Town Twinning
Ashford is rightly
proud of its strong links with its European Twin Towns of Bad Münstereifel in
Germany and Fougères in
France and its most recent alliance with Hopewell, Virginia, USA.
Links with Bad Münstereifel go back over 50 years, although the
formal twinning did not take place until 26 August 1964. The
Fougères connection began with a 'Liaison Amicale' in 1978 and was
followed by an official ceremony in 1984.
The link with Hopewell commenced on the 16 April 1994 when, at a
ceremony in Virginia, the Mayors of Ashford and Hopewell recognised the
historic relationship between the two communities and established a
concordat which preceded a formal twinning five years later.
Tenterden is
twinned with Avallon in the Burgundy region of France while the
village of Hamstreet
is twinned with Therouane in France.
The Ashford Twinning Association organises visits both to and
from Bad Munstereifel and Fougeres during the year and is always
pleased to introduce people to Ashford's European twin towns. The
Friends of Hopewell Association in pioneering the friendship and
historic relationship, has succeeded, together with its partners in
Hopewell in creating one of the strongest links between any two
communities in Great Britain and the United States.
Latest News
View the latest news from the
Ashford Twinning Association - 88Kb PDF.
Useful Contacts
The Chairman of Ashford Twinning Association Gillian
Lines on 01233 642660 or email - linesg@talktalk.net.
Friends of Hopewell Association - Mark Whitling
on 07900 263620 or email - markwhitling@hotmail.com.
This webpage was updated on
11/12/2010