AN INTRODUCTION TO THE VILLAGE OF LONSEE Lonsee is about 9 miles north west of Ulm in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany. CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS :- Football, Tennis, Table Tennis, Handball, Bowling, Athletics, Keep fit, Dance, Village Band and German Red Cross. It has six other villages under it's jurisdiction: Ettlenschiess, Halzhausen, Luizhausen, Radelstetten, Sinabronn and Urspring. All but Sinabronn have Town Halls and all have Fire Stations, which are used for village social functions. Below are the 7 badges of the villages Fire service's. DELEGATION TO LONSEE Our first visit to Lonsee was in May 1989, a delegation of 8 arrived in Lonsee for the May Day Fair, this is an ancient custom they revived for their 1100 years celebrations in 1988, and now held every year. Arwed, Barbara in background, Bill, Hilda, Iris and Alvina. I think this church was in Sinabronn. Evening meal at the Mayor's house. May Day market, our group are on the right Hilda, Karen Bill's Daughter, Barbara and Trevor. General view outside the Town Hall. At last drinking, you thought we would never get to it. Notice the beer as well as wine and water. The beer was Gold Ochsen, clear as a bell, lovely honey colour, and tastes good too. All our ladies were given a plant in a pot by the gardeners club. Barbara is seen here with her plant. Gunther and Geisla with one of their friends Daughters. I think it is Margaret's, she is sitting at the table behind. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Charter signing in Lonsee took place in October 1990, in the Mehrzweckhalle and was signed by the Kingskerswell Parish Chairman Michael Haines and the Mayor of Lonsee Gunther mack. 26 of us travelled by coach. We had a wide variety of weather during the visit, having snow when we arrived and sunshine when we left. A sightseeing visit to the city of Ulm. Still in Ulm, by the river Danube. The Danube from the top of the Cathedral tower. This side of the river is Old Ulm and the other side is New Ulm. Teignbridge Brass, playing to our friends outside the Hall at Lonsee. Teignbridge Brass, came on our trips to Lonsee, above they are playing in Ulm. A thorn among the rose's. On our way to Lake Constance. More beer, lovely. Crossing Lake Constance towards Meersburg. Michael Haines signing the second Charter. Gunther Mack signing the second Charter. Gunther giving me a pewter plate with a ceramic photo of Lonsee on it, for our Association. Then I will be giving Lonsee two water caraf's, one large one for the Mayor and the small one for the his Council. Lovely May day, Nice sign. One of my last jobs as Chairman was to hand over to Lonsee Chairman, Ingerborg Illerhaus some books for the School library. ********************************************* On our trips to Lonsee we have been taken to most towns, villages and city's, seen some fabulous sights, It's a pity I have not any photos to show you. The last ones I took on normal film was at the opening of a road named after Kingskerswell, will come to that Next. The opening of Kingskerswellweg by the Mayor Gunther Mack, and Margaret Jury Chairman of Kingskerswell Twinning Association and Ingerborg Illerhaus Chairman of Lonsee Committee. Margaret and Ingerborg unveiling the sign. The original Comittee members, 4 from Lonsee and 4 from Kingskerswell, drinking their health and to the success of the partnership between our two towns. The two Secretaries shaking hands. After the ceremony, Monika and Wolfgang, who had come along for the day to met our Lonsee friends, took us to a village called Westerheim to see the flower displays laid out on the roads for Corpus Christi. The photo below is part of the one above. The translation for above is, Christ Today, on the Streets of the Life. Parading the banners through the streets of the village. One of the makeshift altar's near the flower displays. No Barbara has not gone cuckoo, we are in a Christmas shop in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, They sell Christmas goodies throughout the year. ***************************************************** The Cathedral tower of Ulm's Cathedral, you can climb up to the walkway at the top of the tower, one year as we got to the open part it was snowing, then as you went down it had stopped. I can't remember if there were 1,746 steps to the top of the tower or not, I will check next time I speak to someone from Lonsee. This is the last level before the tower narrows, below is Gunther, Christina and Sebastian. I carry on climbing. The view over Ulm from the same level. Looking down at the two towers on Ulm Cathedral. Back on the ground again.   Lonsee in the begining of Winter, photos sent by Arwed. WELL ONCE AGAIN WE COME TO THE END,  UNLESS SOMEONE HAS SOME PHOTOS FOR ME TO PUT ON HERE? BACK TO NEWTON ABBOT FOR IT'S A KNOCKOUT