Land­sknecht­szug Eller­bach-Frey­berg

With them:
Reiner Mann (Sales Manager/USE)

Reiner Mann has been involved in the Land­sknecht­szug Eller­bach-Frey­berg for many years. He says: “As I was born in Laupheim, I have always had a very close connec­tion to the children’s and local history festival. It has been my “pleasant duty” to take part in the parades since I was in the first grade at school.

I have been an active member of the Land­sknecht­szug Eller­bach-Frey­berg since 1986. This histor­ical fanfare proces­sion is named after the noble fami­lies who ruled Laupheim around 1500 and, in addi­tion to the Laupheim town festival, also performs in other tradi­tional festi­vals, town anniver­saries, knights’ tour­na­ments and medieval days at home and abroad.

With this asso­ci­a­tion, we orga­nize the “Stern­marsch der Fanfaren­züge” and run the “Hasen­grube”, a histor­ical camp with drinks and good food, during the town festival. I was part of the organ­ising team there for many years.

Today I’m taking it a little easier. But you can still find me helping with the drinks and wher­ever else support is needed. And if there is nothing to do, I also like to drink a cold beer.”

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Laupheim Volun­tary Fire Brigade and Laupheim Fire Brigade Support Asso­ci­a­tion

With them:
Matthias Fischer (Envi­ron­mental, Health & Safety Engineer/UHS)

Matthias Fischer has been an active member of the Feuer­wehr Förderverein e.V. and the Laupheim volun­tary fire brigade for 40 years – and he puts his heart and soul into it: “The Laupheim volun­tary fire brigade takes on several impor­tant tasks at the Heimat­fest: we are on duty for any emer­gen­cies, and a crisis manage­ment team made up of repre­sen­ta­tives from Laupheim, the fire depart­ment, the Red Cross and the Heimat­fest asso­ci­a­tion is on hand and works in the back­ground on all festival days. But it also includes pleasant tasks such as selling festival ribbons on the parade days and accom­pa­nying the parades and fire­works.”

The Feuer­wehr Förderverein Laupheim e.V. has also been involved in the Heimat­fest for many years. Formerly as a marquee oper­ator and today in the Hasen­grube with a bar. At the opening parade in 2023, the presen­ta­tion of the vintage Magirus Rund­hauber LF16 built in 1963 was a real high­light. The team had spent four years lovingly restoring the vehicle!

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Baltringer bunch

With them:
Evelyn Hagel (HR Recruiter/UHB)
Meike Miller (Head of Sales Operations/USO),
Tobias Schöff­mann (Team Leader Elec­tric Design/UPDM),
Monika Sigg (Exec­u­tive Consultant/currently on parental leave)

The history of the Baltringer Haufen was written during the Peas­ants’ War of 1524/25. Farmers and craftsmen from Baltringen, not far from Laupheim, united against the author­i­ties: in the Peas­ants’ War, they demanded the end of serfdom.

Every year, the history of the historic Baltringer Haufen is brought back to life at the Heimat­fest. Visi­tors get a glimpse into times gone by in the histor­ical part of the festival grounds, into the camp life of the Hasen­grube and during the three festival parades and the Star March – with a total of four groups: Peasant choir, marching band with drum­mers & flutes, jugglers, dancers, who bring back the rural atmos­phere of the 16th century.

Become part of the Baltringer Haufens – we look forward to hearing from you!

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The children’s festival girls

With them:
Beate Glanz (Project Assistant/UPPP),
Diana Schlaich (Training Assistant/UCS7),
Cordula Werz (Project Assistant/UPPP)

We simply love going to the children’s festival. It started with a bag with a motif – a “Laupfrosch” with a little crown in the Laupheim colors, limited edition. The following year we added a head­dress, of course in green, red and white… and so it went on, with ever new ideas, until we had our first children’s festival dress, which a friend sewed for us.

After the party is before the party and we always have a new idea in mind and every year it’s really exciting right up to the end because firstly we have to agree and secondly we have to find the right thing! With all the trim­mings. But on Thursday, when it finally starts, all the stress is forgotten.

Many thanks to all the contrib­u­tors for their great input. The pactuell team would like to wish all colleagues a wonderful Heimat­fest!

Project green white red – the song for the history festival 2020