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The Twinning Committees of Onzain and Darley Dale send Season's Greetings to the people of Darley Dale;
'' We would like to take a moment, at this magical time of year, to wish you, your families, your businesses, and people close to you our warmest Season's Greetings. May this Christmas bring you joy and happiness, and new and endless opportunities in the New Year.''
The latest Community Voice (Winter 2024) has been published
The new faces of twinning in Darley Dale
After the successful visit to Darley Dale in May by members of the Onzain community, the new Darley Dale Twinning committee (Chairman Jason Atkin, not pictured) is getting down to the making of wide-ranging plans which will lift the profile of twinning in the Darley Dale community over the next 3-5 years. There is a lot of enthusiasm amongst the new committee, and we are actively looking at all parts of our community to consider how they might benefit from links with our friends who live in the lovely town of Onzain, on the banks of the Loire, France. One of the group's earliest priorities will be to try and engage to a greater extent with younger people living in the Darley Dale area.
The committee has lots of exciting ideas that will involve and benefit the Darley Dale community more widely. Details of these will be included in our "plan", which the group hopes to unveil at a social event in March 2025. As well as looking to recruit younger people, we are also very keen to attract older members of the community, businesses and community groups who may have their own ideas about how the town can benefit from this established European link. No specific skills are required, other than an enthusiasm for looking at how we can enhance the overall experience of living in Darley Dale. If you might be interested in taking a more active role at this early stage of the planning then please contact Nadine by email at nadinesnowsill@gmail.com.
8th October 2024 In Memory of Margaret Ann Bacon
A celebration of the life of Margaret Bacon was held on Tuesday 8th October 2024 at St. Helen's Church, Darley Dale. Margaret had been involved in Darley Dale twinning since it's early days. With her husband, Robert, she regularly hosted families from Onzain at their raspberry farm. We would like to extend our condolences to Margaret's family, and to express our gratitude for Margaret's contribution to Darley Dale Twinning over many years.
2nd July 2024 - Results of AGM 2024 - New Committee 2024-25
Our AGM was held on 27th June 2024 at St. Helen's Church Hall, Darley Dale. There were 15 twinning supporters in attendance and the new committee was elected as follows:
Chair - Jason Atkin
Secretary - Nadine Snowsill
Treasurer - David Gray
Committee Members - Ann Elliot, Linda Tidd, David Tidd, Steve Thompson (representing Darley Dale Band), Richard Powley, Bev Atkins and Mike Hatfield (3 representatives of Winster Morris Dancers attending at different times depending on availability)
Minutes of the AGM 2024 have been emailed to all twinning supporters who are on our mailing list. Please use the Contact Us form above if you wish to be added to the mailing list or would like more information about our twinning link with Onzain.
2nd July 2024
Community Voice Summer 2024 - Article by Kevin Senior reporting on our 35th Anniversary Twinning Weekend 2nd to 5th May 2024.
10th April 2024 - Public Programme for Twinning Weekend 2nd to 5th May 2024
Our 35th Anniversary Twinning Weekend will take place on 2nd to 5th May when our friends from Onzain come to Darley Dale. The main events will involve La Valcissienne, the French folk dancing group from Onzain, and our local heroes Winster Morris Dancers. There will also be a performance by Darley Dale Band and The MUGS Ukulele Band. The public programme of free events is shown below, please come along even if you are not hosting. A more detailed programme will be sent to hosts who are involved with the weekend.
