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After the Second World War, Winston Churchill saw a future linking the communities of Europe. By encouraging people to overcome prejudices and break down barriers he thought another major war in Europe could be prevented. This idea was taken up and has led to the many twinning links we see today. From the first links with France and Germany twinning has become a world-wide activity.
The concept of twinning began in Europe as early as the turn of the century, with the first recorded UK link in 1920 between Keighley, West Yorkshire and Poix du Nord in France. The number of twinning links increased significantly after the Second World War to aid the process of peace and reconciliation and in the 1970s and 80s, following the UK's entry into the Economic European Community (EEC).
The Goring Twinning Association which is linked with Bellême, in France, was founded in 1979.
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