Visit to Petit-Couronne 2023

Everyone agreed that it was another great trip and many new connections were made. Two thirds ofthe group made their first visit to Petit-Couronne, and with ages spanning 8 decades, they were allgreat ambassadors for Beccles.

Details of the visit are available on the 2023 Visit to Petit-Couronne page, where there is a link to 2023 Visit to Petit-Couronne Photographs and a review of the trip by Ellen Pyburn one of our younger members of the group..

Other photo have been posted on our Beccles Twinning Association FaceBook on the 29th October and the Facebook page of ‘Ville de Petit-Couronne FaceBook' on the 31st October.

Exchange Visit to Beccles 2024

There was much discussion about the possible dates for us to host visitors next year and while weawait confirmation from the French, please keep the 22-25th August 2024, and the 19th -22nd October 2024 free - it will be either of these.

Squares and Pom-Poms

The organisers of our Olympic project are now over a quarter of the way to their target of 1 million, so please keep sending your squares and pompoms to Beccles Library. Red, white, blue, yellow, green and black, are now those colours particularly needed. If you are new to this project, please email for further information on the requirements.

Photographs and Poster below the text

Attached is the poster for our stall on Switch-on night next Friday. Please use the poster to publicise the event and encourage others to come along and support us. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. Allso attached is a poster for the Quiz being organised by our friends in the Lowestoft Plaisir TwinningAssociation on the 25th November.

With the ever increasing costs of organising trips in each direction, fund raising is now more important than ever and your donations, however small, are much appreciated.
Email us for details of how to donate and for information on any matters twinning related.

Amitiés
Michelle

The Twinning wreath placed at the Beccles war memorial last Sunday. Thanks to Suzanne for cleverly including the ‘Bluet de France’, alongside our traditional poppy.

Mayor Joël Bigot of Petit-Couronne, receiving our gift last month of the framed photo 'Beccles from the Tower' which was the winning entry in our recent pop-up exhibition.