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    The Crier Archives   2000-2023 click here Hear ye Hear ye! The Crier is always looking for things to shout about! Feel free to submit y our Thoughts, Poems, Requests or anything you like to  the Cookham Webmaster 10 November 2024 - COOKHAM TWINNING IN THE FRENCH PRESS ( With thanks to Keith le Page) We were delighted to welcome t wenty-one French visitors from Cookham’s twi n ned village of Saint-Benoit over the weekend of 26 th -28 th  October, with several events in a crowded schedule. The visitors stayed with local families, who were  organised  so that conversations could flow in either French or English.   Interestingly  Cookham ha s  more French speakers than the  number of  English speakers from Saint-Benoit. The weekend started with a reception hosted by the Chairman of Cookham Parish Council, Bill Perry, and attended by the Mayor of Saint-Benoit, Bernard  Peterlongo , and by the Deputy Mayor of Windsor and Maidenhead, Mandy Brar. The visitors received copies of the ‘Discov