Jan/Feb - Piddle Valley Community Website

Kristina Pearce-Buckley and The Twinning Association
It was with great sorrow that we heard of the untimely death of Kristina, for
so many years, along with Nigel, a stalwart of the Twinning Association. Her
last appearance at a Twinning event was in May when we greeted French
visitors at The Thimble. Kristina was resplendent in the national costume of
Norway, her birth-place, which she continued to visit regularly while retaining
affection for her chosen home in the Piddle Valley where she was an active
and enthusiastic member of the local community.
Kristina always threw herself into Twinning events with huge enthusiasm,
especially the musical entertainments during our visits in Longueville. She led
the quiz team for many years, with two or three major Dorset Quiz victories
and on many occasions, come rain or shine, hosted the summer barbecue in
her garden. With Nigel, she did the catering for several gala evenings when
the French visited and they were both very generous with their time and skills.
Kristina made many close friends in Longueville, Granville and Labergement
(our other French village, in the Jura ) and became an affectionate mentor to
Elodie Ganon when she came to the Valley for work experience in 2000. A
few years later she attended Elodie’s wedding in Granville, a very happy day
for everyone. She loved visiting France and with Nigel, helped choose
Longueville as our twinned village in 1992, visiting several villages in La
Manche for us before deciding this was the nicest of the four villages
proposed by Dorset Twinning. Many messages of sympathy have been sent
from Longueville - Kristina’s enthusiasm and love of the French will be very
much missed on both sides of the Channel.
Dave Bowen & Jo Thornton
Piddle Valley Parish Council ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meetings
The Piddle Valley Parish Council meets in Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall,
normally on the last Tuesday of the month, at 7.30pm. Meetings start with a
“Democratic half-hour”, during which any local resident may personally raise
direct to the Council any matter that affects the Valley community. So, if you
have something important to say, please either contact your local Parish
Councillor or raise it during the start of the next meeting.
Next meetings 29 January and 26 February 2013
Parish Council Vacancy – Piddlehinton
Elise Henry has stepped down as a Parish Councillor due to personal
commitments. If anyone is interested in being co-opted as a replacement,
please contact John Cox, Chairman of the Parish Council, on 01300 348454.
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