Welcome to Stapleford Twinning Association’s web site
Stapleford Twinning Association
Annual General Meeting
Thursday 14 November
Cox’s Close Community Centre
7.30pm
Open to all (members and anyone interested in learning more – you don’t have to speak French!)
Come along and enjoy a ‘welcome’ glass of Vouvray sparkling wine
and
complimentary puddings following the meeting !
Latest news
Dates for social events in 2024 have been fixed! More information here.
Our next exhchange visit to Villedômer will taked place 3-5 May 2024. These visits are great fun and all members are invited to take part! Please contact us by email (via the envelope icon at the bottom of the page) if you are interested.
On this site you will find out all about our Association: our aims, what we do and how to join. There are also reports about recent events and news of future events.
Our aims are:
- to promote and foster friendship and understanding between the people of Stapleford and district, and the people of Villedômer and district in France.
- to encourage visits and the development of contacts between the linked communities, both by individuals and groups, so as to develop a mutual understanding of the cultural, social, recreational, educational and commercial activities of the linked communities, and
- in furtherance of the said objects, to organise fund-raising and social activities.
If you are interested in any aspect of France – its food, wine, culture, language, tourist attractions, or whatever – perhaps you should be thinking about joining! You don’t have to speak French and you don’t have to live in Stapleford!
The benefits of membership include:
- Exchange visits with our twin village – experiencing real life with a French family!
- Local social events in Stapleford – mixing with people with kindred interests.
- Monthly prize draw through the exclusive ‘100 Club’.
- Dedicated monthly email newsletter sent to all members.
Joining
More details can be found here but if you’re already eager to join why not simply print off, complete and return an application form now?
A quick reminder that anyone, members nad non-members, can quickly access news about our association on our Facebook Group page here.
As well as seeing our posts, you can see any reactions to them. You don’t have to join Facebook to see our posts but, unless you do, you won’t be able to react to anything you see there.
If you’re already on Facebook, why not join our group: ‘Twinning: Stapleford and Villedômer’?
If you’re not on Facebook why not join? It’s easy to join and to maintain your privacy, if that’s what you’d prefer. Just go to facebook.com, register and then you can join our group. You don’t have to do anything else like interacting with friends, but obviously you can if you wish.
What else?
We are moving forward with a range of new initiatives. Details can be found in the ‘News’ and ‘Activities’ sections.
Please bear in mind that most (but not all) of our activities are restricted to members. But we would love to have you as a member! You will find details in about membership in the ‘About us’ and in the ‘Contact/join’ sections. If you’re not sure about joining, why not come along to one of our open social events and find out more?
Main picture: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
We wish to pay tribute to Frank Jacot, who very sadly passed away suddenly on 28 September. Frank was a longstanding twinning member and much-loved member of the association. We have much to thank him for, especially his work with the Youth Group over the years. He will be so greatly missed and we send our deepest condolences to his family, especially to Monica, Chloe and Sam, who have also been involved with the Twinning Association. Frank is pictured here at his 60th birthday celebration earlier this year.
