PEACEHAVEN
& DISTRICT TWINNING ASSOCIATION
Twinned with : Epinay-sous-Senart
&
Isernhagen January
2006
Chairman’s report
By now
Christmas is over and our thoughts turn to the New Year. In 2006 it is the turn
of Isernhagen to host the
It is also
the time of year to renew your membership, and you will have received a form
with this newsletter. Please return your forms early, and give yourselves the
opportunity to enter our draw for a bottle of wine – more details below.
We plan to have
a variety of social event during the year, the first of which is our Casino
evening in January. Please make the effort to come along and enjoy a fun New
Year celebration.
Sue Lee –
Chairman
FFFF or Festive Facts From
The
festive season is celebrated in a rather different way in
The
French call New Year Saint Sylvestre or les Reveillons and celebrate with a big meal and champagne.
They
also celebrate Twelfth Night with a special cake, the Kings’ cake, in which a
bean is cooked (it used to be a real bean, but is now a ceramic one). Whoever
is served the bean becomes King for the night and has a gold cardboard crown to
wear.
The
French do not tend to send Christmas Cards, instead
they send New Year wishes – les Voeux- wishing you
wealth, health and happiness. The card can be sent any time up to 31st
January.
Heather
Booth - Chair French Committee
German Gossip
.
The Three
Town Meeting visit in 2006 is to Isernhagen, and will be from 23rd
to
The
programme has yet to be announced, but I am sure it will be as interesting and
enjoyable as all of our previous visits. As soon as we have more information,
it will be passed on to you.
We have
firm invitations for 20 people, and it is possible that our friends in
Isernhagen will be able to accommodate a few more people if the demand is very
high. You should have received an application form with this newsletter. If you
wish to go to Isernhagen, please fill in the form and return it to me, Sue Lee,
as soon as possible. We expect demand to be high, and I would advise against
booking any transport until you have a confirmed place.
We advise
flying as the best and certainly the quickest way to get to Isernhagen.
If there is
enough interest, we may be able to run a short “Get by in German” course for
anyone who would like to learn a few useful words and phrases.
Sue Lee - Chair German Committee
Social
Don’t
forget to come along to our New Year’s do at
There will be cool, sophisticated music and soft
seats where you can sit in comfort and show off your dazzling repartee. So don
your DJs and posh frocks and celebrate the New Year in style.
If you are coming, it will help our catering if
you let us know, but it will be fine to just turn up on the night.
If you need a lift, please contact Sue Lee on
586289
Roy Lee - Social Secretary
Quiz Night
The
Council are running a Great British Quiz night on Friday 13th
January at
Form E111
Don’t
forget that from
The Health
Card allows you to receive health care in other EU countries, and also to be
reimbursed for any payments you have made.
It does not
replace medical insurance for trips abroad, but is a useful addition.
Web Site
We are in
the process of setting up our own web site, and have so far reserved a domain
name and chosen a web host. Work is progressing slowly but steadily, and as
soon as the site is ready to view we will let you know. We plan to have links to other related sites
and photographs of various Twinning activities as well as copies of the latest
newsletter and “breaking news”. There will also be the possibility of
contacting the association via e-mail, and of joining through the internet.
Watch this
space for more details.
Fundraising
Those
of you who took part in our Three Town Week-end in June of this year will be
fully aware that it cost a considerable amount of money and, in the words from
Brian in the last News Letter, was “a
terrific bargain”.
Well, now is the time to replenish our coffers and
your Committee have already put the wheels in motion. Between November 2005 and
March 2006 we have booked ten Coffee Mornings in addition to the usual five Mini Markets for next
year, in an attempt to speed up our financial recovery.
This is necessary to maintain our standards for
when we next entertain our guests in 2008 (2008 sounds a long way off but
financial recovery is always slow and we would also like to be able to offer
you a similar bargain.) In order to achieve
this, we require your assistance in helping out at both Mini Markets and Coffee
Mornings – dates as
follows:-
Mini
Markets 2006 -
Saturdays
11th
February,
8th
April,
8th
July,
5th
August and
23rd
September.
Coffee
Mornings 2006 -
Wednesday
18th January,
Thursday 3lst January,
Friday
10th February,
Tuesday 14th
February,
Wednesday 22nd
February
Tuesday 28th
February,
Wednesday 1st
March,
Wednesday 8th
March.
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS
REQUIRED: if you are able to help on
any of these dates, please `phone me on 585789.
John Tullett - Treasurer
It is now time to renew your membership. A whole
year costs just £3.00 for an individual, and only £5.00 for a family (this includes
children under 18 living at home) Please
fill in the form enclosed and return it with your fee to either Sue Lee, John
Tullett or Alan Talboys. All forms returned by 31st January will be
entered into a prize draw, with the prize to be announced at the AG M in March.
This year we also have another offer. If you
introduce a new member, we will give you free membership for 2006.
Sue Lee –
Chairman
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