Sunday 3rd April. Entries are invited for the Imperial Half-Marathon in Fontainebleau.
For further details please write to
wenzel.france@orange.fr
7th-10th May 2022. REA’s equivalent association in Fontainebleau, which is called ARCIF, will be celebrating its 60th anniversary. The culmination of the celebrations will be a performance by the European Youth Orchestra on 10th May.
Members of ARCIF & REA in Fontainebleau in 2018.Robert Schuman
Monday 9th May is Europe Day when, along with our fellow Europeans, we will be celebrating 77 years of peace since the Second World War. 9th May 2022 also marks the 72nd anniversary of the Schuman Declaration.
On 9th May 1950 the French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, proposed the creation of a European Coal & Steel Community in order to prevent another European war. Its founder members were France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg. Membership of this community gradually grew & it is now known as the European Union.
After centuries of conflict, none of its members has been to war with one another for 77 years & this Pax Europa is celebrated throughout Europe on 9th May each year.
For further information please click on the following link:
Members pose for a group photo at the garden party in 2021
The annual garden party will be held in East Sheen on Saturday 11th June from midday onwards. A delicious buffet lunch will be provided as usual. Cost £10 per person.
The garden party is one of the highlights of the social calendar & provides a relaxed opportunity to get to know other members. Further details to follow.
Das Europakonzil
Gemeinsam für den Klimaschutz
26th-28th September 2022
The Europakonzil, which comprises youth delegates from Konstanz & its twin towns of Richmond, Fontainebleau, Tabor (in the Czech Republic) & Lodi (in Italy), promotes the benefits of European co-operation. The next meeting will take place in Konstanz from 26th-28th September & the theme will be, “Gemeinsam für den Klimaschutz.” (Together for climate protection).
Delegates in 2017Oberbürgermeister Uli Burchardt with delegates & representatives of the twinned towns.
15 youth delegates from each town have already been selected & they are being paired with a youth delegate from another country. English will be the lingua franca.
Two decision makers, (senior council officials or councillors), from each of the 5 twin towns will also be invited, as will two representatives from each of the town twinning associations.
The last meeting of the Europakonzil took place in 2017. So successful was the Konzil in 2017 that it was nominated for two awards in Germany & won prize money totalling €1250.
For a press report about the award winners in 2017 please click on the following link.
If you have any questions about the 2022 Europakonzil please contact Slavica Stella
slavica.stella@konstanz.de
A tour of Farnborough Abbey
Napoleon III, the last Emperor of the French, died in exile in England & his body lies in the Imperial crypt of St. Michael’s Abbey Farnborough. At a date to be confirmed in the spring, David King, will lead a tour of the abbey for REA members.
Napoleon had very strong connections with both Fontainebleau & Konstanz. As Emperor, he refurbished his favourite palace at Fontainebleau & he spent his childhood at Arenenberg on the shores of Lake Constance, overlooking the town of Konstanz itself. It was said that, as a consequence, he spoke French with a slight German accent.
The villa at Arenenberg where Napoleon spent his youth.
If you missed David King’s lecture on Napoleon III you can view a recording on the REA YouTube channel by clicking on the following link.
Napoleon III, the last Emperor of the French, died in exile in England & his body lies in the Imperial crypt of St. Michael’s Abbey Farnborough. At a date to be confirmed in the spring, David King, will lead a tour of the abbey for REA members.
The Richmond in Europe Association 