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 FUTURE EVENTS

See also Past Events and the Newsletters.

Evening Meeting - Quiz

Wednesday 18 January 2012 - 7.30 for 8pm at Preston Road Community Centre

The ADTTS Quiz is an event to lighten up a dark winter evening. This is always a quiz with a difference. There will be questions on local, international and twinning subjects and the refreshments will be incorporated into the quiz as the "Tasting Rounds". Teams will be of 6 or 8 people, but you can come by yourself and make up a team on the night. Members of ADTTS and Vale Twinning Associations £3, visitors £5.

We hope that other twinning groups in the Vale might like to send a team or a few individuals this year - they would be very welcome. Just let Peter & Anne Dodd know on 01235 525997 (peteranne@aol.com).

Evening Meeting - Abingdon Museum

Wednesday 15 February 2012 - 7.30 for 8pm at Preston Road Community Centre

Evening Meeting - Colmar

Wednesday 21 March 2012 - 7.30 for 8pm at Preston Road Community Centre

We have invited to come over and tell us about the history and culture of Alsace a Scot, David Mallen, living in Colmar, together with a native, Gérard Klipfel, another member of their twinning Association.

French Market

22 - 24 March 2012 - Market Place

ADTTS will have a stand at the market on the Saturday morning (24th).

Schools Visit Argentan

24 - 31 March 2012

About thirty pupils from Abingdon Schools (Fitzharries, John Mason & Larkmead) will visit Argentan on an exchange visit.

Argentan Tennis Players Visit

12 - 15 April 2012

About ten Argentan tennis players are coming over for the weekend, hosted by Abingdon tennis club.

Argentan Quasimodo Fair

14 - 15 April 2012

The annual Quasimodo Fair in Argentan features this year the gastronomy of Normandy.

Evening Meeting - Circle Dancing

Wednesday 18 April 2012 - 7.30 for 8pm at Preston Road Community Centre

Learn about some European dances and the opportunity to try one or two for yourself!

Clubs & Societies Day

Saturday 21 April 2012 - Guildhall

Film Show

Thursday 3 May 2012 - 7 for 7.30pm at Abingdon College, Northcourt Road

We join the local film society for a showing of a contemporary Italian comedy, made in 2010, entitled Loose Cannons (Mine vaganti). (Running time: 110 minutes)

Mike Bloom of ABCD says: "I found it very well-made (by a Turkish director, all of whose films, I think, are made in Italy or have an Italian connection) and genuinely very funny. It's based around the two sons of a pasta factory owner coming out as gay, or trying to, and the difficulties this creates all round. The comedy largely derives from the members of the extended family having their own guilty secrets."

Europe Day

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Members mark Europe Day with dinner together at Kitson's restaurant.

Italian Concert

Monday 14 May 2012 - Amey Hall, Abingdon School

A concert is planned featuring two professional musicians from Lucca.

Argentan Cycle Trip

17 - 20 May 2012

Richard Smart is organising another weekend visit to Argentan in Normandy by Abingdon's cyclists. He writes:

On 17th May about 15 of us are cycling to Argentan where we will be looked after by Argentan cycling club whom we hosted back in June. The plan is 17th cycle to Portsmouth for night ferry, 18th Ouistreham to Argentan by scenic route, 19th Argentan district and 20th Argentan to Portsmouth scenic route 2.

Jubilee Events

2 - 5 June 2012

For the Queen's Jubilee weekend, we hope to host visitors from our twin towns to join with us in Abingdon's events marking the anniversary. An invitation has also been extended by the town to Abingdon, Virginia.

Argentan Schools Visit

9 - 16 June 2012

School pupils from Argentan will visit Abingdon for a return exchange. On Monday 11 June, ADTTS will take them on a tour of the town.

Garden Party

Sunday 22 July 2012 - Willows, Faringdon Road, Shippon

John and Anne Prior will host the Society's annual Garden Party at their home in Shippon.

Sint-Niklaas Euromarket

3 - 5 August 2012

Every 6 years, the city of Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) organises an authentic European market with participants from the 27 European countries. On the biggest market place of Belgium, it brings together market traders and merchants with typical products of each country. For details see www.sint-niklaas.be/euromarkt. Three of our local producers are invited.

Alsace Patchwork

13 - 16 September 2012

Those interested in patchwork may be interested in visiting our twin town of Colmar for the 18th Carrefour Européen du Patchwork. Details at www.patchwork-europe.com. Abingdon Quilters propose to organise a trip. (Contact: Trine Lucy 01235 535243)

Visit to Argentan

4 - 8 October 2012

This year's proposed Society visit is to our twin town of Argentan in Normandy. It is the annual half-marathon on the Saturday and our programme of activities will include joining in the Friday pasta party and post-race dinner dance.

Colmar Anniversary Weekend

30 November - 2 December 2012 tbc

A combined 50th anniversary of twinning and 20th anniversary of the Colmar twinning association will be held on the first weekend of December at the beginning of the Advent festivities. All the towns will be invited to send 4 people for a twinning weekend, and Lucca, Schongau & Sint-Niklaas are invited to send young soloists for a concert.

Christmas Lunch

Sunday 16 December 2012 - 12.30 for 1pm at The Cosener's House