The Mayor of Cheltenham had a busy couple of weeks in the summer welcoming students from our twin towns of Annecy France and Weihai China. The group of 30 Annecy young people and 55 Weihai youngsters were in Cheltenham from 8-29 July attending Gloucestershire College’s international summer school. The 3 week programme included English lessons, sport andContinue reading “Twinning Youngsters welcomed to Cheltenham”
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Annecy 2016
In a recent visit to Annecy in France a group of 50 residents from Cheltenham and the surrounding area joined members of Cheltenham Twinning Association to celebrate the 60th anniversary of twinning between Cheltenham and Annecy. A warm welcome was extended by the Mayor of Annecy, Jean-Luc Rigaut, at a reception at the Hôtel de VilleContinue reading “Annecy 2016”
Summer Events to Mark 60 Years of Twinning with Annecy
2016 sees the celebration of 60 years of twinning since the official agreement between the two Councils was signed on 17 June 1956. Over the years hundreds of Cheltonians and Anniciens have crossed the Channel and benefitted from the very strong friendship that exists between Cheltenham and Annecy. To mark the occasion, several events are being organised this yearContinue reading “Summer Events to Mark 60 Years of Twinning with Annecy”
Summer Work in Annecy 2016
Two summer work placements are on offer to young people this summer to improve their French language ability and to gain confidence and experience by living and working in a different country. Cheltenham Borough Council in conjunction with its French twin town are offering the opportunity of paid employment for 4 weeks within the Municipality ofContinue reading “Summer Work in Annecy 2016”
Cheltenham / Annecy 60th Twinning Anniversary Photo Competition
Capture our town to celebrate twinning Competition now CLOSED. Thank you for the entries. View those selected here. To celebrate 60 years of twinning between the twin towns of Cheltenham and Annecy, a photo competition is being organised, on the theme ‘I PRESENT MY TOWN’. We are pleased to be running this in conjunction withContinue reading “Cheltenham / Annecy 60th Twinning Anniversary Photo Competition”
Interclub Photo Competition
To mark their 150th anniversary from 1865 to 2015, the Cheltenham Camera Club organised an interclub photo competition during 2015 between Cheltenham and the photo clubs of our twin towns of Annecy and Gottingen. The top three photos from each town, in the categories of Best Picture, Highly Commended and Commended can be viewed below.
60th Anniversary twinning trip to Annecy
This trip is now full. Thank you for your interest. Cheltenham Twinning Association is organising a trip to Annecy to mark the 60th anniversary of the twinning link between the two towns. The visit will take place from 3-10 August 2016 to coincide with Annecy’s spectacular ‘Fete du Lac’ (lake festival) that takes place onContinue reading “60th Anniversary twinning trip to Annecy”
Almost Athletes run in Göttingen
In July this year, at the invitation of the Twinning Association, Almost Athletes selected 3 runners to travel to Göttingen to take part in the annual Old Town Run. Graham (Gray) Davis, Matt Proome and Paul Turner were the lucky names drawn from the beanie hat, so we 3 intrepid runners set off via plane andContinue reading “Almost Athletes run in Göttingen”
National Star College link with Annecy
From 15-17 April the Director of International Development, David Finch, and a colleague from the National Star College visited Annecy to investigate the opportunities for linking and working with the organisation ADIMC74 in Annecy who care for those with special needs. The visit was extremely beneficial and several areas for partnership working were discussed. David Finch’sContinue reading “National Star College link with Annecy”
Visit to Stampersgat 2015
A group of 22 people visited our friendship town of Stampersgat from 14-17 May for the 45th anniversary of the link. Some new ‘younger’ people took part this year and below is an account of the trip from two of these first timers! Our first experience of the Stampersgat friendship link – as shared by Ben Humphris andContinue reading “Visit to Stampersgat 2015”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 