One of the most successful media campaigns of the ANWB is 'Let not be thankful... 'The accompanying poster from 1926 was drawn by painter, draughter/graphic designer Willy Shutter.

“Do not let, as thanks,
For pleasurable pumping.
The owner of't Bosch
The husks and the boxes'
The poster with the rhyme has become a household name. He hung in hotels, stations, cafes, schools, garages, police stations and foresters. The ANWB also issued postcards of it. Soon after the appearance of the poster, everyone knew the rhyme by heart. On newer versions of the posters, the union could suffice with the first four words.


Beach visitors leave huge mess, clean up not without danger
Omroep Zeeland reports that Zeeland beaches are littered with garbage, a day after the crowds came to seek cooling off on Ascension Day. In various posts on Facebook you can read that there is an understanding for the fact that many people came to the beach, but not for the fact that so much waste has been swinging. The lifeguards in Vlissingen call for you to 'just throw your junk in the garbage bin. '

Cleaning up the waste may not be without risk. The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) warned last week that picking up a beach bump can lead to infection with the coronavirus, the VRT reported.
More than ever, litter will be out of the way on the beaches. “The risk is greatest with waste such as cigarette butts, medical protection equipment (e.g. mouth masks) and plastic objects (e.g. bottles, disposable cutlery). On those cases the coronavirus may be present. If a child finds such a thing on the beach and puts it in the mouth, it can become infected.”
Roads towards Zeeland silts old-fashioned closed
We are almost not used to it anymore because of the coronacrisis, but it is busy on the roads towards Zeeland. At the peak of the crowds, road users both the A58 and the N57 were delayed up to almost an hour.