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Wantage is twinned with Seesen in Germany and Mably in France
To find out more about our twin towns and twinning activities click on the shields below:
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Mably
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Seesen
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WHAT IS TOWN TWINNING ALL ABOUT ?
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Twinning is a formal connection with a community in another country, to build up contacts and to promote friendship and a better understanding of each other's country, culture, language and national characteristics.
What are the benefits?
Making friends and visiting each other (children and adults)
Benefiting from the experiences of others
- broadening our horizons by discovering other cultures
- learning or improving a foreign language
- helping to foster international understanding, and to promote peace
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WHO ORGANISES TWINNING ?
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Twinning is organised through the Wantage, Grove and District Twinning Association which has a French and a German group.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 2006/2007
Chair
Roger Paige
Vice Chair
Keith Jones
Secretary
Martha Hudson
Treasurer
Alan Clark
Wantage Town Council
Cllr Mrs J Reynolds
Grove Parish Council
Cllr Mrs J Nunn-Price
French Group Representatives
Alison Davidge
Jill Kowszun
Contact: Simon Weston 01235 765620
German Group Representatives
Greta Thornbory
Contact: Derek Verdin 01235 764750
AGM 7pm 14th May 2008 The Vale and Downland Museum
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HOW IS TWINNING FUNDED ?
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- Grants from the Vale, Wantage Town Council and Grove Parish Council provide the major part of the funding.
- Individuals can join the Twinning Association for a nominal annual subscription.
- Fund-raising events run by the French and German groups.
- Local families usually host the twinning visitors.
- Individuals bear the cost of their travel abroad, including councillors on official visits.
- EU grants are sometimes available for specific events.
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WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE ?
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- Parties of members of each Group visit their twin town.
- Civic visits involving councillors and community representatives.
- Members host students visiting their twin town for work experience.
- Exhibitions and lectures are arranged to raise awareness of twinning.
- Social events are held, including a joint Annual Dinner held by the two Groups in January.
The Association helps to support incoming groups such as those involved in school exchanges, youth group exchanges, visits by football clubs, table tennis clubs etc, musical and dance troupes, depending on their needs. For example, the two Groups help organisations contact their opposite numbers in the twin towns, and will sometimes provide small grants towards specific events.
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WHO CAN TAKE PART ?
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Anyone living, working or meeting in Wantage and Grove and the surrounding villages, or having a close connection with the area.
- individuals of all ages and interests
- schools
- clubs, societies and organisations
- businesses
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