Events are being planned to belatedly celebrate 20 years of Ledbury’s twinning with the town of Strömstad in Sweden.
The Ledbury Strömstad Twinning Association is also holding its AGM this month.
2020 marked 20 years of friendship between the two towns, but plans for anniversary celebrations had to be put on hold because of Covid.
With things finally getting back to normal, the association is making up for those postponements this year with two summer events planned.
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On Saturday, June 25 a Smorgasbord Evening will be held at the Talbot Hotel, which has become the spiritual home of the association over the past two decades.
This will be a traditional evening of Swedish food and twinning culture, starting at 7.30pm.
A Swedish-style Midsummer Celebration will take place the following Saturday (July 2) between 2.30pm and 5pm at Ledbury Recreation Ground.
Midsummer celebrations in Ledbury
This will be a fun family event including dancing around a Swedish-style Midsummer Pole, craft activities for children including making flower garlands and headdresses, and decorating pebbles with Swedish words and flags.
Families are invited to bring a picnic and Ledbury Community Choir will be singing party songs and a couple of Swedish songs.
Ledbury Swifts’ Under 18 Girls footballers will also be arranging other children’s activities ahead of their visit to Strömstad, to take part in the annual tournament there later in the month.
The twinning association’s AGM will take place on Tuesday, May 24, at 7.30pm at the Market House.
The group’s officers will be elected for the next year and afterwards, members will adjourn to Little Strömstad at the Talbot Hotel.
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