AZAY LE RIDEAU EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR SEPTEMBER 2009

Thursday, 3       
Estimated time of arrival, 12.30. At Croston (Bishop Rawstorne School layby) Rest of day with host families.
Friday, 4
Meet at layby at 08.00 for prompt departure for Chatsworth House, Buxton. A tour
of the House and Gardens has been arranged at no charge for the French. The
Chatsworth Country Fair will be on at the time of our visit and although no booking
for that has been made, individuals may choose to attend the Fair at a cost of £13
per head for you AND/OR your guests. A picnic lunch will be needed. Estimated time of return to layby: 18.00.
Saturday, 5       
Free with hosts.
Sunday, 6
Free with hosts until 17.00 when the Memorial Seat for Bernard Viau will be
formally 'unveiled' on Croston Village Green by Mauricette Viau and Duncan
Williams.
From 19.00 there will be a Soiree at Mere Brow Bowls Club. This will include a Barn Dance and a Hog Roast supper or vegetarian option. (Notify me by July 10 if you require the option) Tickets will be sent to you to confirm both your place at the Soiree and your meal; tickets will cost £5 per head for hosts or £10 for non-Association members. French visitors will not need to pay and you will be sent their tickets with your own plus a map and order form for more tickets if available. A free bus service (courtesy of Don Fraser Coaches) will run to and from Croston. Any request for seats must be with me, not the coach company, by August 31.
Monday, 7       
Leave from Croston layby at 09.00 for Port Sunlight Village and Museum; Ferry
across the Mersey, free time at Albert Dock then, if there is time, a short coach trip
to see Liverpool's two Cathedrals. (At least from the outside) We will have lunch at
The Bridge Inn in Port Sunlight after a guided tour of the village. Lunches there will
cost about £5 to £6 according to your capacity. Again there will be no charge for
your French guests. We will return to the layby for 18.00.

Note that both Friday and Monday trips are open to hosts and other Association members. Entrance costs for Chatsworth are £7.75 for over 60's £9.25 otherwise. Port Sunlight will cost £3.30. Coach fares will depend on numbers travelling so please book with me a.s.a.p. or by July 10th. Money will be collected on the day.
Tuesday, 8     
  Departure from Croston layby at 15.00 for au revoir and bon retour.


NB. All payments should be made to Rob Boyer in cash or by cheque to Croston Twinning Association.

If you are hosting Exchange visitors in September ……………

Tickets will be issued for the soiree and the hog roast in due course. This will take place on the Sunday evening and will be free for your guest(s), at a cost of £5-£6 per person if you are an Association member or £10 otherwise. Tickets will be limited, so if extras are required please let me know very soon as these will be issued on a first come first served basis. I need to know by Friday July 10th if you wish to have a vegetarian meal. (The French will supply this information for themselves)
Visits arranged for the Exchange on Friday 4th September (Chatsworth and Monday 7th (Port Sunlight) are open for hosts and other Association members to join in. As a coach has to be booked I need to know numbers by July 10th and the more who come along, the lower the cost. Please remember July 10th is the last date for letting me any extra seat reservations. After that will be too late!
The full programme for the Exchange plus tickets, timing, final costs, etc. will be sent to hosts as soon as all details are known, probably by the end of July.
You can reach me most evenings, though not Tuesdays, on 01257 462529.


Gramam White (Chairman).