Easter 2002, Noyon, Friday, March, 29th. |
Friday, April 18th 2003. |
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Easter 2002, Noyon, Friday, March, 29th. |
Friday, April 18th 2003. |
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2003 We are heartily welcomed by Ingrid Whale, Deputy Mayor. The town of Noyon is representedby Marc Moyat, Deputy Mayor. |
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At the request of Michael Way, mayor of Hexham, the morning starts at the English and French military cemetaries where fresh flowers and wreathes are brought to the cenotaphs. We spend a moment sadly thinking of all these people killed in vain, in the great butchery of the First World War. |
Then the two mayors officially open the Hexham roudabout. The coat-of-arms of the two towns can be seen from a great distance by the hundreds of motorists who pass there everyday. |
Now the mayors and the presidents of the two committees have the priviledge to sit on the bench offered by the Hexham Town Twinning Association. It has been installed by the technical services of Noyon the preceding day in the garden of the "Rue deParis". It is indeed a strong and comfortable bench. |
2002 In the "Jardin des Tanneurs", the mayors and presidents are at work again. An English oak tree is planted as a present from the Town of Hexham. |
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In Hexham, on Sunday, April 20th, 2003 at lunch time |
Micheal and Carol Way are standing with Marc, who represents the rown of Noyon. Michael Way, The Mayor of Hexham, is carrying the rose tree offered by the Noyon Town Twinning Committee to the Town of Hexham |
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the twinning, the two most important musical associations of Noyon, the Harmony and the Virelai, combine their talents to offer our English guests and the Noyonese a wonderful, free concert. |
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In Hexham, on Saturday, April, 19th, 2003 Concert in memory of Bertrand Labarre |
Before the beginning of the concert dedicated to his memory, David Oliver pays a vibrant tribute to Bertrand Labarre. On stage the Harmonie of Noyon. The musicians have been invited by the twinning committee in Hexham and will play a second time for a short gig on the Sunday evening. |
After the Harmonie who played a very lively, mostly Anglo-Saxon repertoire, we listen to the Hexham Orpheus choir who beautifully sing French music to us and finally to the Haydon Bridge community Orchestra whose shirts are something to remember and whose sound is definitely rock-and-roll. |
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Guided visits |
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No, no, no, there is no confusion of story or century. Contrarily to appearances, we are in Amiens where these magnificent "grognards" or Napoleon's Old Guard celebrate the ephemeral peace of , known as the Peacr of Amiens. Some splendid English grenadiers, in their red uniforms, have even crossed the Channel on the occasion. |
Sunday, April, 20th This time, no mistake, we are in the 21st century and in Newcastle on top of that. The Millenuim Bridge crosses the Tyne in front of the Baltic, the new Centre for Contemporarry Art and we're going to visit it. It was built inside nicely renovated old flour mills. The ambition of Newcastle is to become the cultural capital of the North. |
2002 There, you see! It is Amiens and its funny clock. |
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It took quite a while for us to start dancing, but it seems that the disco music is enjoyed by most. |
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But some were taken by Mathieu Rouault, Danielle Esposito, Jocelyne Moyat, etc. Design and picture editing : Danielle Esposito |
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Association de jumelage Noyon-Hexham
Hôtel de Ville de Noyon
Place Bertrand Labarre
60400 Noyon
