INKBERROW

    TWINNING ASSOCIATION    

A Brief History of the Association

Autumn 1987: David Powis began it all by calling a meeting in the Bull’s Head to gauge interest. There was enough to go ahead and seek a Twin. 

Spring 1988: A small delegation visited us from Bray-sur-Somme in March and Inkberrow returned the visit in June.

Autumn 1988: The first full visit from Bray took place and the Charter of Friendship between Inkberrow and Bray was signed.  Our copy is displayed in the Parish Church.

Spring 1989: Our first full visit to Bray took place at the now traditional time of the Spring Bank Holiday.

Since 1989: We have maintained an arrangement of fairly informal visits to each other’s village in alternate years, and many close friendships with French families have been forged.

1998 and 1999: Our Tenth Anniversary celebrations took place in Inkberrow and Bray, marked by the French gift of the weathervane on our Village Hall and ours of the red postbox outside the Mairie in Bray. 

 

2008 will be our twentieth anniversary with special events to mark the visit of our French friends.

Today our membership stands at just over 90

Our Twin Village

Bray-sur-Somme is an important fishing centre just over 20 miles east of Amiens in the attractive Picardy region of northern France, an area of woods, lakes and hills.  Its position on the gently-flowing Somme means that it has many associations with the First World War, and there is still a strong feeling of gratitude for the sacrifice made by our soldiers.
Like many French villages of the size of Inkberrow, Bray possesses several shops, and it has its own Town Hall (the Mairie), a secondary school and a sports hall.  

 

The Biennial Visit

Our visit to Bray usually takes place over Spring Bank Holiday, with a departure from the Village Green on the Saturday at 07.00h prompt.  After a mid-day crossing from Dover the journey on to Bray takes about two hours. 
Usually the Monday is spent in a coach excursion to a place chosen by the French, which allows those of our hosts with jobs to go to work.
We return to Inkberrow on the Tuesday, arriving at the Village Green in the early evening.  Time is allowed for hypermarket shopping before we go to the ferry terminal.

 

The Annual Subscription

of £12 for a household, £6 for an individual, entitles members to occasional newsletters, a variety of indoor and outdoor social functions including the highly-popular Wine and Cheese Man’s Bluff, and of course the opportunity to visit and/or host our friends from Bray.

 

List of Committee Members

Margaret Ballard (Chairman)                                                                 Foxlease, Chestnut Lane, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4ES                          Tel. (01386) 792550

Ann Allen (Secretary)                                                                       1 Meadow Close, Cockshot Lane, Kington, Worcester WR7 4DE.                Tel. (01386) 792510            

Thelma James  (Treasurer)                                                                  Shell Brook Farm, Broughton Green, Droitwich WR9 7EQ.                       Tel. (01527) 821429                                

Donna Dean                                                                                    3 Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester  WR7 4HJ.                                     Tel. (01386) 793039

Lindsay Evans                                                                                  35 Pepper Street, Inkberrow, Worcester  WR7 4EW.                             Tel. (01386) 792293

Ann Hocknell                                                                                Littleworth Farm, Worcester Road, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4EX.           Tel. (01386) 792291

Mark Hone                                                                                      5 Hill Farm, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4JE.                                          Tel. (01386) 792476

Paul Sealey                                                                                  Meadow View, 4a Nobury Hill, Inkberrow, Worcester WR7 4HA.                   Tel. (01386) 791407

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