The
Sheringham - Otterndorf Twinning Association came into being following extensive enquiries
by both Sheringham and Otterndorf Town Councils to find a suitable partner town with which
to enter into a twinning partnership. Having established the suitability of the two
towns to twin, Sheringham Town Council called a series of public meetings and at the last
of them on 9th March 1987, the Sheringham - Otterndorf Twinning Association was formally
elected.
The Twinning document was formally
signed by the representative of both towns at official ceremonies, first at Otterndorf on
25th October 1987 and then in Sheringham on 14th April 1988.
During the past ten years many visits to and from Otterndorf have been arranged by
individuals and families. School visits have also been an important feature.
In October 1997 the 10th Anniversary of the Twinning partnership took place and to mark
the occasion the Otterndorf Twinning Association invited the Sheringham Town Council and
members of the Twinning Association Management Committee to take part in a week of events
in Otterndorf from 6th to the 11th October.
In April 1998 a party from Otterndorf Twinning Association visited Sheringham to mark
the signing of the Twinning Charter on 14th April 1998. Both these events were most
successful and further strengthened the friendship and understanding between the people of
the two towns.
Sheringham visited Otterndorf in May 2000 when Otterndorf celebrated the 600th
anniversary of receiving its City Charter. Sixty-nine of Sheringham Associations members
joined in the festivities, which included taking part in the Jubilee Parade with our own
float which depicted the Sheringham Town Clock.
For more details of the twinning association with a German translation
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