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The Black
Forest
comes to
Sussex
Waldshut-Tiengen is in the Black Forest on the
Rhine at the bottom left hand corner of Germany.
The town is twinned with Lewes, the county town of
Sussex, and the respective IPA Branches have been
enjoying alternate biannual visits since 1996.
I
n 2000 the Waldshut-Tiengen branch raised money
to relieve the
people of Lewes who suffered during the heavy flooding in the town
and in 2013 Sussex branch members attended Waldshut to celebrate
their branch’s 30th anniversary.
This year between the 23rd and the 26th October eleven members from
Waldshut visited Sussex arriving as a group flying in from Zurich.
Upon arrival a lunch was held at the Black Lion in Patcham (Brighton)
before the group dispersed with their respective hosts.
Because of the distances involved, Friday afternoon and all day on
Saturday was spent at the discretion of the hosts. Many enjoying the
seaside at Brighton and the Royal Pavilion, Arundel Castle, a steam railway
trip and the annual meeting of one of the various Bonfire Societies, which
are very popular in Sussex.
On Sunday 25/10 the group met at Birling Gap before walking on
the Downs to the Belle Tout lighthouse overlooking the Beachy Head
lighthouse. The weather was perfect.
The afternoon concluded with a very nice Afternoon Tea in the sun lounge
of the Cumberland Hotel on Eastbourne’s seafront as the sun set over
the sea. Their Chairman Markus Schaaf presented a gift of Black Forest
specialities to Sussex IPA while we were at the hotel. These items were
subsequently shared amongst the hosts.
On Monday 26/10 those from the west of the county met at the “River
Breeze” restaurant in Littlehampton’s very nice refurbished riverfront for
a fish & chip lunch before meeting up with the guests and hosts from the
east at Pease Pottage prior to leaving for Zurich from Gatwick. A minibus
hired from Adur Community Transport was used throughout the weekend.
A good time was had by all and we anticipate a return visit to the Black
Forest in 2017.
Dave Stamp,
Sussex Branch
Markus Schaaf Chairman of Waldshut-Tiengen, Donna Powell
Chairman of 11 Region and David Stamp Sussex Chairman
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POLICE WORLD
Vol 61 No. 1, 2016
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