There is a lot of news and photos to to be added to the site over the next few weeks stemming from our twinning trip to Thury-Harcourt. Expect the normal appeals for anecdotes, stories and photos, as well as several new links. Before this, however, there is a need to highlight an exceptional achievement. Jeff Day, our chairman, has received a remarkable double honour by becoming the citizen of the year in both Seaton and Thury-Harcourt in the same week. Thury's Mayor Paul Chandelier (seen with Jeff above) presented Jeff with the award last Saturday at a reception held for the Seaton twinners. He congratulated our Association on having an excellent website and explained that through it, his Council had discovered the award bestowed on Jeff by the town of Seaton and decided that they too wanted to recognize his great work for international friendship and understanding. Consequently they had made him Thury's Citizen of the year, and had had a special medal produced. A reporter from the newspaper, Ouest-France was at hand and the next edition duly carried the headlineJeff Day, décoré, devient citoyen de l'année
which can be loosely translated as Jeff Day, honoured for his service becomes citizen of the year.
The link to the online article in Ouest-France is on the list of external links on the right together with a second article on the twinning visit
The sentiment expressed in the article by Thury's mayor very roughly translates (and this is not a accurate word for word translation by any means) as -
It is friendship, not politicians that makes a better world . In twinning we are building a Europe with our fellow English and Germans. It is what Jeff has been doing for twenty-seven years and this deserves a medal!
A photos of close-ups of both the French medal and the English lapel badge have been added to
the photo gallery of commemorative items
Part of the presentation is shown in the video below
The inscription says Jeff Day 27 years service of Twinning Seaton-Thury Harcourt 22 May 2010
1 comment:
Well done Dad!! Thank you for all you do in bringing people together. It is a very special skill you have from which we have all benefited. I am very proud to be your daughter.
Sally x
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