April 2016

A group of the Bluestack Ramblers Walking Group, including Joe Mc Nulty and his wife Mary packed their walking Bliain Bun Dobhráin sa Douzelage shoes and outdoor gear and headed for for a few days of fresh air and new rambling routes. They were accommodated by host families and made feel most welcome across the few days of their visit and will host a group Clock-Wise The group visit from Sherborne for a return visit in 2017 Donegal Castle. to experience walking in Donegal. This is Shane Smyth and not new to Jeremy as he has already Ramon Scholl following the raising of the walked some of our local walking routes. Irish Tricolour. Our President, Cezary honoured the The group take part in gathering with a visit to the “Barbecue in the St Patrick's Day Parade. the Barn” on the final night which truly June 2015 felt like a Douzelage event. Following the GM in Romania where MARCH 2016 many new friendships were forged, Tourism Officer and

Bundoran Douzelage Chairman A group from Sherborne and Ingo, Shane and Ramon visit the visited for our annual St Patrick's Day Shane Smyth made the short trip via in Brussels. festivities in mid March. 7 from the UK and 1 Brussels to our Dutch twin town of from the Netherlands made the trip to Meerssen in the Netherlands. There celebrate our national holiday and see he was hosted by Ingo Nettersheim some of the sights of Donegal while they and Ramon Scholl and their families were at it. 5 took part in the St Patrick's Day and made feel extremely welcome parade carrying the flags of Europe, for the 5 days of his visit. During this Netherlands and England while Jeremy time he was given an “exclusive” tour Barker became one of the judges at the of the nearby town of Maastricht by viewing stand. A trip to historical Donegal A warm welcome was given to the Annigje Kruytbosch and Pascale Town on Friday took in the story of Red Bluestack Ramblers in Sherborne. Vossen. Along with Ramon and Ingo, Hugh O'Donnell and a tour of Donegal he also took a tour of the European Castle and of course the obligatory trip to Parliament building in Brussels. Brennan's Bar wrapped up the weekend.

The Donegal Bluestack Ramblers rambling For more on Douzelage in Bundoran see : the countryside of Sherborne recently. www.discoverbundoran.com/douzelage Contact [email protected] Discover Bundoran, Tourist Office, The Bridge, Bundoran, County Donegal, F94 D274, Ireland. Shane and Pascale on tour in Maastricht. August 2015 October 2015

Luka Nunar from our Slovenian A t t h e s t a r t o f O c t o b e r w e Luka w welcomed guests of a different kind Douzelage town of Skoa Loka paid Shirt perfears his Bund with his band.orming on soran – 12 Morris dancers from Sherborne. a visit for one week to experience tag the Irish culture and music of e The Wessex Morris Men came and Bundoran and Donegal. He was entertained the locals and the hosted by Shane and very much visitors with their unique style and The Morris Dancers performances for a full 4 days. On take part in the enjoyed his time by the sea! He said Bluestacks Carnival. 'The first thing I visited was the second day of their trip they Brennans pub. That's THE pub. visited both the primary and There's no music. Only people s e co n d a r y s c h o o l s g iv i n g a talking to each other and that's what demonstration of their dancing are pubs meant for in my humble style and then involving all of the opinion. Not only has Bundoran students and teaching them some awesome coast and nature, the city dance steps too. They re-enacted a itself is also wonderful, everybody famous photo from Bundoran is so kind and ready to help. Since I called Dancing by the Sea on a m a m u s i c i a n my g re a t e s t Saturday aernoon by performing memories belong to musical part of on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic . my trip, e.g. we (me and Shane) went Ocean and then on Saturday night to the Sligo festival and also took part in the massive Donegal attended a gig in the Chasin Bull. I Bay and Bluestacks Carnival parade was lucky to have such a great host, through our neighbouring town of furthermore he works in tourism so B a l lys h a n n o n . A n e ve n i n g I was able to see all the greatest performing with Erdini took place things in Bundoran/Donegal.' on Sunday with the weary travellers returning home to the UK on Monday. Their visit will not be The Morris Men at Magh Ene College Bundoran. forgotten!

Shane and Lukaont at the seafr oran. in Bund The original dancing by the sea scene.

The Morris Men recreate "Dancing by the Sea".