DITTON
TWINNING ASSOCIATION
- EARLIER EVENTS WITH RANG-DU-FLIERS
c/o Parish Council Office
Ditton Community Centre
Kilnbarn Road
DITTON
Aylesford
Kent ME20 6AH
Telephone: 01732 844749
Fax: 01732 845572
The French town of Rang du Fliers is located on the Côte d'Opale (the Opal Coast), 6 Km from the beach of Berck sur Mer, in the Montreuil sur Mer area.
For more information about the Twinning Association and to see how you can get involved, please contact Elieen Jones, email here. To go to the Twinning Association's main page, click here.
DITTON INFANT SCHOOL VISIT TO THE INFANTS SCHOOL IN RANG DU FLIERS ON 11TH JUNE 2005.
The children from Ditton enjoyed being shown around the School in Rang-du-Fliers
and going into classrooms and, although shy at first, did practice their
French.
School Classroom, Rang-du-Fliers
The Children also enjoyed a walk around the village and their visit to
the Boulangerie/Patisserie and a French Supermarket.
They ended their visit with a picnic on the neighbouring beach of Berck-Sur-Mer.
Berck Sur Mer beach
BASTILLE CELEBRATION VISIT, 2005
Twenty six people from Ditton, including Councillors and residents, visited Rang-du-Fliers on 13th & 14th July 2005 to attend the Bastille celebrations.
They received a very warm welcome and attended a dinner, torchlight procession and firework display on the evening of the 13th. The next day they attended the more serious wreath laying ceremony and wreaths were laid from Ditton Parish Council and Ditton Twinning Association. During the ceremony two minutes silence was observed in memory of those who died in the London bombings. All French and English flags in the town were flown at half mast as a mark of respect to those who died in the attacks.
After the ceremony, everyone marched behind the Rang-du-Fliers band to the School playground where the town Majorettes gave a display before proceeding to the Vin d'honneur for those people in the town who have achievements in Sport, long service etc., during the past year. Public presentations were made to each of these.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the twinning of the two communities, Ditton Parish Council's Chairman, John Day, presented the Mayor with an engraved crystal decanter and the Twinning Association presented him with a locally made and decorated pottery bowl.
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Tourist Information Office and Council Chamber, Rang-du-Fliers |
Majorettes |
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Mayor of Rang-du-Fliers, Jose Collett holding gift from Ditton Twinning Association presented to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Twinning. |
Ceramic Bowl gift from Ditton Twinning Association to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Twinning. |
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Torchlight Procession through the Village of Rang-du-Fliers |
Bastille Wreath Laying Ceremony |
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Wreaths |
