Members of Truro-Morlaix Twinning Association recently returned from an enjoyable visit to Brittany. 

Some 13 people stayed with families in and around the French market town, which is twinned with Truro, meeting new people and renewing old friendships. 

Activities included a visit to a museum where the traditional ‘coiffe’ head-dresses are still made by hand; a tour of an innovative business producing eight varieties of lemons in a greenhouse originally used for growing flowers; and a trip to the Vallée des Saints, a vast collection of granite saint statues, all carved by different sculptors. 

St Piran was created at Trenoweth Quarry near Mabe, and in 2018 was the 100th statue to be installed on the site. 

The Morlaix twinning is shared by three neighbouring communities: St Martin-des-Champs, Ste Sève and Plourin-lès-Morlaix, with the mayors of each town taking it in turn to host the official reception. 

On this occasion, the Mayor of St Martin-des-Champs, Monsieur Hamon, welcomed the group warmly and spoke of the importance of maintaining international friendships. 

He was thanked by Truro Twinning Chair Alison Mandeville. 

The visit was an opportunity to change the library books which we receive from the library in Morlaix, an exchange established in 2019 for the 40th anniversary of Truro-Morlaix Twinning. 

Twenty French books are available to borrow from Truro library, and in return a similar number of English books are on loan to be borrowed by the citizens of Morlaix.

A group from Morlaix will visit Truro in September, having resumed regular visits since the pandemic. 

To find out more about the association, visit truromor laixtwinning.weebly.com