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Palace Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3EQ.

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Hameln Visits
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2004 Visit - Programme

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'Christians Together in Paignton' logo                    Hameln Münster

Torbay – Hameln Churches
Visit to Hameln - the town of the 'Pied Piper' (der Rattenfänger)
28 May - 06 June 2004
(In association with Christians Together in Paignton)

Click to hear the sound of the 'Pied Piper'!

Click to listen to the tolling of the Münster bells

Click to listen to Alexander Kuhlo on the Münster Organ play "Fantasie in F minor, K.608" (Allegro Maestoso) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Day

Date

Time

Programme

Friday 28 May   Various Pick Up points
Saturday 29 May 17:00

19:30

Arrive Hameln, Rattenfängerhalle - evening with hosts
Young people – Cocktails/games at the Münster
Sunday
(Pentecost)
(Whit Sunday)
30 May 10:00


12:05

 

18.00

20.00

Ecumenical open-air (German speaking) at Hochzeitshaus terrace

Pied Piper Play at Hochzeitshaus terrace

Or all day with hosts

Bowling for young people over 10 years of age (Tennis Clubhouse)

Disco at the Sumpfblume for older young people

Monday
(Pentecost)
(Whit Monday)
31 May 10:00

14:00


17.00

Morning Worship (German/English) at the Münster

Guided Tour of the old town for the adults – spy games for the young people

Young people – Burger grill at Heinrichstr. 13

Tuesday 01 June 08.00 Coach excursion to the Harz Mountains – Oberharz to Torfhaus – Oker Valley – Quedlinburg (medieval town centre) – Selketal by steam train (Gernrode to Hasselfelde) – return through the mountains.
Wednesday 02 June Morning

12.00

 

15:00 to
17:30

18.00

Shopping/sightseeing

Jugendwerkstatt – welcome by the Lord Mayor Klaus Arnecke – Lunch at the Jugendwerkstatt and tour

Linsingen-Barracks/British Army (Revd David Barrett)

Visit the Baptist Congregation

Thursday 03 June 09.30

10.15

 


Time to be announced


From 19:30

Coach leaves for Bodenwerder

Combined walking and sightseeing tour by coach

Canoeing downstream from Grohnde then return by public transport

Biking

 

Fellowship-evening at Martin-Luther-Gemeindehaus for all guests and hosts/buffet-meal

Friday 04 June Time to be announced

 


Evening

Hannover Day – tour of the city, Zoo, Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen, Shopping

(We will need to make up parties of 5 to get the cheap rail/tram tickets)

With hosts

Saturday 05 June Morning

15.00

15.30

16.00

16.45

17.45

18.45

20.00

21.00

Free time in the town

Take luggage to coach

St Boniface Celebrations opening with music

Cafeteria

Events

Music, singing etc

Barbecue

Evening prayers and organ recital

Departure from parking area, entrance to 'Teifgarage' Rattenfängerhalle/Stockhof

Sunday 06 June Approx. 15:00 Arrive home - Setting Down points as pick-up

Contact us about our links with Hameln.

Click to read more about the town of Hameln.

Click to see pictures of our visit

Contact our Minister – Revd Dermot Thornberry
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