INTERESTED in striking up a bond with someone from Bromsgrove's twin town in Germany?

Gronau resident Birte Hofmann has been inundated with requests from people wanting to find out more after his local newspaper reported on his recent trip to Bromsgrove through the town's Twinning Association.

Host families are being sought in Bromsgrove to provide lodgings for visitors from Gronau. If you would like to be involved in the exchanges, write to Birte Hofmann, at Agathastr.21, 4899 Gronau-Epe, Germany, or e-mail him at birte.h@gmx.co.uk