Los Altos in California - USA

Population: 27,500

Tree lined streets and a small village atmosphere characterise Los Altos which is located in the heart of world famous Silicon Valley. Just 40 miles south of San Francisco, Los Altos is a residential community served by seven small retail areas. The seven square mile city is developed with small businesses, schools, libraries and churches.

Downtown Los Altos

A house in Los Altos

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Originally an agricultural town with many summer cottages, Los Altos is now an affluent bedroom community. Los Altos has several distinctive features. Los Altos' low crime rate, excellent schools and proximity to coastal foothills make it one of the area's premier cities.

Künzell in Hessen - Germany

Population: 16,500

The Rustington ‘happy wanderers’ with their Künzell friends.

Künzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, Hessen, Germany. It is situated 3 km east of Fulda.

In May 2007, thirteen Rustington Twinning Association members set off for Künzell, where they were warmly greeted by their German friends. A special event during their stay was the planting of an Oak sapling in front of the Town Hall (Rathaus) to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the joint twinning.

The Fulda Highlanders pipe and drum band, despite looking like a Scottish ‘import’ are all members of the local Künzell community and are first class players.

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TWINNING

Rustington and District Twinning Association

Earlier this year we were asked by two 17 year old young women from Künzell if they could work and stay in Rustington for two weeks. It seemed quite a task at first, but two female Members agreed to accommodate them and the Managers at the Rustington Museum agreed to take them to work in the Museum and Garden Café. The Twinning Association wishes to thank the Hostesses and Managers at the Museum and Garden Café for their help in making the visit a success. The girls were so pleasant it was a real pleasure to have them stay with us.

On 14 September twelve of our members visited Künzell for four days, and were royally entertained. Trips included a day out in Frankfurt, a trip on the River Maine and a visit to the Botanical Gardens. The Group visited a Kindergarten School where children learned English from the age of five. They were greeted by the children singing English songs, and then joined their English classes. They also enjoyed a BBQ and an England -v- Germany Crazy Golf Match, with a Cup being presented to the winning team. It is hoped a group from Künzell will visit Rustington in June 2010, and fundraising events are being organised so that they can be entertained just as well i.e. a Beetle Drive on 21 November at the Guide Hall, and a Wine Tasting Evening at a venue and date to be decided. Anyone interested in joining the Twinning Association should contact the Membership Secretary Julie Armstrong on 01903 787097.

Linda Beard - Chairman

The Association wishes to stress that twinning is not all about entertainment and the social scene. There is a serious purpose underlying twinning activities. Readers may be interested to learn that the Twinning Association’s actual objectives include:-

The promotion and fostering of friendship and understanding between the residents of Rustington and our overseas twinned partners.
The encouraging of visits by individuals and groups between the communities and the development of personal contacts, in order to broaden the mutual understanding of the cultural, recreational, educational and commercial activities of the communities.

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