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Visit to Cookham's Twin Town
(1 November 2004)
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2005 was the year that Cookham visited
their French twin in France. For those of you who did not know, Cookham
is twinned with St Benoit, which is a village about fifty miles south of
Tour which is on the Loire.
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The Trinders and the Faugerons |
Cookham twinned with St Benoit in 1995 and
we were their most recent twin as can be seen from the road
sign.
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Cookham, St Benoit's most recent Twin |
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The Twinners Outside the Rope Factory |
A visit was made to Rochefort and the
group were able to look round the frigate Hermione a replica of the
original being built in a dry dock in Rochefort.
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The Replica of Hermione |
After the visit to Hermione, there was a
meal at a fish restaurant at La Fumée, a headland surrounded by oyster
beds just north of Rochefort.
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The McNabbs at La Fumée on their First Visit to St Benoit |
On the final evening a party was held and
Judy Trinder dressed up in French costume and gave a speech. Well done
Judy.
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The Mayor's wife, Judy Trinder and Agnes Faugeron, French Twinning Chairman |
If you would like to join Cookham Twinning or would like more information e-mail twinning@cookham.com .
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