BROMHAM PARISH COUNCIL TWINNING ASSOCIATION
AIMS: To promote further friendships with our twinned towns, encouraging parishioners of all ages to develop future links with Avoca and Ingrandes sur Loire.
DIARY DATES 2009
Quiz Sheets
February, March, April
Pudding Afternoon:
Sunday 26th April 09
Visit to Ingrandes
May 7th-12th
Carnival Day Participation
Saturday June 20th
AVOCA,IRELAND
Anyone visiting Avoca are made very welcome, but due to other Avoca commitments the Twinning Committee has been unable to arrange a visit for 2009.
CONTACTS:
Janet Giles Tel: 01380 850327 Rosalind Humphries 01380 850874
Arthur Blackman 01380 850580
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Chairman: Janet Giles Treasurer: Arthur Blackman
Secretary: Rosalind Humphries
Molly Austen-Meek Jean Beecham Dennis Dolman
Len Goodridge Peter Paget Jane Argue
INGRANDES SUR LOIRE, FRANCE
Bromham twinned with Ingrandes Sur Loire in June 2003, situated on the Loire River, a village very similar to Bromham in size and population. We have enjoyed several visits with links continuing to grow stronger between our schools and families. We even have a road named after Bromham! Our next visit to Ingrandes is in May for celebrations with visitors from Lack, Poland, who are also twinned with Ingrandes.
NEWSLETTER
Spring 2009
MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS New Members welcome!
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I/we wish to be member/s of the Bromham Twinning Association for the year 2009/10
SUBSCRIPTION £3.00 or £5.00/couple
NAME ……………………………….. TEL NO………………………………
ADDRESS ……………………………….. E-MAIL………………………………
....………………………………… I/we are able/unable to host visitors on future exchanges
Please return to A Blackman or R Humphries
CHAIRMAN’S AGM REPORT DECEMBER 2008
This has been a quieter year for the Twinning Association, as we have not had any official visits to of from any of our twinned partners. Our links however remain as strong as ever and there have been several private visits to Ingrandes by Bromham people.
Our Parish Clerk and husband together with Len and Sue Goodridge met up with Paul Mortimer and his family whilst in Ingrandes in July. Our school Head Teacher Paul Bacon and teacher Sian Kilkenny with their families visited Ingrandes during the half term break in October to consolidate links between the schools. It is hoped there will also be further links between the football teams led by Pete Wallis and the PTA.
Links with Avoca are still proving difficult, but our new contact is Henry Alexander. Avoca no longer hold the Melody Fair, but we are still hoping to make a visit in 2009.
The Pudding Afternoon was held on May 11th and now seems to be established as an annual event. Although successful we are putting some thought to how we can be more effective with advertising events.
The Cabaret Evening in October was a great success with a good attendance, but again we need to consider our ticket sales technique, as selling a further 20 tickets would have made all the difference.
As our Association has been given some wonderful gifts from our twinned partners, we are endeavouring to purchase a display case so that they can be on show for all to see in the Social Centre Lounge, in what could be called “The Twinning Corner”.
Next Year we are hoping to visit Ingrandes for 5 days in May, joining in celebrations with their other twinned partners from Lack in Poland as well. Members of The British Legion have also been invited to join us on this visit.
I would like to sincerely thank our committee for all their support and help this year; I greatly appreciate all that they do, with out them twinning just would not happen. May I also thank Bridget Luke who continues so excellently with French classes; also I would like to mention Mr Dennis Powney, who reports our events for us.
Thank you also to those people of Bromham for supporting us in fundraising events.