A new joint standing committee has been created by Epping Town Council to help forge closer links and ways of working between the Council and the Epping-Eppingen Town Twinning Association. The new committee of six will comprise of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and myself, plus the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and President of the Town Twinning Association.
The terms of reference for this committee will be: “To bring forward for discussion those items of information relevant to the town-twinning and to make recommendations to Council so as to forward the overall aims of the twinning arrangement for the benefit of the people of Epping and Eppingen.”
For more information on Epping’s great links with Eppingen in Germany or to become a member of the Association, please contact Tony Church on 01992 574680 or email him at tony@churchspires.com
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.
A new joint standing committee has been created by Epping Town Council to help forge closer links and ways of working between the Council and the Epping-Eppingen Town Twinning Association. The new committee of six will comprise of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and myself, plus the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and President of the Town Twinning Association.
