Past Events
What a great time we had - you have to forget diets when with your hosts in France! We were wined and dined in real style, but there was a poignancy to the visit which co-incided with the preparations for the 75 years commemoration of the D Day landings.
For the full gallery of pictures of the visit, pop over to our Facebook site or see the video on YouTube.
A hot summer's day in June brought the Twinners out for their annual garden party.
Dear Fellow Twinners,
In some ways it’s hard to believe I have nearly completed a year as chair, in others it’s hard to believe it’s only a year! I’m writing to you all as there are two matters which I need to share with you.
It was that time on the Twinning Calendar when the Normans crossed La Manche to invade us once more.
On the 10th March we had a delicious a fish pie supper from a trio of chefs led by Pam McNee (see below) - fine dining indeed. Oh, and Andy Champion ran a Bingo event for us - gorgeous prizes galore!
The AGM for the year 2016 / 17 took place on the 4th January 2018 in Church House. It was described in Abbtalk as a riveting evening, lightened by a fine spread of Bring and Share food provided by the Twinners themselves.
When all the mulled wine and food had been polished off, it was time to get down to the business in hand. Apologies were given by the members who could not stand the excitement of the AGM, including our Treasurer and her husband who were sunning themselves in Australia as they usually are at AGM time. Her financial figures were closely scrutinised to make sure no Quantas flights to Sydney had inadvertently been included. As usual they were 100% in order and were accepted by the meeting.
What a great time we had as Twinners gathered for the Christmas Dinner at Dainton in the Orangery! It was a perfect venue for the 44 who gathered and we had an excellent meal. This was the best turn out for several years and it proved a highly enjoyable evening.
Our event in February was an excellent three course dinner with entertainment by Celtic Folk group, Five Finger Eddie - see this clip on YouTube.
After a starter of smoked mackerel pate, the roast ham, potatoes and veg for mains were supplemented with a lovely nut roast for the vegetarians amongst us. Puddings as usual were surpassingly gorgeous.
A great time was had by all celebrating the battle of Waterloo on 14 October 2017 at Church House.
You might ask yourself what on earth we could do do celebrate a great victory at sea when we were situated among the ancient stones that make up the Church House. Well the answer is that Ian Arrow and Kevin Eales invented some great entertainment with a Waterloo quiz / anagram, and an enactment - yes, an enactment. This was read out by Julie, Ian and Kevin after our rations of bully beef, plus a veggie option, with beets (actually beef in red wine, and very nice it was).
Eight French school children accompanied by two adults arrived in Abbotskerswell in the last week of June 2017 and were welcomed by Abbotskerswell Primary School and the Twinners.
Here's what they said;