A group of
30 French children are due to arrive in Froghill today, as part of a cultural exchange
with our twin town of Jument sur Mer. The ten- and eleven-year-olds will be
staying with local families over the Easter holidays.
The Hon. Gordon
Bennett, who will greet the visitors as their coach arrives at the Town Hall this
afternoon, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to put aside present differences
and further the long-established friendship between our two nations.”
Each of the
young visitors is to be paired with a local counterpart and the Anglo-French group
will spend the entire week in each other’s company.
“We have a
wonderful schedule of events lined up, one that really showcases the richness
and diversity of the Froghill area,” said Mayor Bennet.
“Highlights
will include a conveyor belt ride at the Mungo Park Road Recycling Centre, a
hands-on assisted piglet birthing at Raylings Farm and an illustrated lecture
on sprocket greasing techniques at Chitling’s Balls and Brackets.”
The week
will climax with a classic celebration of British culture, as the children spend
Saturday evening in Froghill’s Nut Tree pub. Landlord Bill Blocker will personally
ensure that each child consumes eight pints of bitter and a bag of pork
scratchings, before he or she gets into a fight over Brexit and then vomits in
a minicab on the way home.
“We look forward to
welcoming these young people to our town,” said Mayor Bennet, “and hope that the
next week will help us turn Vive la Différence into Vive La Similitude!”
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