An apple tree marking the fraternal friendship between Sedbergh and Zreče was planted in Zreče in December 2009.
A little bit of Sedbergh now grows in Zreče, Slovenia – outside the bus station in the town centre – so that young people going to school can grab an English apple off the tree to give to teacher – or at least they can in about 10 years time.
An apple tree from Zreče apple tree grows outside the Howgills Bunk Barn in Sedbergh by the public footpath where many walkers have already enjoyed the fruits of our twinning.
May the friendship between our towns always be fruitful – naj naše prijateljstov vedno rodi sadove!
In the photos are Zreče mayor Boris Podvrsnik, Zreče town band manager Slavko Kejzar, and Sedbergh’s Town Twinning Cultural Commissar David Burbidge. Photos by Urska Firer.
Wonderful to see this apple tree thriving 16 years on, as David Burbidge’s Prijateljski Zbor (Friendship Choir) arrived in Zrece last week (on 25 May 2025). A fitting symbol as we celebrated and strengthened the links between the two towns. Boris (pictured) who is in his last (and 20th) year as mayor, showed us great generosity - as did all our wonderfully convivial hosts: an unforgettably extraordinary and enriching week of discovery through singing and making new friends. None of this would have been possible without our justifiably named cultural commissar David Burbidge who truly lives, breathes and sings the spirit of friendship between nations. Hvala lepa. (Thankyou) Pip Hall (in Cowgill)
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