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Ware TTA – AGM 2025

The AGM will take place at Ware Priory on Thursday 25th June at 7.30

2026 Annual Swimming Gala between Ware and Wülfrath 

The German team and supporters will arrive in Ware on Easter Monday afternoon, 6 April.

A full programme for their six day visit has been arranged by Ware Swimming Club including a trip to Harry Potter World and a trip to London.  

The gala will be held at the Chauncy School Pool on Wednesday 8 April. 

Councillor Graeme Hill, Mayor of Ware, and Mrs Phyllis Ballam,Chairman of Ware Town Twinning Association, will greet the teams at the Gala and be there to cheer them on.

A full report on the event will be added to the website in due course.

2025 Swimming Gala in Wulfrath

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Clr. Graeme Hill, Ware Town Mayor 2025-26 cycle challenge.

To raise vital funds for his chosen charity, Isabel Hospice, the Mayor of Ware, Councillor Graeme Hill , will be undertaking a virtual cycle challenge – pedalling the equivalent distance to Ware’s twin towns from a static bike mounted on a smart trainer stationed in two Ware supermarkets!

In September the Mayor will cycle the distance from Ware to Wülfrath, live in-store at ASDA Ware. Then, in December, he will tackle the journey to Cormeilles-en-Parisis from Tesco Ware. Together, these two challenges will total an impressive 672.5 miles.

Isabel Hospice provides compassionate care and support to hundreds of Hertfordshire residents each year who are living with life-limiting conditions, helping them to maintain comfort, dignity, and quality of life in their final days.

To support the Mayor’s fundraising efforts, donations can be made via his JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/mayorofwarecyclethon

2024/25 AGM.

Click here to read the Chairman’s Report

Roy Mansfield  

21 July 1934 – 24 October 2024

We are sorry to announce the recent death of Roy Mansfield, one of Ware Town Twinning Association Vice-Presidents

Roy had been a stalwart member of Town Twinning for over 50 years since Ware originally twinned with the town of Wulfrath in what was then West Germany.  With his wife, Irene, they drove to Wulfrath each year to work on our stall   at the Christmas Market, Weihnachtsmarkt.  They hosted visitors from Wulfrath and were involved in all events.  Irene sadly passed away about 30 years ago, but, undaunted, Roy continued to work with Town Twinning, subsequently with his companion, Rosemary.  They made many friends in Wulfrath, with whom they kept in touch even after his ill health prevented Roy from being actively involved. 

He will be greatly missed.  

Phyllis Ballam. 

Chairman Ware Town Twinning Association.       

October 2024

AGM – 2024

Ware Town Twinning Association Annual General Meeting

The Ware TT 2024 AGM will be held on 12 June in Ware Priory,

7.00 for 7.30pm

2024 Annual Swimming Gala

Ware – Wülfrath

Swimmers from Wülfrath arrived in Ware on Easter Monday, 1 April.

The Gala will take place on Wednesday 3 April.

“Glück auf” to all!

Renewal of Pledge of Friendship with Cormeilles-en-Parisis

The weekend of 8-10 March 2024 sees the Renewal of the Pledge between Ware and Cormeilles. The first Pledge of Friendship between the two towns was signed in Cormeilles in 2001.

Seven members of the Town Twinning Association will be attending plus the Town Mayor, Councillor Tom Day, accompanied by five other Town Councillors, along with Terry Philpott the Town Clerk and Kerry Mavis, the Priory Operations Manager.

We are advised that a full weekend is planned with some surprises!

An exciting extra dimension to the weekend is that four of the above (the Mayor, Cllr Graeme Hill, the Town Clerk and Kerry Mavis) will be cycling back to Ware from Cormeilles on Sunday with an overnight stop en-route.

A report of the weekend plus photos will follow.

Ros Standley

Some of you will have already heard this sad news – I am sorry to have to report that Roz died yesterday of a heart attack.  As you know, Ros was our current Vice Chairman and will be greatly missed.

She was also a past Town Mayor and a member of East Herts District Council. 

She was very well known in the town and involved with several local organisations including Age Concern of which she was the current President. Ros was a former member of the Friends of Ware Priory committee representing the Priory Trustees.