A new Onzain Flower Bed is being constructed near the main entrance of Whitworth Park, Station Road, Darley Dale, by members of Darley Dale in Bloom. The border is already adorned by the Onzain Arch, which supports climbing roses. The new garden will provide plenty more space for a floral display celebrating our French connections. An artist's impression is attached, along with a recent newspaper article with more details.
History of Twinning; attached is a research paper, prepared by Eve in Onzain, and translated (by Google) outlining the history of Twinning/Jumelage in Onzain up to the year 2000 that you may be interested to read.
250529 History of Jumelage English.docx
In Memoriam
Onzain Twinning Founder, Colette Bouffault,
aged 103 years
written by Shirley Davison
in memoriam colette Bouffault.docx
An interview with Shirley Davison- one of our founder members
250121 shirley davison.docx
Friday 14th March 2025, 6pm- save the date!
Everyone welcome.
We would like to welcome Bob Hingston, who has agreed to be co-opted onto the Darley Dale Twinning Committee.
Merry Christmas and a very Happy and successful New Year to everyone in Darley Dale and Onzain.
The latest Community Voice (winter 2024) has just been published.Take a look at the article about the new twinning committee's plans. We are hoping to encourage young people, community groups, and businesses in Darley Dale to get involved with Twinning. -see latest news for details.
We have a new Twinning Committee voted in at our AGM 2024
- see Latest News for details.
Article in Community Voice Summer 2024 from Kevin reporting on our fantastic twinning weekend in May 2024.
35th Anniversary Twinning Weekend 2nd to 5th May 2024
Visit by Onzain to Darley Dale.
Here is the public programme of free events over the twinning weekend. Please come along and encourage your friends.
We have a new Chair of Darley Dale Twinning - Jason Atkin
See Latest News for results of AGM 2023
Darley Dale Twinning - We need your help
Secretary
We need someone to be the Secretary of the twinning committee on a voluntary basis to work closely with the Chair and other committee members. Main duties are to take minutes of meetings, maintain the mailing list and issue notices.
For further information please contact our current secretary Bill Jameson (bill.jameson@darleydaletwinning.org.uk)
Welcome to our website
We have a supporter mailing list and if you are a resident of Darley Dale & District and would like to be kept informed of our twinning activities, please email our secretary on bill.jameson@darleydaletwinning.org.uk
Darley Dale is in the Derbyshire Dales near Matlock and has been twinned with Onzain in France since 1989. We held special celebrations of our 10th, 20th, 25th and 30th anniversaries of the signing of the Twinning Agreement in addition to our regular twinning exchange visits.
Onzain is between Tours and Blois in the Loire Valley, about 200 km south west of Paris
Darley Dale's twinning link with Onzain was established by Darley Dale Town Council and is managed on their behalf by Darley Dale Twinning.
