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French
Youth Visit April 2001
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From 20 April until 23 April a group of
young French teenagers were the guests of Cookham families in a joint
project organised by the Cookham Youth Project and Cookham Twinning.
Friends were made, new experiences were encountered and a good time was
had by all.
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Saturday morning was the scene of a Treasure
Hunt organised by Peter Turner. Teams were organised with a mixture of
French and English participants. It introduced the French (and the English)
to parts of Cookham they had never noticed. Julia Bartlett one of the Youth
leaders puzzles over the instructions. "It
seems a bit more complicated than we thought."
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Meanwhile at the Wesley Hall lunch is being
prepared. Sue Teesdale and Kathy Rickman battle with a French baguette.
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Lunch includes waitress service. Chris Doyle
ensures that everyone is ready for the afternoon Sports Challenge Cup.
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Roger Piercey ensures that everyone
understands the complexities of volley ball.
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A pause from table tennis, the Maidenhead
Advertiser has arrived.
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We are the Champions (France that is) St
Benoit 6 - Cookham 4.
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On to the Bowling. We needed six lanes for 36
people.
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It's on to the Social Club for a pizza supper
followed by gooey puddings.
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And the winner is... France. Bruce from the
Cookham Nomads presents the cup to the winning team. The cup, along with a
cheque for £250, had been donated by the Nomads for the event. In the true
sporting tradition of the Cookham Dean Nomads.
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Sunday morning, 9.30am, and it is off to
Legoland at Windsor. The French had particularly asked to go there.
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All too soon it is time to say
Au Revoir. I wonder what the M25 is like at 8.30am on a Monday morning?
Perhaps we will all meet again
in St Benoit during August Bank holiday when Twinning is arranging a trip
out there.
If you are interested in
either Cookham Twinning or the Cookham Youth Project e-mail us at info@cookham.com.
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