under the Belgium Rollers name. The original text is in Dutch; the versions published in the site's other languages are translations.

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