Photo from the past kicks off bid for reunion

A TWINNING association is appealing for people who went on one of its first exchange trips to Germany in 1962 to come forward for a reunion.

The Dundee Wurzburg Tw i n n i n g A s s o c i a t i o n recently received a photo (below) from one of its members of the trip to Wurzburg, which involved pupils from Harris, Morgan and Grove academies.

Since that visit, the association has facilitated regular visits to the Bavarian city, as well as hosting German residents. The exchanges even led to an international romance, with the happy couple still together to this day.

Dundee Wurzburg Twinning Association chairman Brian MacGillivray said: “A chap from Dundee, Ian Boyd, sent in the photo. He now lives in Dusseldorf. Ian was on that trip, which was one of our first after the association formed 55 years ago. He must have been going through old photos when he found this one.

“We thought it was brilliant and also contacted the local paper in Wurzburg to try to get the appeal in there as well.

“The idea is to get people who recognise themselves from the photo, or have been on trips, to come forward and to talk about the exchanges. It would be great to have a reunion.

“M y d a u g h t e r, Ly n n Notheger, met her husband when we visited Wurzburg 26 years ago. She stayed to work as an au pair and to learn the language, and has been there ever since.”

Brian, who used to work as a compositor for the Tele, added that the association will have a stall at the Food and Flower Festival in September.