2010 TELETHON

Telethon is a huge charity funds collecting all over France during 2 days (from Friday evening to Sunday). Generally, total amount is near 100 millions. This year due to weather conditions, it'll be less. Funds are used for medical research and medical treatments for "orphan illnesses". In Grandvilliers, quite all associations were involved  and our twinning committee gave 1€ per member. The cheque was given by one of our youngest member, Joffrey.

BEAUVAIS AIRPORT T2 TERMINAL OFFICIALLY OPENED

This afternoon, at 2.30, around selected guests, mainly  President of Picardy region , J.Lebrun (chairman of our county chamber), M. Michael O'Leary (representing RYANAIR), His Excellency the Ambassador of Slovakia in France, our county politicals, where hosted by Beauvais Airport Authorities for the official opening of new T2 terminal. New premises are 9400 sqm and they'll be 11 desks, shops, huge waiting room.... compared to T1 terminal .
M. Amoudry, director of the airport, thanks the attendance and specially investors and the working force of the airport.
Next Monday, 6th december, the T2 will be opened to flights.

Short visit

Some of our Athy's and around friends paid us a short 4 days and special visit during the St Cecilia's week-end fair.

OUR PARTNER, "L'ETOILE" IS NOW OPEN

Our partner, l'Etoile (the Star) has now open its new premises. Hotel, good food....best place in Grandvilliers. Frederic is a very good and professionnal chief.....

ST CECILIA'S FAIR 20th to 22d NOVEMBER

Tomorrow will arrive in Beauvais airport 7 friends from Athy and around. They come specially for the fair.
WELCOME TO THEM !

SENATE VISIT

Past thuesday, and even with strikes, rallies  in France and specially in central Paris, 31 members of our twinning committees federation were welcomed by A.Vantome, one of county senator in the Senate (High Chamber of our french Republic).
Before we visited the Jean Monnet house and had there a conference about this famous man life. Must be mentionned: this House is belonging to European Commssion so to anyone of us and open all over the year.

JOURNEY TO BOCKENHEIM (Germany)

Six of our members have been travelling to Germany for the Wine Festival in Bockenheim-am-Weinstrasse during past week-end. They enjoyed to meet people they see each two years in Grandvilliers and were tasting new and older wines.