The three Bridge Clubs in Annecy invited Cheltenham Bridge Club to a friendly bridge game on Thursday 17th November. We had an enthusiastic response from both towns and had thirty pairs playing in an online competition. We are grateful for the organisational skill of Jean-Hervé Favre from Annecy who liaised with our local Bridge Club andContinue reading “Bridging Links!”
Category Archives: Annecy News
2022 / 2021 Twinning Activities
Twinning activities in 2021 were still very much curtailed by the corona virus pandemic, this however meant more online talks and virtual links being made. Many activities with Göttingen to celebrate 70 years of twinning had to be cancelled, but the online Cheltenham – Göttingen Photography competition to celebrate ‘My Town’ was very successful. TwinningContinue reading “2022 / 2021 Twinning Activities”
Residents visit to Annecy 2022
On 5 October 2022, a group of 33 citizens from Cheltenham set off on a week-long trip to the twin town of Annecy, France, to see the Descente des Alpages, a traditional folklore day when the animals parade through the old town of Annecy to mark the descent from the higher pastures to the lowerContinue reading “Residents visit to Annecy 2022”
Twinning supports 2022 World Clean Up Day
Cheltenham Twinning Association members joined together with Springbank Community Group volunteers to participate in a litter pick in Springbank Park and the surrounding area as part of 2022 World Cleanup Day on Saturday 17th September. Springbank Community Group is based in West Cheltenham and runs a welcoming and successful Community Food Pantry, Community Cafe, CommunityContinue reading “Twinning supports 2022 World Clean Up Day“
Visit to Annecy
The Twinning Association is organising a seven day trip in October 2022 to Cheltenhams’ beautiful twin town of Annecy with stops enroute in Ypres and Bruges and five full days in this delightful town by the lake in the foothills of the Alps, known as Little Venice, with its canals, rivers and floral displays. TheContinue reading “Visit to Annecy”
Online Bridge with Annecy
Annecy bridge clubs invited Cheltenham Bridge Club to participate in a teams’ match online on 28 October 2021. The event was a huge success and each town entered 14 teams of four into the competition. 112 bridge players enjoyed a friendly and fun evening. We were lucky that the online platform RealBridge gave us theContinue reading “Online Bridge with Annecy”
Edible Delights of our Twin Towns
As part of Cheltenham Heritage Open Day 2021 events, Cheltenham Twinning Association gave a talk on the edible delights of our twin towns on Thursday 16 September. Below is the slide presentation that accommpanied the talk.
2020 Presentation on Twinning
See our presentation on the current and future proposals for twinning activities with our twin towns. Presented to Twinning Association Friends in February 2020.
Visit to Annecy
This visit has now been postponed to October 2022 – details will be published later in 2021. Cheltenham Twinning Association is organising a visit to its French twin town of Annecy, for local residents and people interested in twinning. The trip will take place from 7-14 October 2020 to coincide with the ‘Retour des Alpages’Continue reading “Visit to Annecy”
Summer Work Placements in Annecy
THE DEADLINE HAS NOW PAST – PLEASE TRY US AGAIN IN 2021 Our French twin town of Annecy has a number of interesting work placement opportunities available this summer for young people aged 18-30 from Cheltenham and local area. A summary of the positions available can be seen here. Most are for a 4 week duration. Continue reading “Summer Work Placements in Annecy”
Cheltenham Twinning Association 