A strong delegation of 47 Grandvilliers's people travelled to Athy from 8th to 11th May. Among them where youngs of G.A.C Football, Grandvilliers Judo Club, Swimming Club and older of our local Photo society (Objectif Photo).
Saturday was mainly for sports (judo and kempo, U.15 football match, meeting at K Leirure swimming pool...
During the saturday evening diner, Christian (vice-chair of our twinning committee) and Joel (chair of Photo society as local councillor), after speeches, gave to Tom Kearney, chairman of the Athy Twinning Group, an old french post office box, specially refurbished. All members of the Athy group received a small present from our committee.
Sunday, they travelled by bus to Wexford, then to New Ross where they visited the Dunbrody Famine Ship. One day is short and they had not enough time to visit the Hook lighthouse.
On Monday morning, all french were going back to Dublin airport to flight back to Paris Charles de Gaulle. They met in Dublin local staff of W.F.S.
See you all next year in Grandvilliers !
All youngs of french clubs thank very much the Fondation d'Entreprise W.F.S for its help !
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| Grandvilliers, le départ |
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| Football chairmen meeting |
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| Kempo and Judo meeting |
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| Dancing after diner |
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| Cllr Joel receiving Athy Town present |
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| Tom receiving Grandvilliers twinning committee present |
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| Adults on Dunbrody Famine Ship |
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| Saying "au revoir" on tha back Square Athy |
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| Youngs with Dublin W.F.S staff |
