The Petersfield Twinning Association Committee were photographed in Rams Walk to enable a Christmas greetings card to be sent to the twin towns of Warendorf in Germany and Barentin in France.

The association has about 70 members, and fosters and promotes goodwill and friendship between Petersfield and the organisations and individuals of Barentin and Warendorf.

Usually the association organises trips to the twin towns, or hosts visiting groups from them.

But in the past year the exchanges with both towns had to be cancelled, like so many other organisations’ events, because of Covid.

It is hoped 2022 will enable the recommencement of the regular group visits.

Petersfield twinners plan to travel to Barentin at the end of April and host guests from Warendorf in the summer, putting on a programme of outings and other activities with them.

Twinning charters were signed in Petersfield in October 1992 and Barentin in April 1993, and in 2006 Petersfield officially twinned with Warendorf; the German town was already twinned with Barentin.

The Twinning Association is a friendly and informal group delighted to receive new members or enquiries about its activities.

Anyone interested in joining the Twinning Association should email Ian Chambers, the secretary, at [email protected]