Calne & Charlieu Visit to Eningen, 2008

A party of 24 members of the Calne & District Twinning Association made a visit
to Eningen over the weekend of 1st- 5th May.
We were joined there by a party of 40+ members of the Charlieu Twinning Group.
This was the first tri-nation visit for us -

all three European 'Twins' together.


The visit celebrated
40 years of Twinning between Eningen and Charlieu
& 20 years of Twinning between Eningen and Calne.

A most enjoyable weekend was had by all and we are all most grateful
to our German Hosts for the fantastic effort they made for us all.

Some information about a few of the activities is given below -
Click on any 'Details' entry to see a few pictures of the activity:

Day Activity Details
Thursday

Arrival of Guests, met with Hosts and Welcome to all in the Town Hall.

 
Friday

Gathering at Car Dealer; Guests & Hosts arranged into small groups and allotted a vehicle; Treasure Hunt / Rally took everyone around the area, finding interesting sites etc. All gathered for lunch and later continue tour.

Schwabian Alps looked wonderful - deciduous trees all coming into full leaf and weather was superb.

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Evening reception for all - Music, Dance, Food & Drink - Speeches and Renewal of Twinning Promises.

Motor Rally
Saturday

Morning Market: Many stalls populated by goods from Local People and from Charlieu & Calne. Guests, Hosts & other Eningen families all enjoyed the fine atmosphere of this event.

In the afternoon the Market continued but some people broke away for either Tennis or Boules competitions - the latter were very enjoyable, especially to the English who discovered their true selves in the Boules!

The evening was occupied by various Host families catering for their Guests - great Conversation, Food, Drink and - in one case, at least -

R o c k e t !

Market
Sunday

Unfortunately, the Charlieu visitors had to depart in the morning.

For others the day was spent with hosts. Various enjoyable activities were arranged, such as a walk around Eningen or visits to local places of interest (Tübingen, Reutlingen etc.) .

Tübingen
Monday

Calne visitors depart.