A group of 16 pupils and 3 teachers from Pittville School visited Annecy from 30 March to 4 April to link with the St Michel School. The visit was facilitated with a grant of £1,500 from the Twinning Association’s ‘Inspiring Young People through Twinning’ scheme, which aims to stimulate young people’s interest in international languagesContinue reading “Pittville School visit Annecy”
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Elections in Annecy
Following the second round of municipal elections in France on 30 March, the previous Mayor of Annecy, Jean-Luc Rigaut, was re-elected as Mayor of Annecy for a further term of office with 45.10% of the vote and will be represented by 33 elected members out of the Council of 45. A letter of congratulations wasContinue reading “Elections in Annecy”
University Link
In March Prof Joachim Ahrens from the PFH Private university in Göttingen visited Cheltenham for a day to attend a meeting arranged for him to meet with Roland Kaye the interim Dean of the Business School and David Dawson Head of the School of Business and Management at the University of Gloucestershire, to discuss linkingContinue reading “University Link”
Summer work in Annecy 2014
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 2014”
Winter Olympics here we come!
Local residents Stephen Meyer and his son Alex are off to Sochi shortly for the Winter Olympics. The pair will be supporting the GB bob sleigh team and are very much looking forward to seeing Cheltenham’s Russian twin town. A celebratory send-off with members of the Cheltenham Twinning Association was held in the Mayor’s ParlourContinue reading “Winter Olympics here we come!”
Summer stay in Annecy for 14-17 year olds
The Rencontres Européennes 2014 is a two week stay in our twin town of Annecy for 14-17 year olds wishing to improve their language skills in a fun and friendly way with other European young people. This exciting stay will this year take place from Thursday 31 July – Friday 15 August and gives youngContinue reading “Summer stay in Annecy for 14-17 year olds”
Twinning Association Quiz Evening
A very successful and fun quiz evening was held on Friday 24 January in St Andrews Church rooms. More than 50 people turned up to test their knowledge on some challenging but interesting questions set by Councillor Diggory Seacome. There was a good spread of cheese and wine, and together with the raffle, over £250Continue reading “Twinning Association Quiz Evening”
Twinning Association wins award
On Friday 11 October, Cheltenham Twinning Association was honoured to receive the Cheltenham in Bloom 2013 Visit Cheltenham Hospitality Sector Trophy for all its efforts in receiving visitors from our twin towns and in particular from Göttingen this summer. The committee was delighted with the award of a substantial crystal trophy and framed certificate whichContinue reading “Twinning Association wins award”
Working weekend in Annecy
The Chair and vice chair of twinning, together with the Chief Executive, were invited to Annecy from 10-13 October for the annual working meeting, when consultation on past projects and plans for future joint projects were discussed. Various contacts and visits to schools were also made. The visit coincided with the traditional ‘Descente des Alpages’Continue reading “Working weekend in Annecy”
Students do work placement exchange
Student Lucas Roche from Annecy has been doing a four week work placement with Ubico, the council’s waste and recycling provider. He spent 3 weeks working in the nursery and his last week out and about in the parks and gardens. Lucas very much enjoyed his time here and was delighted to have been partContinue reading “Students do work placement exchange”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 