Coming up
Monday 9th March: Sevenoaks Annual Town Meeting; from 6:30 at the Bat & Ball Community Centre, Sevenoaks TN14 5DN
We'll be there. Come along and meet us!
Sunday 19th April: Spring Lunch, with an optional country walk beforehand; the Windmill, Weald.
Thursday 28th May - Monday 1st June: Visit by members of the 'Freunde von Sevenoaks' from Rheinbach. Full details will be circulated to members shortly.
Recently
Friday 6th February: New Year Dinner, John London
Room, Sevenoaks Community Centre
1st & 3rd December: Rheinbach Gymnasium school
Choir and Orchestra perform public concerts at Knole Academy and Colfes
School (see brief report, right or below depending on the type of device you are using).
Wednesday 19th November: Friends of Rheinbach AGM and social. Sevenoaks Community Centre.
Tuesday 30th September: 'Almost Oktoberfest' social evening; Bull Inn, Otford.
10th - 14th July: Friends of Rheinbach group visit to Rheinbach (see brief report, right or below depending on the type of device you are using).
Sunday 27th April: Spring walk and lunch, Weald.
Thursday 25th April: 'Fireside Chat' evening with Sir Sebastian Wood, former British Ambassador to Berlin; The Bullfinch, Dunton Green.
Julia Maassen
Happy New Year!
The Mayor of Sevenoaks, Tony Clayton and his wife were guests of honour at the recent Friends of Rheinbach annual dinner which took place at the Sevenoaks Community Centre. After drinks, members and guests were able to enjoy a fine three-course meal prepared by some of the association’s own members. The evening ended with thanks from the mayor who himself helped establish the twinning arrangement in the 1990s with Rheinbach.
Rheinbach and Sevenoaks Pupils
Making Music Together
In early December, 64 visiting pupils from the Städtisches Gymnasium in Rheinbach joined Knole Academy pupils and the renowned choral group Voces 8 for a day of shared music making. The day's events were rounded off with a public concert in the Academy's Oaks Theatre.
Friends of Rheinbach 25th
Anniversary Visit
In mid-July a group from the Friends of Rheinbach travelled to Germany to celebrate 25 years of twinning between the two towns.
During the four-day visit visitors from Sevenoaks were entertained with excursions in the area and attended a formal reception. This was held in the attractive Glass Museum with its many fine exhibits produced by local artists.
Guests were addressed by the Mayor of Rheinbach and heard a greeting from Sevenoaks Town Mayor, Tony Clayton, who had been instrumental in establishing the formal twinning arrangement.
At the reception, piano and violin duets were played by Peter Young from Sevenoaks and by Julia Maassen (pictured) who played as a schoolgirl 25 years ago at the inaugural twinning celebrations.
The visit ended with a farewell dinner and many wishes for a continuance of the warm friendship with our twin town in Germany.
