The Lord Mayor, or Oberbürgermeister, of Eppingen in Germany, Klaus Holaschke and his wife are due to arrive in Epping tomorrow and shall be spending the week attending official functions in and around Epping Forest with the aim of strengthening links between the twin-towns.
Some of the engagements will include an Oktoberfest dinner at Copped Hall which is being held this Saturday (24th October) at 6pm. Music will be provided by the Epping Forest Band, with a wide selection of food and drink on offer. There are a small number of tickets still available at £12.50 per head. If you are interested please email me by clicking here. 
On Wednesday the Mayor’s of Epping and Eppingen will meet along with members of the Epping-Eppingen Town Twinning Association and Epping Town Council at a reception at Epping Hall.
For more information about the Town Twinning Association, please click here.
The Epping Eppingen Town Twinning Association have recently launched a campaign to promote the work they do and to encourage local residents to join their Association.
Epping entered into a twin-town agreement with Eppingen in 1981 and since then regular visits have taken place between the people of Epping and the people of Eppingen, which is located in Southwest Germany, near to Stuttgart.
At a recent open day, a large number of visitors viewed a selection of the many photographs, leaflets and videos relating to the twinning.
At this event, I joined the Association's management team to unveil a new cabinet in Epping Hall, which displays some of the many gifts which have been presented to the people of Epping over the years. I hope this to be a very small step towards establishing a museum in Epping to catalogue and display some of the wonderful artefacts which are currents locked away in a variety of store cupboards.
I had the pleasure of visiting the Lord Mayor of Eppingen, Klaus Holaschke in November last year, having previously visited some 11 years before that. The town is a beautiful, historic, green area and I was amazed with how welcoming the people of Eppingen always make visitors from Epping feel.
The next visit to Germany will take place between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th July 2009, during which time Eppingen host their annual festival.
If you are interested in joining the Association or would like to discuss the issue further, please contact Tony Church on 01992 574680 or email him at tony@churchspires.com Alternatively, you can contact the Association's website by clicking here.
The Lord Mayor, or Oberbürgermeister, of Eppingen in Germany, Klaus Holaschke and his wife are due to arrive in Epping tomorrow and shall be spending the week attending official functions in and around Epping Forest with the aim of strengthening links between the twin-towns.
