{"id":3079,"date":"2019-04-09T16:56:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T15:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/?page_id=3079"},"modified":"2023-05-11T13:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:57:58","slug":"join-the-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/index.php\/hello-page\/members\/join-the-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Internees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Internees.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Internees-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Internees a couple of days after thier liberation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#a30005\"><strong>INVITATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JOIN THE BAD WURZACH-ST HELIER TWINNING TEAM<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VISIT BAD WURZACH IN APRIL 2020 FOR THE JERSEY INTERNEES\u2019\n75<sup>TH<\/sup> LIBERATION CEREMONY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do\nyou find Jersey\u2019s recent history fascinating, especially the 1940-1945\nOccupation years ?&nbsp; Are you interested in\ncultural exchanges, meeting people from abroad with close ties to our island or\nhelping to organise local commemorative and celebratory events or joining in\nentertaining our twinning partners when they visit Jersey?&nbsp; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Young and old are warmly invited to join the St Helier-Bad Wurzach Partnerschaft Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong>which was set up in 2006 to strengthen cultural and historical ties with Bad Wurzach, the southern German town north of Lake Constance where 1186 islanders from Jersey were interned during WWII.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At\nthis time we are beginning preparations for a <strong>special trip to Bad Wurzach in April 2020 <\/strong>to\nmark the 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Internees\u2019 liberation on 28 April\n1945.&nbsp; We are organising a group trip of\nabout 30 Jersey folk to southern Germany comprising surviving Internees and\ntheir families, friends and other islanders interested in visiting this\nattractive, sleepy little German town and participating in the commemorative\ncelebrations. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We can promise you a wonderful welcome in Bad Wurzach as well as moving commemoration ceremonies in the beautiful little Gottesberg pilgrimage chapel and in the cemetery where 12 Jersey Internees are laid to rest.&nbsp; During the cemetery commemorative service a single red rose is laid by a Jersey visitor on each of the graves.&nbsp; Amongst special events there will be a special day out to visit the surrounding beautiful countryside or to an attractive German city with evenings filled with lively German atmosphere and good food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\nwould invite you to visit our Partnerschaft website for further background on\nour activities :&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/\"><strong><em>https:\/\/www.sthelierbadwurzachpartnerschaft.com\/<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; Please note that you do <strong>not<\/strong> have to be a resident of St Helier to join our Committee.&nbsp; The organisation has deep island-wide relevance\nand all islanders are welcome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>And importantly, if you are interested in joining the organised visit to Bad Wurzach in April 2020 please contact Clive Armstrong, the Committee Chairman on :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>e-mail :- shbpartnerschaft@outlook.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INVITATION Young and old are warmly invited to join the St Helier-Bad Wurzach Partnerschaft Committee. which was set up in 2006 to strengthen cultural and historical ties with Bad Wurzach, the southern German town north of Lake Constance where 1186 &hellip; 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