Twin towns

The following towns and villages in East Sussex have twin towns:

• Battle – Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (France)
• Crowborough – Montargis (France) and Horwich (Lancashire)
• East Hoathly and Halland – Juziers (France)
• East Sussex – twinned counties – Essonne (France) and Kreis Pinneberg (Germany)
• Forest Row – Milly-la-Forêt (France)
• Hailsham – Gournay-en-Bray (France)
• Hastings – Dordrecht (Netherlands), Schwerte (Germany), Oudenaarde (Belgium), Béthune (France) and Hastings (Sierra Leone)
• Heathfield and Waldron – Forges-les-Eaux (France)
• Hurst Green – Ellerhoop (Germany)
• Lewes – Blois (France) and Waldshut-Tiengen (Germany)
• Newhaven – La Chapelle Saint Mesmin (France)
• Newick – Itteville (France)
• Northiam – Callone-sur-la-Lys (France)
• Peacehaven – Épinay-sous-Sénart (France) and Isernhagen (Germany)
• Polegate – Saintry-sur-Seine (France) and Appen (Germany)
• Rotherfield – Saint-Chéron (France)
• Rye – Rye, New Hampshire (USA)
• Seaford – Bönningstedt and Crivitz (Germany)
• Uckfield – Quickborn (Germany) and Arques-la-Bataille (France)
• Wadhurst – Aubers (France)

Get in touch with East Sussex twinning associations – contact details can be found on:

Do you want to twin your town?

Information concerning town twinning, working with international partners and getting funding is available on the following websites:

• Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
• Universe of twinning – CEMR
• Funding opportunities for town twinning – Executive Agency Education, Audio-visual and Culture (EACEA)