By Jeannie Brooker

Bake Off semi-finalist Jurgen Krauss is at last coming to speak in Hassocks after sadly having to postpone his planned visit from last December. This time, to coincide with the German festival of ‘Karneval’ (our Shrove Tuesday and pre-Lent period), Jurgen will be talking about what he’s been up to as well as sharing some goodies from his first book German Baking, which will be on sale at this most interesting evening. This event is on Thursday, 19th February at Adastra Hall. Tickets are £12 (£10 for members).

This is part of the fundraising activity Hassocks Twinning is hosting in preparation for the visit of our twinned communities of Wald-Michalbach in Germany and Montmirail in France planned for May 2026. They would also like to hear from people in the village if they would like to host either a single person or a couple from either community. No need to be a member of Hassocks Twinning nor speak either language. Just a welcome home and a smile is a very good start.

You can also chat with Hassocks Twinning or support their fundraising tombola by going along to say hello at Hassocks Market on 28th February, 28th March and 25th April. Why not come along and say hello?

If you would like a ticket for the fundraising evening or are interested in being a host, get in touch via hassockstwinning92@gmail.co.uk.