Issue - meetings

The Leisure Services Manager (Development), Mr S Gregg, presented the twinning officer’s report on recent activity with Heusenstamm and Le Puy-en-Velay and made particular reference to an Anglo-French tournament hosted by Tonbridge Tennis Club with a group of players from Le Puy over the weekend of 23/24 August and to the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the twinning between Tonbridge and Malling and Heusenstamm over the weekend 13-14 September 2014.  Further to Minute TWC 14/5 of the previous meeting, Mr Gregg advised that a sign detailing the history of the Heusenstamm Friendship Wood was being progressed in liaison with the Heusenstamm Friendship Circle. 

In the absence of Mr Bisson, Mr Gregg set out details of the Malling Auchel Association’s celebration of its thirtieth anniversary of twinning with Auchel which had included the installation of a tree and commemorative plaque in Macey’s Meadow, near to the cricket pavilion in West Malling, which had been attended by the Mayor.  Regretfully, Mr Gregg also advised that, due to the depletion of membership in both the associations, a decision had been taken to end the formal twinning arrangement between the two towns on a ‘high note’ following the celebration of the anniversary.