| It's great to see so many members of the Twinning Association here tonight. |
| Since the twinning link between our two towns, Stanthorpe here in England and Malatte in France, was established, |
| the relationship between the towns has gone from strength to strength. |
| Last month, 25 members of the association from Stanthorpe spent a weekend in Malatte. |
| Our hosts had arranged a great programme. |
| We learned how cheese is produced in the region |
| and had the chance to taste the products. |
| The theme park trip had to be cancelled, |
| but we all had a great time on the final boat trip down the river, |
| that was the real highlight. |
| This is a special year for the Association |
| because it's 25 years since we were founded. |
| In Malatte, they're planning to mark this by building a footbridge in the municipal park. |
| We've been discussing what to do here |
| and we've decided to plant a poplar tree in the museum gardens. |
| We considered buying a garden seat to put there, |
| but the authorities weren't happy with that idea. |
| In terms of fundraising to support our activities, |
| we've done very well. |
| Our pancake evening was well attended and made record profits. |
| And everyone enjoyed the demonstration of French cookery, |
| which was nearly as successful. |
| Numbers for our film show were limited because of the venue |
| so we're looking for somewhere bigger next year. |
| We're looking forward to welcoming our French visitors here next week, |
| and I know that many of you here will be hosting individuals or families. |
| The coach from France will arrive at 5 pm on Friday. |
| Don't try to do too much that first evening as they'll be tired, |
| so have dinner in the house or garden rather than eating out. |
| The weather looks as if it'll be okay |
| so you might like to plan a barbecue. |
| Then the next morning's market day in town, |
| and that's always a good place to stroll round. |
| On Saturday evening, we'll all meet up at the football club, |
| where once again we'll have Toby Sharp and his band |
| performing English and Scottish country songs. |
| Toby will already be well known to many of you |
| as last year he organised our special quiz night and presented the prizes. |
| Now on Sunday, we'll be taking our visitors to Farley House. |
| You may not all be familiar with it, so here's a map to help you. |
| You can see the car park at the bottom of the map. |
| There's an excellent farm shop in the grounds where our visitors can buy local produce, |
| it's in the old stables, which is the first building you come to. |
| They're built round a courtyard, and the shop's in the far corner on the left. |
| There's also a small café on the right as you go in. |
| I know that one or two of our visitors may not be all that mobile. |
| The main entrance to the house has a lot of steps |
| so you might want to use the disabled entry. |
| This is on the far side of the house from the car park. |
| Children will probably be most interested in the adventure playground. |
| That's at the northern end of the larger lake, |
| in a bend on the path that leads to the lake. |
| There's lots for children to do there. |
| There are a number of lovely gardens near the house. |
| The kitchen gardens are rectangular and surrounded by a wall. |
| They're to the north-east of the house, quite near the smaller lake. |
| They're still in use and have a great collection of fruit and vegetables. |
| The Temple of the Four Winds is a bit more of a walk, |
| but it's worth it. |
| Take the path from the car park |
| and go past the western sides of the stables and the house. |
| Then when the path forks, take the right-hand path. |
| Go up there with the woods on your left and the temple is right at the end. |
| There are great views over the whole area. |