"A Giant who does not dance is a Giant who does not live... Without music, a Giant won't dance".
La Société Philharmonique de Steenvoorde est une formation de 70 musiciens. Fondée en 1806, elle prend son nom définitif en 1878.
The Philharmonic Society traditionally offers a musical repertoire ranging from classical to variety, including popular tunes for street bands, film scores and musicals.
Contact: www.musique-steenvoorde.fr
Maison des Flandres, Place du Dr Rychewaert, 59114 STEENVOORDE
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La Photo was taken on july 8, 1928during the festivities in Cassel to mark the inauguration of the monument to Marshal Foch.
A parade was organized, featuring almost thirty giants from all over French and Belgian Flanders. M Pascal C and the Friends of Gambrinus found for us some of the names of the people featured.
Extract from La Voix du Nord Hazebrouck april 25, 1981.
From left to right and bottom to top: Front row: Ernest Delaeter, Michel Couture, Maurice Sénéchal, Gilbert Gilloots, Raphaël François, Félix Vuylsteker, Georges Delaeter, Louis Cahon, André D'Haudt, Henri Ruckebusch, Marcel Delaeter, Paul Spilmacker, Joseph Ruckebusch, Arthur Denaes, Michel Deram, Paul Delaeter, Rémi Poissonnier.
In the second row: Jules Delaeter, Léon Vuylsteker, Félix Cappelaere, Cyrille Deschuytter, Jules Pladys, Michel Haverbeque, Robert Théry, Georges Varey, Maurice Meese, André Dereeper, Cyrille Couture, André Vannobel, Maxime Pollet, Jules Maes, Albert Decoster, Maxime Bry, Lucien Gilloots, André Maes, Roger Hollande, Jérôme Peel (conductor of the Philharmonic at the time), Roger Wyart, Paul Leduc, César Gilloots (founding president of the Friends of Fromulus and promoter of Jean le Bûcheron, which he had made in effigy).
Third row: Michel Verhille, Raoul Barigel, Auguste Verhille, Daniel Declerck, Albert Delewil, Michel Pladys and René Six.
The names of the people were found thanks to two musicians in the photo M.Haverbeque and G.Delaeter.
Associations involved in the Steenvoord Giants
les Amis de Gambrinus la Belle Hélène - les Amis de Fromulus - les Amis du Ryveld - le Moto Club Steenvoordois.
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References and sources: Bulletin Officiel Municipal 3ème trimestre (1964) -Bulletin Officiel Municipal N° 2 (1970) - Steenvoorde Info N°4 Juin (1994) - Revue Le Lion de Flandre Artois Boulonnais Hainaut N° 30 Juin (1943) - Jean Yves Cnapelynck, photo archive (Carnaval de Steenvoorde 1950 et 1951) - L'homme qui fabrique des géants, Nord-France (1948) - La Ballade des Géants de la Flandre maritine Française, Maurice Millon (1970) - Indicateur des Flandre, April 1979 - Indicateur des Flandres, Geo Hennebelle - Voix du Nord Hazebrouck, April 1981 - Patrimoine oral, audio recording:Georges Delaeter et Michel Haverbeque (1979) - Fiche PCI en France - La légende de "Rosalie" la Géante du Ryveld, Michel Loosen (1993) - Géants du Nord/Pas-de-Calais, Robert Chaussois (1998) - Dictionnaire des Géants du nord de la France, Gérard Tourpier (2007) - Gigantia, Un Mundo de Gigantes (2021) - Web archives: geant-belle-helene-org - les-amis-de-fromulus.com - mcsteenvoordois.fr - musique-steenvoorde.fr.