As part of our work placement exchange scheme with Annecy council, two students from Cleeve School who have just completed their A level French, were selected to take part in this scheme and spent the month of July on work placements in Annecy. Ceri worked in the Youth Information Office and Alex worked withContinue reading “Enriching experience”
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Young twinners in town
Cheltenham has welcomed nearly 60 young people from our twin towns of Annecy and Weihai in July as they attend the international summer school at Gloucestershire College. The 44 students from France and the 15 from China all aged between 14 and 16 years, study english in the mornings and undertake a variety of sporting,Continue reading “Young twinners in town”
Twinners flocked to see Olympic Torch celebrations
Over 75 twinning visitors from our five twin towns came to Cheltenham to join in celebrating the Olympic torch coming to Cheltenham. The delegation included 20 officials from across our 5 twin towns and 13 members of the Lubo dance ensemble from Sochi, Russia. Other visitors here for the torch relay on 23 May included 32 guestsContinue reading “Twinners flocked to see Olympic Torch celebrations”
Bridge between our twin towns
Bridge players from our twin towns of Annecy and Göttingen were invited by Cheltenham Bridge Club for an international tournament over the Jubilee weekend. The 8 visitors from Annecy and 12 from Göttingen arrived on 31 May and were welcomed by the Mayor of Cheltenham on 1 June in the council offices before they headedContinue reading “Bridge between our twin towns”
Twins invited to Olympic Torch Stopover
An invitation has been sent to our 5 twin and 2 friendship towns inviting them to come to Cheltenham to take part in the celebrations on Wednesday 23 May when the Olympic torch will come to town. Visitors will be taken to the racecourse to see the staged show and arrival of the Olympic flame.Continue reading “Twins invited to Olympic Torch Stopover”
Fete du Lac in Annecy
At the end of a busy week in Göttingen, the Mayor accompanied by the Twinning Officer made their way from Göttingen to Annecy for the annual fete du lac on Saturday 6 August. They were joined in Annecy by the council’s head of finance and healthy communities manager who made contacts and saw first hand the facilitiesContinue reading “Fete du Lac in Annecy”
Summer Work Placements Annecy / Cheltenham
On Monday 4 July, three students from Cheltenham started work in Annecy for four weeks on the summer work placement scheme organised between the two councils. Two girls worked with the parks and gardens team and one girl worked in the youth information office. The students stayed in a hostel along with other young peopleContinue reading “Summer Work Placements Annecy / Cheltenham”
Rencontres Europeennes
Two girls from Gloucestershire participated in the Rencontres Europennees – a get together with language learning and sport and creative skills for youngsters aged 14-17 from all ofAnnecy’s twin towns. It took place in Annecy from 1-16 August.
Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra in Annecy
The Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra performed 3 concerts in the Annecy region during the week 31 July to 6 August. The Mayor of Cheltenham and 3 other members of the Cheltenham delegation visiting Annecy for the Fete du Lac were privileged to be present at their third concert in Annecy at the Notre Dame Church. TheContinue reading “Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra in Annecy”
Visit to Annecy Film Festival and Working Meeting
The Chairman and Twinning Officer have just returned from a brief 2 day visit to Annecy where current and future twinning activities were discussed and planned. There is a busy flow of exchanges this summer between the 2 towns, with many Annecy students coming to Cheltenham and 2 groups of young musicians going to Annecy,Continue reading “Visit to Annecy Film Festival and Working Meeting”
Cheltenham Twinning Association 