SHERINGHAM & OTTERNDORF
Newsletter / Rundschreiben
November 2001 Volume 2 Issue 7
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YOUR COMMITTEE Brian Wilson |
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DIARY DATES Monday 3rd December 7.30pm Wednesday 9th January 7.00pm
for 7.30pm |
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Membership
Matters
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Membership remains at 127 which is made up as follows:- Members 99 Life Members 24 Honorary Life Members 3 Honorary Town Council Member 1 Sadly we have lost 4 long-standing members during the year. A few other members have chosen to form their own group to continue their visits with family and friends without the need to comply with the rules of the Association and have not rejoined but hopefully they will keep in touch as we all share the same interest. I look forward to seeing you at the A.G.M when subscriptions will be collected for the forthcoming year. |
Again we will not be asking you to complete renewal forms as your details are on file but please let me know of any changes when you pay your renewal fees. The membership fee remains the same i.e. Single £3.00 Family £5.00 Single Life £30.00 Family Life £50.00 Associate to be decided at the A.G.M. If unable to attend the A.G.M please forward your subscription to me as soon as possible. Cheques are made payable to Sheringham - Otterndorf Twinning Association Evelyn Meakin Wykham Morley Road North Sheringham NR26 8JR |
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SERF NEWS Another successful coffee morning was held at the
Southlands Hotel , Sheringham |
Our 2nd beetle drive was held on 29th October at the Two
Lifeboats in Sheringham when members enjoyed meeting up again
for a convivial evening. Glenys Gray |
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October visit from Otterndorf Over sixty of our members were involved in various
ways over the nine day visit of our German friends. Some hosted,
while others invited our guests for meals and outings, other members
joined the coach trip to Sandringham and the excellent sight seeing
tour led by our Chairman. Non hosting members involved themselves
in the catering for the welcome and main social event when we prepared
a fork buffet for over 60 hosts, guests and members. It was good to see several members who could not
be involved during the week attend the Shanty Concert in St Peters
Church and farewell "get together" at the Jolly
Tar where Leighton had prepared a display of excellent photos
he had taken at the social. Evelyn Meakin |
| Visit from Otterndorf 4 - 13th October - The Otterndorf Perspective |
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From the 4th until the 13th October, a group from Otterndorf of
nearly 30 people (led by Vera Dieckmann) was allowed to stay with you
and now we want to report our main impressions. We often went by bus around the area and leaned much about the English history and development, especially about North Norfolk. Most of our group were youngsters, who came to England to learn the use of the language in daily situations. So we young people always tried to talk to many English people in our free time. We've found lots of new friends and hope to meet them some more times. In our host family we learned much about the normal days in English life and tasted different kinds of food. We didn't have any big problems and nobody is disappointed with his / her travel to Sheringham. The English Twinning Association had some very lovely ideas for our program. Last but not least we want to say one more time "thankyou" to all the people for everything they have done for us. THANKYOU FOR THE WONDERFUL TIME. We hope you will come to Otterndorf some day to explore our area. Best wishes from |
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International
DNA!
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From our Otterndorf visitors I heard a most fascinating piece of news. I heard it both from Hans-Volker Feldmann, the deputy Bürgermeister, and from Margret Johanßen, grandmother of one of our visiting youngsters. Here it is! Enthusiasts from the universities of Hamburg and London have set
up a research project to find out if there are still "ethnic"
Saxons and Angles living in Niedersachsen (lower Saxony) and Sussex,
Middlesex and Essex. In theory they will be the descendants of the
thousands of Saxons and Angles who fled the Wetlands of the North
German coast and navigated their way down the channel in their little
boats to the fertile and much drier south of England. Audrey Brayne |
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Twinning
- Past, Present and Future
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These recent weeks have been very active by way of personal contact
between the Citizens of Sheringham and Otterndorf. It is encouraging to witness these exchanges which strengthen the ties between our communities. The opportunity was grasped during the October visit for Officials of both towns to discuss plans for expanding the scope of these ties and particular emphasis was placed on schemes to encourage younger people to interchange. November will see at the Annual General Meeting of our Association, an opportunity for current members to vote in the new Committee and officers. Whilst continuity of overall policy is obviously highly desirable, a new face or two on the committee can bring in fresh ideas and approaches, so anyone who feels they have something to contribute, can have the opportunity. Some existing members of the existing committee served the association in its foundation years, and have returned after a break from Office. Other friends of Otterndorf have carried out stirling work for the Association on Committee in the past and are now enjoying a breather from these responsibilities. Whilst such a flow can be productive for new thinking, it remains fundamental that the aims of the twinning are not overlooked. The variety of expertise individuals can bring has proved to be an immense boon to furthering our understanding of twinning. For example, people often do many hours of work which get little or no recognition and our Secretary is the most obvious candidate here. In compiling "written snap shots" of aspects of Otterndorf
for the local press I am indebted to the author and editors of the Otterndorf
guide. I do recommend the Otterndorf Guide as good reading. It is a
fascinating document taking the reader through old and new Otterndorf
and its surrounding district. This work was originally compiled by the
late Erna Kayser of Otterndorf and our well known Vera Dieckmann edited
a third revision in 1995, which was translated by a former secretary
of the Association Arthur Harden. I have cited only one example of the many and varied activities taking place, and planned for the future. The potential is here to achieve much progress if the best talents can be harnessed to work together for the constitutions objectives. The foundations of firm long term friendships with the good folk of Otterndorf are already solidly in place. Let us build on them again at our Annual General Meeting George Bullen |
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Editor's Notes This is a larger issue than usual because of the
reports on the visit from Otterndorf, the information for the AGM
and the excellent articles and correspondence I have received from
members. It is good to hear from members and your contributions are
welcomed. |
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