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Picture by Barrie Gibson reproduced by kind permission of Doreen

Annual General Meeting 2008
The Twinning Association AGM will be held on Monday 31st March at Croston Sports Club at 8pm.

Visit to Azay-leRideau 2008
This will take place 21st-27th August 2008.  We will travel by coach and ferry on 21st, arriving for an overnight stay in Arras before arriving at Azay around midday on 22nd.  We leave Azay on 26th, staying again overnight in Arras to arrive home on 27th. Overall return cost per person for coach and ferry not more than £160 per person plus around 70 euros per person per night in Arras (55euros/single room.  Breakfast 8 euros per person.  £50 deposit per person MUST be paid by end of April, balance by end of June

Twinning Association Find out here about The association's aims, history and activities as well as details of meetings, forthcoming local events and exchange visits. Everyone is welcome - You can only benefit from the warmth and friendship that has developed over the years amongst our friends in Azay, and in the local community at large.

Azay-le-Rideau is a beautiful town situated in the Loire Valley.  It has a wonderful fairytale chateau, ancient buildings, a troglodite settlement and caves, picturesque town centre, tranquil river scenery, several local vineyards, good food and much, much more.  We are also twinned with the surrounding villages of Cheille, Rivarennes, Villaines les Rochers and Thilouze    Well worth a visit to this delightful area.
We are always warmly welcomed by the local residents, and enjoy a fantastic time with amazing hospitality whenever we visit them.   
See for yourself

Croston - Our Bastille Day/Twinning Fair has become a firm family favourite in Croston and is usually held on the village green, the weekend after Coffee Day.  Visits by sporting and music groups from Azay also give us regular excuses for fun and celebration.  Click here for photographs of past events and visits

Monsieur and Madame Mariotin welcome you to the Hotel de Biencourt, a few metres from the chateau in the centre of  Azay le Rideau.
http://www.hotelbiencourt.com

The Boules League has been an amazingly successful spin-off from the Twinning Association and arguably the most active group of its kind in the UK.  A game anyone can play,  with novices sometimes surprising seasoned members of the British Petanque Association who also participate.  Ten local pub teams join battle in weekly league games. Fixtures, past results and current league positions, as well details of  the many boules competitions now being organised by local sponsors and pubs, are updated weekly on this site during the playing season
Click Here if you or your pub are interested in joining in or
starting up this low cost fun activity in your area 

PLEASE CLICK HERE
For photos andJohn Lightfoot's memories of our visit to Azay-le-Rideau
24th -30th August 2006