MP supports place naming

Seaton's MP, Neil Parish, has endorsed our efforts to naming an open space in Seaton in honour of Thury-Harcourt. In an email to Graham Jones, he writes :-

Dear Mr Jones,

Thank you for your recent email regarding the open space commonly known as “The Public Realm”.

I would be very happy to support Seaton and District Twinning Association in their desire to name the area, either “Place Thury-Harcourt” after French usage, or the anglicised equivalent form of “Thury-Harcourt Place”.

I would be very happy for you to make public my support for the naming of “The Public Realm”. I am a big supporter of Seaton twinning with Thury-Harcourt in Normandy. I believe that the way to create greater understanding between ourselves and the continent is for exchanges to take place between individuals, rather than politicians pontificating on the matter!

I wish you a very Happy Christmas and hope that all goes well with the public consultation.

Yours sincerely,

Neil Parish

 

 

News (and Photo Appeal)

The inactivity of the blog recently should not be taken as a indication that nothing has been happening with the Association. In fact a lot has been going on unreported and members have been involved with both social and fundraising events. Last month 10 members travelled to Axminster to play the Axminster twinners at skittles. Last month also saw the Grizzly Run and the Association supplied a number of race marshals, and in return the organizers made a very generous donation of £350 towards the work of the Association. This is possibly the biggest single donation in our history the Association is grateful to the members who made this possible by volunteering to be marshals.
Does anyone have photos of our members at either event for our archives and/or publication on the blog?. Please contact our archivist Graham Jones or any member of the committee .

Loss of plaque on oak at Thury-Harcourt

Seaton presented Thury with am English Oak. Spot the difference between the view above taken 2008 and that of the left taken in 2006, apart from two years growth in the tree that is. The plaque which is the only reference to the gift has disappeared

There is clearly a need for a replacement and all ideas for a more long lasting feature are welcome