In July the Mayor welcomed over 50 pupils from our Chinese twin town of Weihai who were in Cheltenham for 2 weeks. There were two groups; one from the Ivy International School in Weihai who stayed with local families and attended Gloucestershire College’s international summer school. The second Weihai Yubo Group were attending a summerContinue reading “Weihai Students in town”
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Göttingen Students meet the Mayor
A group of 11 young people and their 2 leaders from our twin town of Göttingen, Germany, met the Mayor for coffee and cakes in the Parlour during their stay in Cheltenham. The youngsters were in Cheltenham for 11 days, staying with local host families and enjoying an organised programme of language learning, sporting activitiesContinue reading “Göttingen Students meet the Mayor”
Annecy Students in Cheltenham
A group of 48 young people from Annecy were welcomed to Cheltenham last Friday by former Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr Bernard Fisher. The students are in town for 3 weeks, staying with host families and attending the International Summer School run by Gloucestershire College.
Local band play at Fete de la Musique in Annecy
ERICA, a rock pop band from Winchcombe, were selected by the Cheltenham Twinning Association to play at the Fete de la Musique in Annecy as part of France’s national day of music on Friday 21 June. They were bid bon voyage by the Mayor of Cheltenham.
Göttingen students present roses
One of the first engagements of the newly elected Mayor of Cheltenham was to welcome a group of 8 students and their 2 leaders from the Heinrich-Böll Special School in Göttingen on Thursday 16 May. The students presented roses to the Mayor and Mayoress in the Parlour, sang a German pop song and asked theContinue reading “Göttingen students present roses”
Scholarship in Weihai
The International Office in Cheltenham’s sister city of Weihai in China are offering a scholarship to someone aged 25-45 (age can be flexible) to go to Weihai for 10 months to study the Chinese language and culture at the local university and to assist with developing international relations and exchanges between the two cities. TheContinue reading “Scholarship in Weihai”
Summer Work Placements in Annecy
These posts have now been filled. Watch out for next year! Our French twin town of Annecy has a number of interesting work placement opportunities available this summer for young people aged 18-30 from Cheltenham and local area. A summary of the positions available can be seen here. Most are for a 4 week duration.Continue reading “Summer Work Placements in Annecy”
Go Sailing in Weihai
Fantastic opportunity to go on a summer sailing camp in Cheltenham’s Chinese twin town of Weihai this summer. A 2 week visit with over a week of sailing and learning some Chinese cultural crafts, followed by visits to Beijing and the Great Wall of China. The camp is for youngsters aged 16+ and held inContinue reading “Go Sailing in Weihai”
Twinning Trip to Göttingen July 2019
THIS IS NOW FULL BUT WE’LL BE BACK WITH NEWS OF HOW IT ALL WENT Plans are underway for the main twinning trip this year to Cheltenham’s twin town of Göttingen in Germany. The dates are: Thursday 25 July to Friday 2 August 2019 The organised travel there and back will be by coach with overnightContinue reading “Twinning Trip to Göttingen July 2019”
Tour Guides discover Annecy
Four Blue Badge Tourist Guides, who regularly guide visitors around Cheltenham and the Cotswolds, were recently hosted by the Annecy Tourist guides. Jane Handoll, Mary Moxham, Kay Thorpe and Mary Badger were met by the President of the Annecy Tourist Guides Association, Anne Pellas and other members, who accompanied them on a full programmeContinue reading “Tour Guides discover Annecy”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 