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Norfolk & Norwich Rouen Friendship Association
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Stained glass windows from the Eglise Jeanne d'Arc
Chris Rowe (left) and Ann Rowe (centre) meet brewers from The Norfolk Brewhouse and the Northmaen Brewery in Normandy
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NEWS and EVENTS
Latest from other Norfolk twinning associations Dereham is twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elboef which is not far from Rouen. On the weekend of 10-11 November to coincide with Peace Weekend, there is an afternoon tea dance. On the weekend of 21-22 September, there is a wreath-laying and other twinning events. Details of both to follow. King's Lynn: during Whitsun weekend and to coincide with the visit of their German friends there will be events in King's Lynn linked to the Hanseatic League. All welcome. Details later. Photographic project in Norwich's twin towns An up-and-coming photographer, Stefan Ebelewicz, began his photographic project in Rouen where he was welcomed by Christophe Thierry, Rouen-Norwich-Club President, and other members of the RNC. Stefan's website is at https://www.instagram.com/s_ebelewicz/?hl=fr We look forward to seeing his photographs later. Trip to Brussels: EU Parliament and Passchendaele Memorial Museum Thetford Twinning Association is organising the above trip from 17 - 20 September 2018 inclusive. They will travel by coach and stay in Brussels for three nights. See the details here. This is a subsidised trip and everyone going MUST attend the EU Parliament visit. International conference at UEA A free conference on twinning and international relations is taking place at the University of East Anglia on Wednesday, 21 March 2018. Please see the attached flyer and programme. If you would like to attend please contact Robert Rickard at Norfolk County Council by emailing: robert.rickard@norfolk.gov.uk or contacting: Education Participation, Infrastructure and Partnership Service Children’s Services Norfolk County Council Tel : 01603 222871 A tale of two ales A special beer has been brewed by The Norfolk Brewhouse in collaboration with Northmaen Brewery near Rouen. It will be available at the City of Ale Festival to be held this May in Norwich. The new beer is the brainchild of David Holliday of The Norfolk Brewhouse who explains: “The City of Ale Festival is always a great celebration of Norfolk breweries and Norwich pubs. The twinning with cities is also important to Norwich and I felt that creating a beer which could complement the strengths of both regions would be a fitting tribute.” Rouen is home to a craft beer pub – La Taverne de Thor which is owned by Northmaen Brewery – a farm and brewery 20 miles from Rouen. “The fact that we found not only a brewery with a city and county base was fantastic but to then learn that they grow their own barley was the icing on the cake. We are such advocates of Norfolk Maris Otter barley that to find someone who was equally proud of their malt was just fabulous.” said David. As part of the planning to ‘twin’ the two malts, Thomas Renaux and Dominique Camus of Northmaen Brewery came to Norwich to create the recipe and bring over a sample of their grain in order that a test brew can be created by The Norfolk Brewhouse. Thomas is excited and proud to be presenting a taste of France at the Festival: “It is an honour to be part of the Festival and we are excited about what the combination of the malts will bring. It is great to see how much shared heritage that there is between our two cities and, if through our beer we can create yet another connection between Rouen and Norwich for now and the future that will make us very proud.” The plan is also for Norfolk beers to be sent to France to be part of the large Viking festival in Normandy in June. City of Ale 2018 runs across 40 Norwich pubs from 24 May – 3 June. For more information visit cityofale.org.uk A play in French The annual student/staff drama production in French by UEA's Sacré Théâtre - poster here Jules Romains's famous satire Knock ou le triomphe de la Médecine about the invasion of modern medicine in a sleepy French village, with the arrival of a certain Dr Knock. Thursday 15th, Friday 16th and Saturday 17th March 2018 Venue: UEA Drama Studio (UEA campus) Time: Doors open 19:00, curtain up 19:30 Cost: £5 concession, £7 Full price Please book tickets online at https://store.uea.ac.uk/product-catalogue/uea-drama-studio/drama-studio-theatre/sacr-thtre-presents-knock-by-jules-romains NNRFA Annual General Meeting Wednesday 14 March City Hall Council Chamber 7 pm for a glass of something followed by meeting which will include plans for 2019 All members welcome! Parking in The Forum car park Entrance to the Council building on the side opposite The Forum School exchange Lakenham first school now has a link with Ecole Bachelet in Rouen and the children of Ecole Bachelet sent a box of Christmas crackers to Lakenham school. 13 – 18 November 2017 – This is England, festival of short films The sixth festival of British short films, This is England, was the culmination of months of preparation by a team of Rouen Norwich Club organisers and was a huge success. Thirty shortlisted films from some 1000 received were shown to students and members of the public. The jury, usually drawn from the French film industry, were this year all British: Norwich-based Guy Myhill, director of The Goob, Steve Bell, The Guardian's political cartoonist, and film producer Millie Marsh. The films showed a wealth of talent and imagination and ranged from documentaries to animation and fiction, some funny, some thought-provoking, some touching. Some 5500 school students from the collège and lycée age groups attended to see a selection and each group chose their winning film. Some film-makers were present and available for Q&As after the showings. At the end of the week, the awards were announced: The Rouen Norwich Club chose Wednesday with Goddard (Nicholas Ménard), an amusing animation about a personal quest for spiritual enlightenment. The Collège students chose Sweet Maddie Stone (Brady Hood) about a 15-year-old girl who rules the school playground. The Lycée students also chose a film with a social theme: Kin, (Helena Middleton) about a young man who seeks custody of his younger brother. The jury chose three films: Mordechai (Benjamin Bee), about an orthodox Jew who turns up to his father's funeral in a flashy shirt, having lost his case on the way, and finds that his family can't accept that. Tough (Jennifer Zheng) an animation of a conversation between a Chinese mother and daughter about identity and belonging, and The Party (Andrea Harkin), set in Belfast in 1972, when young people meet up with a fugitive friend for drinking and dancing but things end up going terribly wrong. You may find all or some of these films on Vimeo. Also in Rouen was an exhibition in the city hall of 51 of Steve Bell's cartoons, many based on famous paintings and figuring British politicians and sometimes French presidents. An explanation of the cartoon with a photograph of the original painting where relevant was shown to help visitors who didn't recognise the characters. Steve also talked about his work one evening in Rouen's largest bookshop, L'Armitière. All in all it was a marvellous week. The festival was very well organised and the atmosphere very friendly and welcoming. Thanks to Christophe Thierry, Festival Director and President of the Rouen Norwich Club, and his team of assistants who voluntarily took on everything from programming to seeking sponsorships, sub-titling, publicity and arranging accommodation. Dates for 2018:12 - 17th November! (Christine Wilson) Lots of photos on the website of the Rouen-Norwich-Club and details of the festival at www.thisisengland-festival.com/ 
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Travelling to Rouen?
Isilines is a fantastic long-distance bus service around France and beyond and there is a direct bus from Rouen to London via the Shuttle. Recommended by Serge Van Den Broucke who left Rouen at 13.30 and arrived London Victoria at 18.00, https://www.isilines.com/
Isilines is a fantastic long-distance bus service around France and beyond and there is a direct bus from Rouen to London via the Shuttle. Recommended by Serge Van Den Broucke who left Rouen at 13.30 and arrived London Victoria at 18.00, https://www.isilines.com/
