Hexham Town Twinning Association

METZINGEN VISITS HEXHAM 3 - 6 JULY 2026

Guests used various means to reach us from south-west Germany and by the evening of 2nd July there were 19 visitors staying in Hexham and surroundings. The first event on Friday was a morning walking… Read More >>

GERMAN FILM 'KÖLN 75' SPONSORED BY TOWN TWINNING 19.03.26

Thursday 19th March at 19:30 in the Forum Cinema Hexham. Over 100 people came to this film preview in the Forum Cinema, Hexham. Keith Jarrett’s January 1975 performance nearly never happened. Based… Read More >>

HEXHAM VISITS NOYON, 8TH-11TH MAY 2026

Friday 8th May 2026 saw some 40 people assembling in the Wentworth Car Park for an early start by coach to Noyon. Many were regulars, while others were going to our twin town for the first time.… Read More >>

PIZZA AND QUIZ EVENING IN VERCELLI'S, HEXHAM, TUESDAY 13.01.26

Contestants gathered in Vercelli's with each table limited to a maximum of six persons. There were six rounds of questionsset by committee members. These included a set on general French culture, a… Read More >>

Mini-Oktoberfest 22.10.2025

The Town Twinning Association's evening of German beer, pretzels and song in the Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham took place on Wednesday 22nd October. Music was provided by members of Hexham Village Band… Read More >>

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Hexham visits Metzingen, 4th-7th July 2025

A group of Hexham residents made their way to Metzingen, south of Stuttgart in south-western German, by various means - car, train and plane. Friday was a chance to visit sights in the area such as… Read More >>

HEXHAM TOWN TWINNING ASSOCIATION AGM 2025

OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe event took place in Hexham Community Centre and was chaired with due thoroughness by our Chair Marianne Corder, with office-holders giving an account of the past year's… Read More >>

WINE AND CHEESE EVENT 25.04.25

A town-twinning members' event was held in Hexham Community Centre. Each guest had a form to fill in, with five entries, one wine and its paired cheese. Guests had no idea which wines or cheeses were… Read More >>

PIZZA AND QUIZ EVENING IN VERCELLI'S RESTAURANT, HEXHAM, 21.01.2025

Over thirty contestants gathered in Vercelli's with each table limited to a maximum of six persons. There were six rounds of questions, set by committee members. These included a set on general… Read More >>

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FILM VIEWING: 'THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO' (2024, 12A), MARCH 2025

Sponsored by Hexham Town Twinning Association as part of the Tyne Valley Film Festival 2025. Sunday 23rd March 2025 at 3pm in the Forum Cinema, Hexham. Duration 188 minutes. The Count of Monte Cristo… Read More >>

Mini-Oktoberfest 2024

Around 50 people attended an evening of German beer, pretzels and song in the Tannery, Gilesgate, Hexham on Wednesday 23rd October. The music was provided by members of Hexham Village Band who had… Read More >>

HEXHAM VISITS NOYON, 24-27 MAY 2024

Following arrival by coach on Friday evening, guests from Hexham attended an official reception in Noyon's town hall on Saturday morning, addressed by both mayors. Derek Kennedy and Sandrine… Read More >>

METZINGEN VISITS HEXHAM, JUNE 21-24 2024

METZINGEN VISIT TO HEXHAM, 21-24 JUNE 2024 On Friday 21st June a group of visitors from our partner town in south-western Germany arrived here for the first time since the pandemic, travelling mostly… Read More >>

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 Hexham Town Twinning Association

The event took place in Hexham Community Centre on the evening of 17th May. Members of Hexham Village Band played for us before the meeting. The official business of reviewing last year's accounts… Read More >>

FILM VIEWING 'THE TASTE OF THINGS' IN MARCH 2024 Sponsored by Hexham Town Twinning Association. MARCH 2024

Wednesday 20th March at 19.30 in the Forum Cinema, Hexham In a delectable feast for the senses, peerless cook Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last 20 years.… Read More >>

PIZZA EVENING WITH QUIZ IN VERCELLI RESTAURANT, HEXHAM, JANUARY 2024

More than thirty members of Hexham Town Twinning Association met in Vercelli on Priestpopple on the evening of 22nd January for a social event to brighten the dark (and blustery) nights of winter.… Read More >>

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FRESHER'S FAIR IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL, SEPTEMBER 2023

The student representatives on the committee of Hexham Town Twinning, Jake Perrie and Amelia Dalton (see photo), ran a stand at the freshers' fair in the school at the start of the new academic year… Read More >>

TREES IN MEMORY OF PAST MEMBERS, JANUARY 2023

Hexham Town Twinning Association unveiled two tree dedications on Sunday 15th January in the Sele Park. The event was introduced by HTTA Chairperson Marianne Corder. Deputy Mayor Fay Hartland… Read More >>

REMEMBRANCE IN NOYON, NOVEMBER 2022

"The Armistice came into effect at 11am on 11th November 1918, bringing to an end four terrible years of fighting. The cost to France was immense: 1.4 million dead; 4 million wounded and maimed. Millions… Read More >>

REMEMBRANCE IN HEXHAM, NOVEMBER 2022

On Sunday 13th November Hexham's Mayor Derek Kennedy mentioned Hexham's twin towns at the Remembrance service at the town's war memorial, saying: "To the people of our twin towns of Noyon, France and… Read More >>

PEACE WALK, NOVEMBER 2022

Hexham Town Twinning Association, in partnership with Hexham Town Council and Churches Together in Hexham, organised a peace walk on Saturday 12th November 2022, attended by around 120 people.… Read More >>

PEACE WALKS IN HEXHAM AND METZINGEN, NOVEMBER 2022

Metzingen's poster for the Peace Walk, right, was published by the Town Twinning Metzingen-Hexham Association in cooperation with the Metzingen Round Table for Peace. Starting point: Metzingen's town… Read More >>

HEXHAM TOWN TWINNING MENTIONED IN A MAJOR GERMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER, SEPTEMBER 2022

Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II we were made very aware of the high regard in which Her Late Majesty was held by those abroad. The chief representative for Metzingen's town partnership,… Read More >>

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