The annual planning meeting, hosted by Thiers, took place on Friday 30th January 2026. As last year it was held remotely rather than face to face. It was lovely to see our friends from Thiers and Schrobenhausen, albeit remotely, and we are looking forward to travelling to Schrobenhausen in June 2026 to meet in person. We discussed the current situations in our three towns. Pascal Hanse , the President of the Comité de Jumelage de Thiers , explained that there are soon to be m

What a fantastic party we had last Sunday. Thanks to Marina Hulke for serving us with traditional Bavarian gluhwein; a delicious French/German/English themed buffet was provided by the committee; a very entertaining quiz was hosted by David McDowell , with great on-theme prizes and even a little karaoke, he was hlped by his trusty assistant Marina Hulke ; the evening ended with a good old carol sing-along with Beverley Ball  on the piano, getting us truly into the spirit of

Our lovely member Marina Hulke  is running German conversation classes to help prepare us for our forthcoming trip to Schrobenhausen. They are taking place on Saturday mornings from 11am in Bridgnorth Library and added, by popular demand, on Tuesday evenings from 7pm at Bridgnroth Rugby Club clubhouse. I hear these are great fun and are open to all whatever your ability. Marina Hulke is German by birth and she is generously offering these free of charge to give us a leg up b