EAST WOODHAY TWINNING ASSOCIATION
Who are we and what do we do?
The aim of the Association is to establish friendly links between ourselves and our “twinned” villages in Normandy, France, and to encourage contacts between the regions in order to promote a better understanding of each other’s customs. It’s a great opportunity to get a genuine flavour of France, not forgetting the good wines!
Once every two years members travel to Normandy to stay with families in four villages near to Caen for a Bank holiday weekend. On the intervening years our French friends come to stay in East Woodhay. Accommodation and travel is arranged by the Association together with a full itinerary of outings and social events for both hosts and visitors so no one feels isolated or worried about the language, (although most families speak English), and a great time is had by all for very little cost.
The hospitality of the French families is overwhelming with much eating, drinking and generally making merry.
What can the Association offer? (Please click on blue text for further information.)
- How do we get to Normandy?
- Where are the villages?
- The City of Caen
- The locality - the Calvados region
- Places we have visited & a typical itinerary
- Places the French have visited in Britain
Visit to East Woodhay/Woolton Hill by members of the French Twinning Association
On Saturday June 11th 2011, members of the French Twinning Association visited Arundel Castle before arriving at Woolton Hill that evening.
On Sunday 12th June a grand dinner with entertainment was held at Highclere hall for all the visitors and their hosts and any other members of the East Woodhay Twinning Association who liked to attend.
East Woodhay Twinning Association visit to Gardens in Normandy
At Ouistreham we were met by our host families with the usual endearing warmth and enthusiasm, 4 kisses on alternate cheeks being the norm. Then we were off along the coast with the sunset spreading a glorious rosy glow over the gently rippling water...........click here to read more about our trip.
Forthcoming events:
Please come along to any of our social events and chat to members and then you can get a first hand sense of what 'twinning' is about.
Quiz night 3rd March 2012. Tickets to include hot meal £8 from Moyra Harkness 254426. East Woodhay Village Hall.
Our next planned exchange visit to France will be August 24th to 27th 2012.
Past Social events:
Jazz Evening
On Sunday 11th September 2011 a Jazz evening was held -click here to read the report.
The annual quiz, held in March, is very popular and is our main fund raising event.
Contact the secretary via the link below for more details. Anyone is welcome
Membership is £10 for families and £5 for individuals
A newsletter is produced twice a year featuring events which have been held, especially the activities during the most recent exchange visits. Social events locally include:- The annual quiz: Summer garden party: Christmas party or a winter social evening.
To view a slideshow of our recent visit please click here and then press the triangle to play.
Where are the villages?
FIND OUT MORE! There’s so much to tell you so please get in touch.
Mike Jenkins (chair) or Moyra Harkness (secretary) would love to hear from you.
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email Twinning@wooltonhill.com
