Bench ceremony

We held a little ceremony early this evening at the Salles des Fetes (village hall) which has very recently been refurbished and looks great.

Ron gave a short speech...

" We moved to Damvillers in 2007 to be near to Sheridan and Peter who had bought a fishing lake in Gercourt. From day one we found the people of Damvillers to be friendly and accepted us - even with our very poor French - and made us very welcome. Unfortunately Sheridan suffered ill health for a long time and we would like to thank all the medical staff who looked after her. The nurses were fantastic. Would you, Monsieur Le Maire, please accept, on behalf of the people of Damvillers, this bench as a gift from Peter, Ida and I. Thank you Damvillers!"

We then celebrated with a glass of champagne - that was something our dear daughter would have wholeheartedly approved of!

Peter, Ida, Jackie (the Maire) and Ron.

L-R...Jackie, Arlette, Ron, Peter, Ida, Marlou, Monique, Francois.

Our dear friend, Arlette - so kind, helpful and hugely supportive in our time of need.