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There wasn't much time for planning: As soon as Niesig was selected as the “Dolles Dorf” in the Hessenschau, improvisation began in the Fulda district. What followed was an unusually quick collaboration – and a day of filming that shows how much commitment there is in the place.
Niesig – When the Fulda district of Niesig was drawn for the “Dollen Village” in the Hessenschau on Thursday evening, mayor Holger Kilian (CDU) initially had no time to take a deep breath. “It was surprising to me,” he says. “I didn’t see the show myself, but shortly afterwards my phone was literally overflowing with messages.” A pattern that is often repeated in “Dolles Dorf” draws – such as recently in Hünfeld-Dammersbach.
Caving to table tennis: Niesig is a “dad village” in the hr
It quickly became clear: action must be taken now. That same evening, Kilian organized a meeting with the Hessischer Rundfunk team – reporter Sabrina Fillisch, camerawoman Dana Skowrnowski, Mark Hammerl (sound) and Mark Kröll (light/drone) from the hr studio in Kassel – in the cultural and sports club's clubhouse. He mobilized support at short notice via a local WhatsApp group with several hundred members from Niesig.
“At half past nine we had around 50 people on site,” he reports. Together we thought about how the district could present itself on television – with success: Within a short time, a program was created in which numerous clubs took part. Especially ideas like the path sponsors or the group “PingPongParkinson” (PPP), in which Silke Kind plays, among othersmet with great interest among television professionals.
Kind found out on the phone that her district would be in the spotlight at the Hessenschau. “You don’t think it’s actually going to happen to you,” she says. She founded the base in Niesig around five years ago. There are more than 350 PPP groups nationwide – but in Fulda, Niesiger is the only one. The next groups are in Hünfeld, Eschwege or Bad Soden-Salmünster.
Child has been living with Parkinson's for 13 years. Regular exercise while playing table tennis helps her and the other members cope better with the illness. However, cooperation is at least just as important: “We have an incredible sense of solidarity in the group,” she emphasizes. The joy is all the greater to be able to present your own initiative as a special facet of Niesig to a broad audience.
The hr team clearly feels at home at the PingPongParkinson group
The HR team also clearly feels comfortable with the group. After the planned pictures are in the box, the television people themselves pick up the bat and briefly try out the plate. “I would like to continue playing for another half hour, but unfortunately we have to move on,” says Hessenschau reporter Sabrina Fillisch.
Because the shooting schedule on this day is tight: the team started with a visit to cave explorer Stefan Zaenker. They then accompanied the trail sponsors as they collected rubbish and stopped by the small animal breeding club. When they finally leave “PingPongParkinson”, it is already afternoon and the program still includes the Niesiger fair children and the music club.
The conclusion is a common meeting point in front of the Ottilienkirche: All the Niesigers who want to gather there for a large group picture – not as a photo, but in the spirit of television as a moving recording. Local mayor Kilian leaves no doubt as to whether the long and intensive day of filming was worth it in the end: “We are of course proud. In Niesig we have a high quality of life, and being able to show it on television is something special.”
“Dolle Dorf” will be broadcast on Saturday evening (June 6th) at 7:30 p.m. on the Hessenschau. The article can then be found in the media library.
