Following the very positive meeting at the Nobody on 17 October ( thanks to all who came)  I am writing to explain the choices we have to make and the date by which we have to make them. 

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We were delighted at the thought that there may be a number of potential new families in Doddi interested in the idea of hosting or otherwise getting involved in the French visit to Dunsford and Doddi next June. 

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The French have said that they have around 40 people who have said they would like to come.  We are unsure whether we can accommodate such a large group, or whether we can afford the cost of entertaining them but have decided to look positively at the challenge and see if we can do so. 

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The first question is to ask people to say fairly soon whether they can commit to hosting and if so how many adults and/or children they can put up. As we need to give a firm response so the French group can book ferry, coach etc can I ask for replies no later than 15 November please? 

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We also discussed what we might do with the group once here.  Size of party has a third consequence as some events will be unable to accommodate a joint party of say 80 people, and we may also have transportation problems if there are families hosting 5 or more guests. 

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But remaining positive, the most popular choices seemed to involve boats.  

A Dart trip- possibly the triple boat train and bus round trip although that costs £27.50 per adult- less for children and we need to think hard about it; or a trip on the Exe with a visit to Topsham or Exmouth at one end of it.  Lastly a possible visit to Cotehele. 

Any thoughts welcome. 

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Our fund-raising events; we are hoping to run a quiz early in the New Year; and to have a French meal maybe in May.  I will write about these again once dates and details have been fixed.

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I look forward to hearing from you soon 

Amitiés 

Tony Griffin