At the Annual German Meeting of the Cheltenham Twinning Association on 23 November 2017, Cllr Garth Barnes stepped down as Chairman of Twinning after 15 years. He was presented with a picture as a token of appreciation for his devoted hard work and support over so many years. Garth has been involved with twinning for over 40 yearsContinue reading “Twinning Chairmanship Relinquished after 15 years”
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Off to Sochi
On Tuesday 14 November 2017, the Mayor of Cheltenham, cllr Klara Sudbury, handed a letter of greetings destined for the Mayor of Sochi to Mark Smyth and Michael Lazarev as they embarked on a 3,200 mile road trip to Cheltenham’s twin town of Sochi, Russia. The two men, Mark from Gloucestershire and Michael from Sochi,Continue reading “Off to Sochi”
Top Twinning
Over 420 Cheltenham people have taken part in visits and exchanges during 2017 and this figure doesn’t include all the host families, members of local clubs and societies, Twinning Association members, local companies, volunteers and helpers who are all involved in some way or other to make it so successful. Please see the summary ofContinue reading “Top Twinning”
Weihai pupils visit Cheltenham
Around 40 students from our Chinese twin town of Weihai spent two weeks in Cheltenham from 8-22 July 2017 attending Gloucestershire College’s International summer school. The youngsters all stayed in local host families and spent an afternoon meeting with the Mayor of Cheltenham asking her questions about the town of Cheltenham and her role asContinue reading “Weihai pupils visit Cheltenham”
Göttingen Festival in Cheltenham
After four years of waiting, friends from our twin city of Göttingen, Germany, came back to Cheltenham to celebrate 66 years of twinning from 22-27 July 2017. A group of 13 students, 33 senior sports participants and 60 Göttingen residents, including the official delegation led by Rolf-Georg Köhler, Mayor of Göttingen, visited us for theContinue reading “Göttingen Festival in Cheltenham”
Summer Work Placements in Annecy
Two summer work placement jobs are available in Cheltenham’s beautiful twin town of Annecy this summer from 2 July to 2 August 2017. One is working with the Parks and Gardens team maintaining and keeping Annecy’s wonderful green spaces tidy. The other is working in the Youth Information Office giving advice and helping visiting studentsContinue reading “Summer Work Placements in Annecy”
Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2017
Yes it’s that time again!!! Every four years Cheltenham welcomes a large number of visitors from our German twin town of Göttingen on a twinning exchange of citizens that started in 1976. The dates for the 2017 visit to Cheltenham are: 22-27 JULY 2017 The Twinning Association are looking for people to host our visitors in theirContinue reading “Göttingen Big Party Visit to Cheltenham 2017”
Photo competition 3rd prize winner
The Mayor of Cheltenham presented Johanna Granville-Edmunds with a food hamper and book of Annecy recently, for her picture ‘Warm Hugs’ which won 3rd prize in the Cheltenham / Annecy 60th anniversary photo competition. The top ten images from each town had been on display earlier in the summer and the 3rd prize winner wasContinue reading “Photo competition 3rd prize winner”
Work placements a success
Two students from Annecy experienced working life in Cheltenham for the month of August. Charlotte Taskiran worked with the Customer Services and Educational teams at the Wilson and Richard Moulin was busy with Cheltenham Borough Homes at the Hesters Way Resource Centre. The students stayed with local families, so were well immersed into the EnglishContinue reading “Work placements a success”
Twinning youngsters united at peace camp
Youngsters from Cheltenham’s twin town of Gottingen Germany, together with young people from Gottingen’s twins of Pau in France and Torun in Poland, all came to Cheltenham from 22-29 July 2016 to join with Cheltenham young people in the international youth for peace camp, which was started in 1995 to commemorate the end of World WarContinue reading “Twinning youngsters united at peace camp”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 