Your Village Hordle April May 19

Hordle & District Twinning
Association
An Easter visit from our Yerville
friends
It’s Hordle’s turn to host this year. On the
evening of Friday 19th April (Good Friday) we
will be welcoming a coach-load of our friends
from Yerville in Normandy, to stay with us in
Hordle for Easter Weekend, returning home on
the morning of Monday 22nd (Easter Monday).
As usual, different families in the village will host
our friends - some meeting guests for the first
time, others welcoming their French friends that
they have known for over 30 years.
The Twinning Association has arranged the
following itinerary to make the weekend
enjoyable for all:
• Friday evening - arrival and supper with hosts.
• Saturday morning & afternoon - coach trip to
Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (a fascinating 19th
century fort built to protect Portsmouth from
French attack), with picnic at the fort,
followed by a visit to Gunwharf Quays,
Portsmouth.
• Sunday - an opportunity to show your guests
the area and do your own thing, but with the
option of a walking treasure hunt around
Lymington town centre, or cycle ride to
Beaulieu/Lepe.
• Sunday evening - supper and barn dance at
Bashley Village Hall, and Easter Bonnet
competition!
• Monday morning - breakfast with hosts, and
then, “au revoir”.
Hosting is a lovely way to make new friends
from a different country and culture - you don’t
have to be a fluent French-speaker, and most of
our members get along with Franglais and a
dictionary. In return, you get to be hosted the
following year in Yerville. Besides our biennial
visits to France and vice-versa, we organise a
number of social events throughout the year -
we’re a very friendly bunch!
If you are interested in hosting this Easter,
joining the Twinning Association or finding out
more, then please contact Bob Norley on
07436000614, who will be pleased to talk to
you.
HORDLE VILLAGE SCARECROW
COMPETITION & TRAIL SUMMER
2019
The theme for this year is, “Scarecrows
from around the World”, which could be
someone in
national dress, a
famous or
infamous person
from the past or
present, or a wellknown
fictional
character. As usual,
there will be 3
categories - Junior
(for 5 to 11 year
olds), Family/
Individual, and
Business. More
Scarecrow (Moana) Winner
2018, child category
details to follow as we get nearer to
summer.
So get your thinking caps on!
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