Hertford is twinned with two towns
in Europe.
For the Friends of Evron and the Friends of Wildeshausen, that means
they have formed lasting friendships.
Hertford became twinned with Evron, in France, in 1980. At the same
time, Evron twinned with Wildeshausen. Hertford’s twinning
with Wildeshausen followed in 1995, so there is now a triangle of
friendship.
Evron is a small town in the Mayenne, near Le Mans. It is in the
centre of farming country. Over twenty years, many close friendships
have been formed. Wildeshausen is just outside Bremen in North Germany.
It is also in farming country with some residents commuting to Bremen
and even Hamburg. There are many very active connections between
both towns.
One of the objects of twinning is the making of group contacts.
Hertford’s Choral Society exchanges musical visits with both
towns, the Baptist Church has close ties with a similar church in
Wildeshausen. There have also been sporting, art and work-experience
exchanges. One happy result of all the exchanges is the discovery
that language is no barrier to friendship and it is a great help
to learn that the French and Germans are often as shy about a foreign
language as we are!
Both the Friends of Evron and the Friends of Wildenshausen have
meetings in Hertford, to maintain contact and help raise funds for
the visits from the twin towns.
Contact:
Friends of Evron
Frank Ferguson,
Old Forge House,
Hertingfordbury
SG14 2LB
Tel: 01992 582946
Friends of Wildeshausen
David Kirby,
Molewood End
Molewood Road,
Hertford
SG14 3LT
Tel 01992 558634
Hartford, Connecticut - Hertford’s
Namesake City
Samuel Stone was a 17th century Puritan Minister who, together with
Thomas Hooker established the American town of Hartford, Connecticut,
suitably named after Hertford, home to Samuel’s parents John
and Sarah Stone who lived in Fore Street, Hertford at the time of
their son’s birth in 1602. There are established links between
Hertford and Hartford; for further information contact: Keith Marshall
or Sue Dickson on
01992 582039.
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