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Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2013

From Saturday 27 July to Friday 2 August, over 150 residents from Göttingen will be visiting Cheltenham for 5 days on the two yearly big party visit.  A programme of activities will be organised for our visitors to let them see the best of Cheltenham, the Cotswolds and surrounding area.  The majority of people like to stay inContinue reading “Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2013”

University of Gloucestershire link with Annecy Animated Film Festival

A senior lecturer from the faculty of media, arts and technology at the University of Gloucestershire visited Annecy from 5-7 December  2012 to discuss possible links between the animation programme at the university and the Annecy international festival of animated films (FIFA).  A comprehensive programme was planned for Mr Panks for him to meet with and visit the relevantContinue reading “University of Gloucestershire link with Annecy Animated Film Festival”

Exciting projects with Annecy for 2013

As a result of the working meeting held with Annecy colleagues at the end of October, various projects are all in the pipeline: The University of Gloucestershire’s faculty of media, arts and technology are looking at forging a link with Annecy’s international animated film festival with a view to students on the university’s animation programmeContinue reading “Exciting projects with Annecy for 2013”

Ribston High School visit Göttingen

A group of 30+ pupils and staff from Ribston High School visited their link school in Göttingen from 28 November – 7 December.  Year 10 pupils experienced a range of activities with their German partners and developed their German speaking skills in preparation for their oral GCSE assessments.  Year 12 pupils embarked on week longContinue reading “Ribston High School visit Göttingen”

Cheltenham Bach Choir visit Göttingen

Cheltenham Bach Choir is travelling to Göttingen in October to perform a massed concert with their longstanding ‘twin’ choir, the Göttingen Stadtkantorei and the Göttingen Symphonieorchester. The Bach choir will depart on Wednesday 24 October and the group will number about 50 singers and almost all will be accommodated in families once in Göttingen. SomeContinue reading “Cheltenham Bach Choir visit Göttingen”

Göttingen Youth Exchange visit to Cheltenham

25 youngsters from Göttingen will be in Cheltenham from 22-30 October on the Youth sport exchange.  The youngsters will all stay with local families and embark on a programme of sightseeing, with visits to London, Oxford and Gloucester, as well as participating in sporting activities at leisure@ and trying their hand at skittles in aContinue reading “Göttingen Youth Exchange visit to Cheltenham”

Work placements for Göttingen apprentices

As part of the Movida work placement apprenticeship scheme with Göttingen, we currently have Julia Neuschl and Sophie Westphal working in the Commissioning division at the Borough Council for 6 weeks up till 19 October.  20 year old Julia is part of the Business Transformation team, whilst Sophie is helping out with the elections team.Continue reading “Work placements for Göttingen apprentices”

Göttingen’s Olympic Association Visit

On Saturday 11 August, 57 members of the Göttingen branch of the German Olympic Association visited Cheltenham for the day, taking time out from a week attending various Olympic events in London.  The group had a reception with the Mayor and a tour of the town, before having free time to shop and visit ourContinue reading “Göttingen’s Olympic Association Visit”