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Bridge between Annecy and Cheltenham

From 8-13 May, eleven members of Cheltenham Bridge Club took part in a Bridge tournament in Annecy, together with two members of a Göttingen Bridge Club. During the stay the members played in three bridge tournaments, had a boat tour on the lake, a reception at the Hotel de Ville, time to explore both theContinue reading “Bridge between Annecy and Cheltenham”

Cheltenham students experience Annecy

Two Cheltenham students, Phoebe Harris from Balcarras School and Flora McFarlane from Pates, were chosen to go and work in Annecy for the month of July as part of a work placement scheme organised between the two councils. Phoebe will be working with Annecy’s parks and gardens team and Flora in the Youth Information Office,Continue reading “Cheltenham students experience Annecy”

Göttingen’s International Week

From 22 April to 5 May, Göttingen celebrated their links with their twin towns with a display of local produce and information from each town in their Kauf Park shopping mall. Representatives from Pau France, Torun Poland and Cheltenham UK were invited for the last weekend of the international fortnight as this coincided with presentations toContinue reading “Göttingen’s International Week”

Visit of the Heinrich Boll School

From 3-6 May a group of 5 pupils and 2 leaders from the Heinrich Boll School in Göttingen visited Cheltenham. Previously the Göttingen school had linked with Bettridge School, but withdrawal of European funding had prevented this link developing. The Twinning Officer arranged a visit for the group to the National Star College, which veryContinue reading “Visit of the Heinrich Boll School”

Successful Movida work placements

On 25 April, the Mayor hosted a reception to say farewell to 5 Göttingen young people who had been in Cheltenham for 6 weeks as part of the Movida apprenticeship work placement exchange scheme. Nina Homann and Lisa Schmidt worked with Cheltenham Borough Council in Licensing and Ubico’s waste and recycling team, Vanessa Rost and Daniel Schmidt workedContinue reading “Successful Movida work placements”

Summer work in Annecy

Two summer work placements are on offer to young people this summer to improve their French language ability and to gain confidence and experience by living and working in a different country. Cheltenham Borough Council in conjunction with its French twin town are offering the opportunity of paid employment for 4 weeks within the Municipality ofContinue reading “Summer work in Annecy”

Movida work placements

On Sunday 17 March, 5 young apprentices from Göttingen arrived in Cheltenham for a 6 week work experience programme as part of the Movida project with Göttingen. Work placements have been offered by Cheltenham Borough Council Licensing team, UBICO waste and recycling team, UK NARIC and Oxfam bookshop in Cheltenham. The apprentices are being hosted by families inContinue reading “Movida work placements”

Ribston Hall High School Exchange

On Tuesday 5 March, 46 students from Ribston Hall High School, Crypt School and their Göttingen link school IGS, met with the Mayor and members of the twinning association and German club for a talk and reception. The 23 students from Göttingen were here for a week on the return leg of their exchange (ourContinue reading “Ribston Hall High School Exchange”

Volunteer for Sochi Winter Olympics

The next winter Olympics will be held in Sochi from 7-23 February 2014 and applications for volunteers are open until the end of February this year – 2013. So visit their website and apply soon if you fancy being part of this exciting event in our twin town.

Summer stay in Annecy

The Rencontres Européennes is a two week stay in our twin town of Annecy for 14-17 year olds wishing to improve their language skills in a fun and friendly way with other European young people. This exciting stay will this year take place from 1 – 16 August and gives young people the fantastic opportunityContinue reading “Summer stay in Annecy”