The Twinning Association

June 1980 report in Hallmark from the Twinning Steering Committee.

We can't begin to express the frustration after two years of effort. Its unbelievable that no illage in Europe is interested in twinning with us. Finding the right partner of course is important. The latest investigation is taking place with Hambe a small agricultural town of 1,318 inhabitants, 317 kms from Paris.

JAune 1982

2002 Report in Hallmark

In 1981 two very similar villages – Lacey Green in England and Hambe in Normandy, France, arranged a cooperative venture known as Twinning.

1981   LACEY GREEN PARISH TWINNING ASSOCIATION.   By Ted Janes

WE’RE TWINNED

News of the marvellous reception our 15 strong party received in Hambe, both for the twinning ceremony and the celebrations of the weekend of July 25/26^th,will have reached you, by the sheer enthusiasm and elation of our party.   Now is the time for the preparation of the return twinning ceremony, and to offer hospitality and friendship as did the hundreds of people in Hambe to us.

Comment by Joan West

Whilst touring in France with the children, we noticed a signpost to 'Hambe', the village with which Lacey Green was to be twinned , so we thought we would have a look at it.   We drove into the square only to see Ted on the balcony of the Mayor`s parlour expressing greetings from the people of Lacey Green to the people of Hambe.   He looked resplendent, wearing his parish chairman`s chain of office.  

Ray Hewinson was Chairman of The Twinning Association. He and Sylvia accompanied children to Hambe for school exchange visits

2002. Twinning Report in Hallmark.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED Call for volunteers for twinning committee.   2003.  No volunteers so Twinning “put on ice”.

Since then, although several approaches have been made to Hambe, there appears to be very little enthusiasm from their side and no volunteers from our side.   Now that travel has become commonplace between the UK and France the need for twinning has become less imperative.

Twinning Association, in common with many others, is not the only one which has had, sadly, to close down for lack of support.