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The French Connection
Wrington Twinning Association
About
THE FRENCH CONNECTION/Wrington Twinning Association
Our aims
1 - fostering and supporting interest in France and things French
2 - promoting and encouraging relations between Wrington and
Villeneuve
3 - maintaining communication links with the twinning committee
of Villeneuve-lès-Béziers
4 - facilitating the exploration and development of mutual
interests between individuals, businesses, organisations and
other groups
5 - attracting funding to help defray costs incurred in so doing
Membership
Membership is open to individuals, to couples and families and
is FREE
Do you want to learn more?
There
will
be
regular
updates
published
here
on
the
village
website.
Members
of
the
Committee
will
be
happy
to
give
a
short
talk
and
presentation
to
groups
who
would
like
to
think
about
ways
of
extending
their
interests
and
contacts
with
France
through the Villeneuve links
Please contact John in the first instance via
john@wringtontwinning.co.uk
Benefits of joining
Anyone
is
free
to
visit
Villeneuve
or
any
other
French
town,
and
generate
their
own
links
-
so
why
join
the
French
Connection
?
Well,
the
main
reason
for
the
existence
of
the
French
Connection
is
to
support
any
initiative
that
anyone
wishes
to
develop
in
an
Anglo-French
context
and
where
our
partner
village
might
provide
an
appropriate
focus.
Another
reason
is
that
the
French
Connection
can
give
advice
to
those
thinking
of
including
Villeneuve
or
France
in
their
plans
from
members
who
are
willing
to
share
their
experiences
on
a
one-to-one
basis
with
you.The
French
Connection
also
organises
activities
in
the
village
on
a
French
theme,
such
as
the
cheese
and
wine
tastings.
You
can
attend
these
events
for
a
reduced
cost
saving
more
than
the
cost
of
membership!
Membership
ensures
you
are
kept
aware
of
events
through
membership
postings.
Through
the
French
Connection
you
can
input
ideas
of
what
could
or
should
be
done
and
thereby
help
shape
the
direction
of
the
relationships
and
the
potential
benefits
it
brings
to
the
village
which
can
grow
over
time
to
enrich
many
different
aspects
of
the
life
of
the
community
culturally,
educationally,
socially
and
recreationally.
Income
from
membership
fees
and
profits
from
events
are
used
to
support
projects
in
Wrington.
Unfortunately,
the
organisation
does
not
contribute
to
the
costs
of
travel
or
subsistence
in
Villeneuve
or
elsewhere
How did the FC originate?
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers,
in
the
Herault,
Languedoc
Roussillon
region
of
France,
were
looking
for
a
compatible
English
community
with
whom
to
set
up
a
twinning
relationship.
As
there
are
several
flights
a
week
between
Béziers
and
Bristol
airports,
they
naturally
searched
this
area
of
the
country.
They
discovered
the
Wrington
website
and
apparently
liked
what
they
saw
of
the
village
and
its
activities.
A
message
from
Yves
Blérard
Léglise,
Assistant
Secretary
in
charge
of
General
Administration
at
City
Hall,
to
the
website
inviting
Wrington
parish
council
to
consider
a
twinning
arrangement
was
duly
passed
on.On
Wrington’s
acceptance,
Villeneuve
proposed
a
symbolic
signing
of
a
simple
Declaration
of
Friendship
to
be
carried
out
in
both
communities.
Wrington
invited
4
representatives
from
Villeneuve,
including
Yves,
to
come
for
the
weekend
of
9th
-
11th
October,
2010.
The
signing was carried out!.
