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”
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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”
Göttingen festival visit a success
The biggest event of the twinning calendar has taken place, with the visit of 125 people from Göttingen from 27 July to 2 August, led by the deputy mayor of Göttingen, Ulrich Holefleisch, representing the Green Party. The visit was a huge success with many new friendships and contacts being made between families as mostContinue reading “Göttingen festival visit a success”
Woodmancote Primary School visit Annecy
Eight 10 and 11 year olds from Woodmancote primary school spent 4 days in Annecy from 8-12 June, linking with the La Plaine primary school. The trip was part funded with a grant from the Inspiring young people through twinning fund. The young children prepared songs and presentations to perform at the Annecy school andContinue reading “Woodmancote Primary School visit Annecy”
Visitor from Cheltenham USA
On Tuesday 4 June, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor received a visitor from CheltenhamPennsylvania in the Parlour. David West was on a 4 day visit to Cheltenham, having spent some weeks on secondment at Kraft Foods many years ago. David was very interested in the history of the town and our links with the USA. Continue reading “Visitor from Cheltenham USA”
Bridge between Annecy and Cheltenham
From 8-13 May, eleven members of Cheltenham Bridge Club took part in a Bridge tournament in Annecy, together with two members of a Göttingen Bridge Club. During the stay the members played in three bridge tournaments, had a boat tour on the lake, a reception at the Hotel de Ville, time to explore both theContinue reading “Bridge between Annecy and Cheltenham”
Cheltenham students experience Annecy
Two Cheltenham students, Phoebe Harris from Balcarras School and Flora McFarlane from Pates, were chosen to go and work in Annecy for the month of July as part of a work placement scheme organised between the two councils. Phoebe will be working with Annecy’s parks and gardens team and Flora in the Youth Information Office,Continue reading “Cheltenham students experience Annecy”
Göttingen’s International Week
From 22 April to 5 May, Göttingen celebrated their links with their twin towns with a display of local produce and information from each town in their Kauf Park shopping mall. Representatives from Pau France, Torun Poland and Cheltenham UK were invited for the last weekend of the international fortnight as this coincided with presentations toContinue reading “Göttingen’s International Week”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 