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January 2020 Newsletter Wimborne-Valognes Twinning Association NEWSLETTER Wimborne: www.wvta.org.uk Valognes: www.sites.google.com/site/cjvalogneswimborne/ JANUARY 2021 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FUTURE EVENTS Dear Members The only ‘event’ still regarded as being fixed and ‘on’ albeit with much Happy New Year…..and welcome to Lockdown reservation, is the Biennial Visit where Three. we hope to have our French friends Thank you to all those who have renewed their here over the Folk Festival weekend membership so quickly; your continued support, 11th - 13th June. But, as is stated - with particularly during these crazy times is hugely much reservation. Will the FolkFest appreciated. still take place on those dates? Will Whilst life may appear to be constantly grim, I the French be able to come? What want to share a few recent experiences with you. about the availability of cross-channel During my dog-walks I have regularly met a ferries? doctor from Bournemouth hospital, a senior nurse from Dorchester Hospital, and recently a You could probably increase the paramedic at the vet whilst having my dog treated. questions into double figures without The Doctor had red eyes and looked tired. The shifting the only answer possible as nurse had just finished three weeks none stop, now. We can only Wait and See. and even on her day off was being bombarded with phone calls regarding beds and wards and An unknown factor right now centres how they should be rearranging things. The around the vaccines and assuming a paramedic was a little hung over as she celebrated successful ‘jabbing’ how this impacts Christmas two days early, her being due for a 12 on the speed of getting back to some hour shift on the 25th. form of normality. My personal What they all had in common was a sense of calm: instinct sees the French in Wimborne they were cheerful and positive and yet we can more likely in the early autumn but only imagine the immense pressure they have all we’re still at Wait and See. been under over the last year. I was really inspired by their attitude, and not one complained One thing is certain - the Annual at all. General Meeting scheduled for Friday It is people like these that help put our own lives 5th February at St. Catherine’s is into perspective. Yes life has been tough and CANCELLED. That hall is closed to all challenging for all of us in so many ways. So intents and purposes. And the however hard things may appear, try and look at regulations at other halls still only the positive sides…..this leads me nicely to my enabled a too-small gathering. favourite lines from Desiderata “Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and We were considering combining the remember what peace there maybe in AGM with something more substantial silence………………Strive to be happy”. than a short talk but were not successful. So,despite what our Stay safe…..the vaccines are on their way Constitution might say, the AGM must await a later date. Ed. 1 LA 1ère FOIS QUE JE SUIS ALLÉE EN ANGLETERRE - Vacances de Pâques en 1968 --- rapellé par Martine Lefilliâtre --- J'avais 13 ans. Alors que nous étions élèves en classe de 4ème au lycée de Valognes (on l'appelait Lycée Nationalisé Mixte à l'époque), notre professeur d'anglais nous parla de la possibilté d'avoir un correspondant et peut-être d'aller le- la – voir ou de l'accueillir -il-elle -chez nous ; à condition pour les volontaires de lui écrire des lettres et de lui parler de notre vie en Normandie ! Je décidai d’en informer mes parents dès mon retour à la maison, espérant qu'ils seraient d'accord... Mes parents me donnèrent leur consentement de suite : ils savaient que j'aimais beaucoup les cours d’anglais de Madame BESSON, et que j'étais prête à écrire tout ce que le professeur me demanderait. Notre professeur eut besoin de renseignements sur notre famille, les professions de nos parents, nos centres d'intérêts et nos loisirs... et elle transmit une grosse enveloppe à un collègue ou à une organisation. Je ne sais pas vraiment ce qu'il se passa mais cela fonctionna. Je fus choisie comme quelques autres camarades. On me dit que ma correspondante s'appelait Anna-Maria DODSON et habitait à Southampton dans le Hampshire. Drôle ou bizarre ?? Son père était chauffeur de bus à deux étages (à impériale) et le mien chauffeur de poids-lourds. Nous avons échangé des lettres, des cartes et des photos pour faire connaissance. Et ses parents ont décidé que nous pourrions nous rencontrer, passer quelques jours en Angleterre et quelques jours en France... J'étais ravie mais impensable pour mes parents de me laisser partir seule ou d'être accompa- gnée par n'importe qui. La famille anglaise invita mes parents à venir avec moi : ma mère ne pouvait pas partir avec un petit garçon de 18 mois et une épicerie-café. Devinez qui vint ? Mon père et mon frère - âgé de 10 ans et demi- pour un merveilleux et long week-end pendant les vacances de Pâques ! Tant de choses à découvrir, les pubs pour les pères, les enfants dans le jardin à l'arrière au même moment ! Une boutique de « fish and chips » encore ouverte à 22 h ! Une bouteille de vin français offerte par mon père... à un prix anglais ! Bien sûr, des voitures roulant à gauche. Et ma famille anglaise vivait dans un appartement moderne dans un endroit paisible ! Nous avons bien aimé Southsea, l'hydroglisseur stoppant sur la plage, si inhabituel pour des gens de Normandie. Mon frère Michel ne cessait de regarder les dames âgées portant de grandes lunettes bizarres - comme des papillons – des gants et des chapeaux étincelants. Il était perplexe! Cette première fois fut incroyable et j'ai vraiment adoré. Je l'ai seulement trouvée trop courte ! Un an plus tard en juillet, j'étais de retour en Angleterre : tout d'abord pour un week-end à Wimborne Minster avec l'Harmonie Municipale de Valognes et le Groupe Folklorique Valognais, et quelques prestations. Nous avons donné un concert le samedi soir dans un grande salle et un autre dans l'église Catholique le dimanche matin. Tout le monde est reparti le lundi matin sauf moi, car j'allais séjourner un mois chez les Dodson et en même temps aller en classe pendant dix jours- toutes les filles portaient leurs uniformes stricts mais pas de jeans pour moi, seulement des robes et des jupes ! Nous nous déplacions en bus pour nos allers - retours. Anne (ses parents l'appelaient ainsi tous les jours) et moi avons passé deux mois ensemble, l'un dans le Hampshire et le second en Normandie. Elle m'a fait découvrir les hypermarchés que je n'avais jamais vus auparavant, des fruits et légumes dans des boîtes en carton, des magasins réservés aux vêtements scolaires, une ville immense ! J'ai regardé « le premier pas sur la lune » sur la B.B.C. le 20 juillet 1969 and l'amerrissage le 24 juillet ! Bien difficile pour moi de comprendre l'ensemble des explications données mais j'étais fière de raconter cet évènement à ma famille et à mes amis, une fois rentrée dans ma ville. Nous avons poursuivi notre correspondance un certain temps puis arrêté jusqu'à ce que Anne m'envoie des petits morceaux de son gâteau de mariage ! Cette période fut vraiment une très agréable expérience pour une adolescente, et j'étais certaine que je reviendrais plus tard en Grande-Bretagne En fait, j'ai maintenu ma promesse d'aller à l’Université et je suis devenue professeur d'anglais en 1976. 2 CHRIS WEBB remembers - Albert Après avoir acheté notre maison de vacances près de Calais, nous en avons fait un très bon usage. Habitant à Surrey, nous avons pu voyager de porte à porte, en deux heures et demie, en utilisant le tunnel sous la Manche. Après le travail un vendredi, nous pourrions être dans notre salon français à 22h, heure française. Dimanche, nous prendrions alors le train à 20h, gagnerions une heure et serions chez nous à 22h, rafraîchi pour la semaine à venir. Nous irions en France pour un week-end, chaque quinzaine pendant la pèriode scolaire et en tant que professeur je pourrais y être plus longtemps pour les vacances scolaires. Nous avons apprécié nos visites aux marchés, les promenades le long des plages et les restaurants. Cependant, au cours de notre premier printemps et été, un problème majeur s'est produit. Le jardin était entouré de haies et avec des pelouses sur trois côtés de la maison, je devais passer trop de temps lors de chaque visite à couper l'herbe et à tailler les haies. J'ai contacté un voisin et je lui ai demandé s'il connaissait quelqu'un qui pourrait aider avec le jardin. La prochaine fois que nous y étions, il a dit qu'il avait demandé à d'autres personnes, avec succès. Il ne savait rien de l'homme, mais il m'a remis un morceau de papier avec le nom Albert Magness et un numéro de téléphone. Je ne suis pas à l'aise d'utiliser le téléphone en France, de peur de ne pas communiquer correctement. J'ai pratiqué ce que je voulais dire et j'ai deviné qu'Albert serait comme en anglais «Al bear» et Magness comme «Man yezz». J'ai composé le numéro et une voix m'a dit « bonjour » et j'ai commencé mon discours. « Bonne journée Monsieur. Je m'appelle Christophe Webb.
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