Schools’ exchanges: The schools' exchanges between the Judd School and the Adolf Reichwein Gymnasium took place as usual in June this year, with our overseas visitors spending time at the Tower of London, Brighton, Canterbury Cathedral and Historic Dockyard Chatham. At over 50 years of these exchanges, this is thought to be the longest running such programme in the country.
Pupils at Hillview School for Girls provided art for an exhibition in Heusenstamm entitled Water Stories. This was facilitated by the Freundschaftkreis Tonbridge und Malling. A video of the exhibition can be watched by following the link here.
The link between the Slade School and the Matthias-Claudius-Schule in Rembrücken continues to develop.
The Haysden Volunteer Group has turned the Heusenstamm Friendship Wood into a bluebell wood by planting 1000s of native bluebell bulbs. The Circle has contributed to this project by providing funding for 2000 bulbs, in the hope that it will encourage more people to visit. Come April, it should be a blaze of colour!
The flower border around the Heusenstamm Relic near Tonbridge Castle is creating a lot of interest from passersby. The Relic, a stone from the old castle in Heusenstamm, was presented to Tonbridge in 1994 on the 10th anniversary of the twinning link. After an initial consultation between Alison Marsden, of Gardening by Design, Debi Simpson of Tonbridge Community Gardeners (TCG) and Eileen Best and Suzannah Niklas of HFC, the garden was laid out and planted by members of TCG, together with pupils of Sevenoaks School’s Voluntary Service Unit and members of HFC. After a donation from the Tonbridge Lions for its upkeep, which enabled us to hire a professional gardener, the garden is now again maintained by volunteer Circle Members. To see photos of the progress of the border, click here . This gallery will be updated regularly.
Dates for your diary:
13 July 2025: Concert by the Sevenoaks and Tonbridge Concert Band, with the Tonbridge Scout and Guide Band, at Tonbridge Castle, from 2 till 4 pm. Come and join us for an enjoyable afternoon and bring a picnic.
19 July 2025: English Picnic at the Evangelische Kantorei Gemeindehaus, Heusenstamm, from noon. All overseas friends welcome, for advice on travel and accommodation, please contact our chairman (see the Contact Us page), or via facebook.
3 - 5 October 2025: Visit to Tonbridge by a large group from Heusenstamm, including members of the Freundschaftkreis Tonbridge und Malling.
For details on any of the above, please regularly check this page or our facebook page.
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