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1994 - Visit from
Champtoceaux
- In 1994 we hosted a party of 80 guests
from Champtoceaux District, and the visit was marked by
the signing of a Codicil to our original Charter to alter
it to the District of Champtoceaux, Our Mayor invited the
visiting Mayors to a reception in the Council Chambers,
but, for some reason, very few of our Councilors attended.
- The actual signing ceremony took place in
the evening at our usual party in the Leisure Centre. Four
of the Mayors were able to come over, and our Mayor, Cllr
William Wells, signed on behalf of Verwood. The signing
was witnessed by the newly-elected M P, Mrs Diana Maddock.
Presents were exchanged.
- We presented the Mayors of Champtoceaux
and Verwood with large specially-commissioned pottery
plates bearing the crest of Verwood, with the words
"Verwood 1894-1994" around the rim. (A similar
plate was later given to the town of
Liederbach ). Smaller copies of these plates were then presented to
each of the French Mayors.
- The French then presented us with a barrel
of wine, the barrel re-made from an old barrel, together
with a large number of bottles of wine supplied by wine
makers in the Champtoceaux area. The barrel was later -
when empty - loaned to our local winemaker at Horton
Vineyard. The remainder of the evening was devoted to food
and drink, listening to Verwood Concert Brass, and dancing
to music provided by our own
Roy Coates.
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1994 - Carnival Day Float
An innovation on Carnival Day was the
entry of a Twinning float organised by Brian Bowey and
other Members of the Committee. The theme was the Channel Tunnel, and the
float pictured a UK
beach scene on one side of the tunnel and French open-air cafe with wine
being consumed on the other. Our stall on the carnival ground was in
operation and, in addition, we sold tea towels which a local artist - Mr
Clive Daniels - had been commissioned to design.
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1994 - Gift of Red Telephone
Box to Liederbach.
- Since the arrival of the German telephone
box the previous year, it had been felt that our
Liederbach friends would very much like to have one of our
red Jubilee-type telephone boxes. As Ron Curd had
contact with British Telecom, we were able to obtain a Box
free-of-charge. This had arrived and was stored behind the
Council offices.
- The German Box had been loaned to the
Youth Centre and a payphone installed in it Our Chairman
and Secretary both went to Liederbach in July, and took
part in their street festival with other twin towns.
- At the AGM we were sorry to hear Geoff
Higley give his final report as Chairman, and we lost our
hardworking Secretary, Judy, too. Gordon Thorne, our
Chairman for the first four years, resigned. Brian Bowey
was elected as Chairman, Winifred Treasure as Secretary,
and Barbara Bowey took over Minutes Secretary from Jenny
Brown. New Committee Members elected were Diana Harris,
Marion Strugnell and Trevor Thicket.
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1995 : Verwood visit to
Champtoceaux
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In May, over 100 of us - members and
Verwood Concert Brass - visited Champtoceaux. It goes
without saying that we were received with their usual
generosity and affection. At the soiree, we were
entertained by the Val Chantant Choir and Verwood Concert
Brass, and presents were exchanged. We gave a Park Bench
with cast-iron arms bearing the symbol of a Tudor rose,
and received an original watercolour of the River
Loire
, now in the Library.
- On the Monday morning of our departure, we
were up early to say our farewells on the Champalud (a
park behind the church) and, while there, we were asked if
any servicemen who had served in the 1939-45 war would
march behind the French ex-servicemen to the war memorial.
A number of older Verwoodians joined in and, when all had
arrived, a short service was held with speeches between
hymns. Three bands were in attendance, one of the French
ones playing the National Anthem and later, Verwood
Concert Brass played the Marseillaise so well that tears
were flowing freely. We were very proud of them.
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1995 - Transport of the Red
Telephone Box to Liederbach.
- In June, after a great deal of work by our
Chairman, Brian Bowey, and Judy Higley, we managed to
arrange the conveyance of the red Telephone Box to
Liederbach. It was transported by Alan Franklin
Transport and lifted on by Manitou - both free-of-charge.
It was formally handed over by our new Mayor, Cllr Bob
Maidment (in full regalia) to Burgermeister Gerhard
Lehner, and now stands in the Liederbach Marketplace. It
has since been fitted with a payphone.
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1995 - Rustic Fayre.
- The Rustic Fayre that year proved very
popular. We ran our 'Cafe Rene' - serving red and white
wine with French sticks and Brie. Our Three Legged Cross
members organised a Darts stall which proved very popular,
and the 'Nails in Log' did well again. We were able to
contribute £200 to Verwood Rotary for their charities.
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1997 : Champtoceaux visit to
Verwood.
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1997 : Champtoceaux visit to
Niederheimbach.
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1999 : Verwood visit to
Champtoceaux.
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2000 : Champtoceaux and
Calcinato in Italy twin (in Italy).
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2001 April : Calcinato
delegation visits Champtoceaux.
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2001 November : Champtoceaux
visit to Verwood
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2002 April :
Champtoceaux firemen visit Niederheimbach.
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2002 October : Verwood visit
to Champtoceaux
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2004 May : Champtoceaux
visit to Verwood
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2006 September : Liederbach
visit to Verwood.
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2008 May : Verwood visit
to Champtoceaux.
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 2008
June : Liederbach twin with
"Pietowice
Wielkie" in Poland.
On Sunday the 15th of June 2008 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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2009 June : Verwood visit
to Liederbach
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2016 October : A pleasant 3 day
twinning coach holiday to Torquay
area was organised.
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- There were no visits made between 2020 and June
2023 due due the Corona Virus pandemic.
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2023 June : Visit
by Verwood to Orée-d'Anjou.
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Verwood
and Three Legged Cross Twinning Association - UK
