People living in the Torrington area

were invited to help in the preparation of photographs which is to be sent to Torrington, Connecticut.

The request for help came from Mr Harold Bundy, chairman of the International Committee of the Rotary Club of Torrington, which plans to twin with the Rotary Club of their American daughter town.

First contact with the Connecticut club was made by Mr Alan Stacey, formerly manager at the Torrington Unigate depot, while he was on a visit to the States, and another link was forged when a visit was paid by Mr Arthur Newcombe, of Newton Abbot.

Contact has also been made between the Rotary Club of Torrington and that in Aseda, Sweden, in this case through Mr Eskil Vilhelmsson, managing director of Dartington Glass Ltd and it is hoped to make this an official twinning too.

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Full Gazette article dated 26 January 1973