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 FUTURE EVENTS

See also Past Events and the Newsletters.

Colmar Churches Visit

1 - 6 May 2012

Three representatives from churches in Colmar will make a planning visit to Abingdon.

Film Show

Thursday 3 May 2012 - 7.15pm Lecture Theatre 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), Italy 2010, 110 minutes, Cert 12A.

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."

Pre-film glass of wine and nibbles at 7.15
Film at approximately 7.45
Cheese and wine at 9.40 - Please bring your own wine!
Admission (ABCD and ADTTS members) £6.00 - includes film, food and soft drinks.

Europe Day

Wednesday 9 May 2012 - 7 for 7.30pm at Kitsons Restaurant

As everyone who went enjoyed the Europe Day dinner held last year at Kitsons restaurant in Abingdon, we are returning for this year’s dinner. Please put the date in your diary. We now have the menu. Please make your choices and complete the booking form at the end of the April Newsletter. Places are limited so it will have to be first come, first served.

A Night of Opera

Monday 14 May 2012 - 7.45pm at Amey Theatre, Abingdon School

To celebrate 40 years of twinning with Lucca, this will be a special night of opera with the Italian Soprano, Silvana Froli, from Lucca, and supported by the Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society Chorus.

Many will remember that Silvana sang to us in St Nicolas Church a few years ago (November 2008). An article on one of her recent concerts in Florence said:

“Her natural soprano voice allowed her to learn from great singers, doing final masterclasses with Susanna Rigacci, participating in interesting projects like an American video production with Andrea Bocelli in 1998 and a BBC television interview as the typical Puccini singer just recently. In 2002 she sang in Mozart's Requiem and was very requested as Mimi at the annual "Puccini e la sua Lucca" Festival as well as in many opera houses all over Italy and abroad. At Elba she sang in 2008 Cio-Cio-San in Madame Butterfly. Her repertoire also includes Tosca in 'Tosca' and Turandot in 'Turandot'.”

(See her perform in many videos on YouTube, including a concert in Sint-Niklaas.) So we are in for a special treat on that evening!

Concert Tickets will only be £10.00 and can be obtained from John Smith (01235 525518 or secretary@adtts.eu) or Michael Matthews (01235 520027 or mw.matthews@tiscali.co.uk).

Alternatively, you might like to take a group of friends and make an evening of it. With that in mind ADTTS have got together with Limoncello, the Italian restaurant in Abingdon, to offer a supper and concert package for £25.00 on Monday 14 May. Limoncello will open at 5.45 for us with a special supper menu. You can then walk to the theatre which is less than ten minutes away, or drive of course. You can book tables for any number between 2 and 12 people, but be aware that numbers are limited and so you will need to book quite quickly. If you would like to book a table for supper in Limoncello followed by the concert please contact Stella Carter (stella@bakehouse.supanet.com). She will then reserve a table for you AND also your tickets for the concert.

We wish to make this concert a sell-out, so please contact your friends, local choirs, musical groups, opera society, WI or Townswomen’s Guild, U3A, etc., or you can download and print pdf files of hand bills to distribute or of colour posters to display.

Thank you, we look forward to sharing a wonderful evening with you!

Argentan Cycle Trip

17 - 20 May 2012

On Thursday May 17th twenty three Abingdon cyclists are going for a long weekend in Argentan. The programme is:

Thursday 17th 6.00 Set off on bikes for Portsmouth for the 22.45 night ferry.

Friday 18th 6.45 Cyclorandonneurs d`Argentan meet us at Ouistreham and accompany us via la Suisse Normande to Argentan.

Saturday 19th Tour of Argentan area including Camembert, Charlotte Corday and Montormel.

Sunday 8.00 Set off back for 17.30 ferry back to Portsmouth to be met by friends in cars.

Richard Smart

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 to Abingdon, Virginia.

Fun in the Park

Saturday 2 June 2012 - 1pm to 4pm Abbey Grounds

As part of the events for the Jubilee, ADTTS will have a stall featuring French games at the town's annual Fun in the Park afternoon.

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.

Churches Visit Argentan

21 - 25 June 2012

Abingdon's twin town of Argentan in Normandy has invited a group of 10 to 12 to visit over the long weekend 21st to 25th June. French is not a necessity. If you are interested, please contact your church's CiA Twinning Group representative or Elizabeth Edgecombe (01235 524978 or emedgecomb@tiscali.co.uk). 

Schongau Youth Twinning

5 - 8 July 2012

On Thursday 5th July Richard Smart will be accompanying eight John Mason students to Schongau to celebrate 50 years of twinning with a Jeux sans Frontieres weekend with young people from other twin towns, returning on Sunday 8th July.

Garden Party

Sunday 22 July 2012 - Willows, Faringdon Road, Shippon

John and Ann 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.

Schongau Churches Visit

6 - 10 September 2012

Members of the Church in Abingdon are hosting a party from churches in Schongau.

Remembrance Sunday

Sunday 11 November 2012 - 11am at The Square

ADTTS together with an invited representative from one of our twin towns will lay wreathes at the town's Remembrance ceremony.

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.

See the February Newsletter for more information and how to express an interest (preferably before 21 February).

Official Visit to Colmar

22 - 23 November

The town of Colmar offers an official invitation to the Chair of the Vale of White Horse and the Chair of ADTTS to come for a weekend of celebrations marking fifty years of twinning.

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