Leiderbach
twins with the polish town of
"Pietrowice Wielkie"
On Sunday the 15th of June a small group of 8 people representing
Verwood attended the Twinning Ceremony for 100 Poles from Pietowice
Wielkie with Liederbach in he Liederbachhalle.
It was also attended by representatives from "Villebon sur
Yvette / France" & "Saldus / Latvia".
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New
finger post on Ferrett Green.
On Monday the 19th of May the "The Twinning Association"
presented a new finger post to Verwood town council. The sign situated
near the new "Spa" shop shows the distance and direction of
Verwood's Twin Towns of Chmptoceaux (246 miles) and Liederbach (485
miles).
It was presented by Mr Terry Bright, the chairman of the Verwood
and 3LX Twinning Association (centre) to The Town Council represented by
Verwood's incoming Mayor Cllr. Lucy Clark (left) and its outgoing mayor
Cllr. Alec Nicholls (right).
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On Tuesday
the 5th of May 2008 members of the Verwood Twinning Association returned
from a successful visit to our friends in our
twin town of Champtoceaux on the Loire Valley in France.
Verwood Twinning Association is open to
Young and Old and is able to facilitate twinning visits between other
groups and our French and German friends.
Contact Terry
Bright on +44
(0)1202 822959 or email:  |
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A full Report of the May 2008 visit to Champtoceaux
with pictures
will be produced shortly (Watch this space). |
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Local French
Markets:
Shaftesbury on the 6th July and the 21st December 2008
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Select
here for the report the Civic celebrations
and
the FLAGFEST celebrations in October 2007.
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On
Friday the 19th of October at "The HUB",
Verwood and 3LX was presented with the European Flag
of Honour by the
Hon. Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Europe
Kerstin Eckman. The picture shows the dignitaries
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Select
here for the report on the visit in May 2007
of our friends from Champtoceaux!
Note the new web address
for this Twinning Website is now "twinning.verwood.org".
The Association organises various
social events and a summer outing for members and
friends. At the 20th Anniversary of twinning with
our French Town in 2004 Champtoceaux Avenue was officially
named. There is also a Liederbach Drive and a
Champtoceaux Green.
Members visit our twin towns and
receive French and German visitors every two to three years.
You can also visit the sites of the
two towns that Verwood is currently twinned with,
Champtoceaux and Liederbach. The "Comite Cantonal de
Jumelage de Champtoceaux" also has a site which you can
visit. (see Links Page).
The Tapestry given to Verwood by
its twinned French Town of Champtoceaux during the visit in
May 2005 is now framed and on display in the Verwood
Heathland Heritage Centre, along with the large pot (see
below), gifted by Liederbach in Germany to Verwood in 2003.
Other gifts received in the past reside in the Verwood
Library and the Council Offices.
Please
select the links below for the
Verwood and Three Legged Cross Chronological History,
newsletters, reports, or History of Twinning.
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On
the 8th Nov. 2006 a talk was given at the Band Hall
on the Don McMath Foundation.
 
UK
Registered Charity Number: 1100164 - Gambia
Registered Charity Number: 733/2002
Anne McMath has
built a well-equipped free school in Gambia, with
qualified teachers, starting with 4 to 6 year olds
eventually building up to classes for 12 to 13 year
olds. Please visit www.dmf.dsl.pipex.com
for further details & sponsorship forms . |
For further information,
or to join the "Verwood and Three Legged Cross Twinning
Association" please contact: -
Terry
Bright tel: +44
(0)1202 822959
email:
with questions
or comments about this web site.