A group of 22 undergrad Animated Film students from the University of Gloucestershire had the wonderful opportunity to visit Cheltenham’s partner town of Annecy to experience the International Festival of Animated Film 2024. Bryan Panks, course leader, has been taking students every year since the course started in 2014, knowing how much this visit inspiresContinue reading “Uni of Glos Students in Annecy”
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Stampersgat visit a great success
After a wait of 5 years, a delegation of 20 people from Cheltenham visited Cheltenham’s friendship town of Stampersgat in The Netherlands from 10-13 May 2024. The group met up with their Dutch friends and together laid flowers at the grave of Cpl Dennis Lee, from the Gloucestershire Regiment, who died there in 1941 duringContinue reading “Stampersgat visit a great success”
Fun Run in Annecy
Over the weekend of 13-14 April 2024, the Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr Matt Babbage and his wife Suzy, went on a private visit to Cheltenham’s partner town of Annecy France to take part in the very popular Annecy Marathon (or half marathon, 10k or 5k). The route takes runners around the wonderful Lake Annecy withContinue reading “Fun Run in Annecy”
Peace Camp 2024
Fundraising Quiz Evening Saturday 1 June Last year Springbank Community Group CiC in partnership with Cheltenham International Partnerships, successfully hosted ‘Peace Camp 2023’ with young people from Göttingen and Wittenberg in Germany, Torun in Poland and Cheltenham coming together to enjoy a week of activities around the theme of sustainability. This year the peace campContinue reading “Peace Camp 2024”
Marathon in Annecy
Calling all Runners The Athletics Club in Cheltenham’s partner town of Annecy, France would be delighted to welcome runners from Cheltenham to take part in their full or half marathon (or 10K, 5K) over the weekend of 13/14 April 2024. Annecy is a beautiful town and the run is based around the gorgeous lake withContinue reading “Marathon in Annecy”
Working Visit to Annecy
From 7-10 December 2023, four members of the Cheltenham Twinning Association Committee were in Annecy on a working visit to explore future projects and collaborations in order to continue the wonderful relationship Cheltenham has with Annecy, our partner town since 1956. Day 1 of our working visit to Annecy. Visited Art by Friends gallery andContinue reading “Working Visit to Annecy”
AGM and 2023 International Activities
The Annual General Meeting of Cheltenham Twinning Association will take place on Thursday 23 November 2023 at 6.30pm at The Exmouth Arms (Function Room), Bath Road, Cheltenham. A summary of international activities with our partner towns during 2023 is here.
Peace Camp 2023
The very successful Peace Camp took place in Cheltenham this summer with young people from Göttingen and Wittenberg in Germany, Torun in Poland and Cheltenham coming together to enjoy a week of activities around the theme of sustainability. The originally titled ‘Youth for Peace Camp’ was started in 1995 in Göttingen to mark 50 yearsContinue reading “Peace Camp 2023”
Working Together
It is not unusual for local councillors with an interest in international relations to take part in visits to our twin towns to see what they can learn and then share that knowledge on their return. One such councillor did just that on the visit to Göttingen in September 2023 and the account of hisContinue reading “Working Together”
Cheltenham and Göttingen Storytelling Project Success
During the citizens group visit to Göttingen from 21-28 September 2023, the second edition of the book 13 Short Stories was launched. At the Official Reception hosted by Petra Broistedt, Mayor of Göttingen, the author William Lewis read one of the stories and the translator Christiane Christen read it in German. The evening was attendedContinue reading “Cheltenham and Göttingen Storytelling Project Success”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 