Who we are
UK members and their German guests who took part in the 2023 language course in Epping
Epping and Eppingen have been twinned for over four decades, and during that time many long-standing friendships have developed between individuals and families in both countries.
A twinning partnership is a big project. It takes a lot of people and a lot of effort to enable the association to flourish and to retain its appeal. Here we introduce some of the people involved in our partnership in both countries – remembering that they are just representative of many of our members who have contributed in all sorts of ways.
For official correspondence, please email Lis Goodwin, Vice Chair, at lisgoodwin[AT]btinternet[DOT]com
Epping committee 2025–26
*We announce with great sadness the death of Derek Humphrey on 13 March 2026. Derek was a long-standing member of the Epping-Eppingen Association, and had been a vice chair of the committee since 2022. He was highly regarded by our membership and the local community, and by his many friends in Eppingen.
Humphrey Wheeler
President & Membership Secretary
Barbara Scruton
Chair
Lis Goodwin
Vice Chair
Derek Humphrey*
Vice Chair
David Goodwin
Treasurer
George Howard Secretary
Joy Eldridge
Publicity Officer
Kamal Bishai
Committee Member
Robert Box
Committee Member
Nigel Cooper
Committee Member
Jeannie Humphrey
Committee Member
Graciela Schar
Committee Member
Julie Turrell
Committee Member
The Mayor of Epping is an ex-officio committee member; for the year 2026/27 this is Councillor Razia Sharif.
Eppingen committee 2026–29
Heike Lachowitzer
Chair
Eva Mairhofer
Vice Chair
Andrea Lang
Treasurer
Susanne Schweizer
Committee Member
Manuela Störzinger
Auditor
Claus Weiske
Committee Member
Wolfgang Wirth
Auditor
Our media people
Communication is the key to a twin town partnership, both between the two countries and within each local association.
In the UK Humphrey Wheeler is responsible for internal communications and Joy Eldridge takes care of wider publicity.
Our innovative bilingual website is the result of a lot of collaboration between the Epping and Eppingen associations. Website design is by Ruth Schildhauer in Germany. Content creation is by Nigel Cooper (UK) and Rainer Köthe (Germany). Graciela Schar (UK) is taking care of the recipe section of the website.