Artist Simon Balyon has been working in secret on a new masterpiece. Through nine painted panels, he is recording the world famous Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade against the backdrop of the bulb-growing district starting from Noordwijk-aan-Zee and finishing in the floral city of Haarlem.

On Friday 3rd December, Bloemencorso Bollenstreek was officially added to the Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in The Netherlands. The official documents were signed in the greenhouses of Hyacinth grower G. de Wit & Zn in Lisse appropriately in the middle of the hyacinths which are the cornerstone of the parade.

We are delighted to announce that our Bloemencorso Bollenstreek has been added to the Dutch Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. How incredibly special!''This is certainly a gigantic feather in the cap for each of our 1500 volunteers'', according to chairman Willem Heemskerk, himself also one of this large, dedicated group of individuals. ''Thanks to their dedication over the last 75 years they have become a cultural heritage community with the task of preserving the tradition for the future".

Lisse was one of the 30 towns and villages chosen to file past Sinterklaas in Soestdijk palace. Lisse of course choose a decorated float for this important occasion.