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Twinning Association AGM

The AGM of Cheltenham Twinning Association was held on 24 October 2019 and the minutes are available to read here.

Annecy’s Retour des Alpages 2019

The Retour des Alpages (Return from the mountain pastures) took place on 12 October this year and a group from Cheltenham were in Annecy to see this wonderful traditional spectacle. This vibrant Annecy festival is one of the highlights of the Annecy year attracting many, many thousands of visitors from allContinue reading “Annecy’s Retour des Alpages 2019”

Homestay in Annecy

Written by Sophia Malden 11S1 At the ungodly hour of 4am, 11 year 10s from Balcarras School embarked on a challenging yet incredible opportunity – to spend a week living with a French family in Cheltenham’s twin town, Annecy. After our flight, we arrived in Geneva airport and travelled through the mountains, across the SwissContinue reading “Homestay in Annecy”

Summary of Twinning Events 2019

We have been and continue to be very busy with twinning this year. Please take a look at what has been happening here and if you wish to be involved in our busy twinning programme, take a group to one of our twin towns or have ideas for future activities please contact the Twinning Officer.

Tea with the Mayor

Annecy work placement students Elise Collon and Mathis Lecry joined the Mayor and his wife for afternoon tea in the Mayor’s Parlour. Elise and Mathis have spent the month of August in Cheltenham, Elise working at the Cheltenham Trust and helping with Parklives and children’s workshops and Mathis working at the many community events thatContinue reading “Tea with the Mayor”

A Celebration of 68 years of Twinning between Cheltenham and Göttingen

This summer Cheltenham Twinning Association and some 70 residents of Cheltenham and beyond participated in the highly successful 2019 Big Party visit to Göttingen. Making their way by trains, planes, cars and a comfortable Marchants’ coach, participants were given a very warm welcome on arrival and at a formal welcome ceremony at the Altes RathausContinue reading “A Celebration of 68 years of Twinning between Cheltenham and Göttingen”

Weihai Students in town

In July the Mayor welcomed over 50 pupils from our Chinese twin town of Weihai who were in Cheltenham for 2 weeks. There were two groups; one from the Ivy International School in Weihai who stayed with local families and attended Gloucestershire College’s international summer school. The second Weihai Yubo Group were attending a summerContinue reading “Weihai Students in town”

Göttingen Students meet the Mayor

A group of 11 young people and their 2 leaders from our twin town of Göttingen, Germany, met the Mayor for coffee and cakes in the Parlour during their stay in Cheltenham. The youngsters were in Cheltenham for 11 days, staying with local host families and enjoying an organised programme of language learning, sporting activitiesContinue reading “Göttingen Students meet the Mayor”

Annecy Students in Cheltenham

A group of 48 young people from Annecy were welcomed to Cheltenham last Friday by former Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr Bernard Fisher. The students are in town for 3 weeks, staying with host families and attending the International Summer School run by Gloucestershire College.

Local band play at Fete de la Musique in Annecy

ERICA, a rock pop band from Winchcombe, were selected by the Cheltenham Twinning Association to play at the Fete de la Musique in Annecy as part of France’s national day of music on Friday 21 June. They were bid bon voyage by the Mayor of Cheltenham.