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Published:
July 22, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea
Mayor welcomes visitors from German twin town
Dozens of visitors from Fritzlar in Germany - which is twinned
with Burnham-On-Sea - were welcomed to the town on Monday evening
(July 21st).
Mayor Peter Clayton led a formal ceremony at the town council
chambers for the group of 40 visitors, who are staying with local
residents during their five-day visit.
 Organised
by Burnham and Highbridge Fritzlar Twinning Society, the visit
will include a range of activities for the group.
They
will spend Tuesday in Burnham, take a day trip to Wales on Wednesday,
enjoy a walk to Brent Knoll on Thursday, and then be treated to
a farewell dinner in Lympsham on Thursday evening.
Gabrielle
Ulrich, Chairperson of the German Fritzlar Twinning Association,
said: "Thank you very much for your hearty welcome on our
arrival. We are very pleased to be back in Burnham and Highbridge
among so many friends."
Shirley
Smith, wife of Burnham's Town Crier, with Gabrielle Ulrich, Chairperson
of the German Fritzlar Twinning Association
Burnham's
Mayor and Mayoress welcome several of the German visitors
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