With 2021 marking 70 years of twinning between Cheltenham and its German twin town Göttingen and due to reciprocal visits and face-to-face events scheduled for this anniversary year being cancelled, some virtual events are happening to honour and celebrate this long standing friendship between the two towns. One such event was an online bridge tournamentContinue reading “Virtual Bridge Tournament between Cheltenham and Göttingen”
Category Archives: Göttingen News
Active Twinning – Keeps Going
Angie Boyes, Carol Stephens and Annette Wight of the Cheltenham Twinning Association were delighted to participate in an online Twinning Conference on 25 February 2021 led by Ann Kennard, Chair of the Bristol Hannover Council. This successful online conference was attended by over 40 representatives of UK twinning associations, and focused on sharing best practicesContinue reading “Active Twinning – Keeps Going”
Founder of Göttingen Youth Sports Exchange passes away
Philip Gordon “Jasper” Cook 19 July 1934 – 29 April 2020 Jasper Cook, 85, passed away 0n 29 April 2020 in Gloucester Royal Infirmary. He had recently had a stroke but sadly became another victim of the coronavirus. Jasper, as he was affectionately known, started the Cheltenham – Göttingen Youth Sports exchange along with PeterContinue reading “Founder of Göttingen Youth Sports Exchange passes away”
Greetings of Solidarity from Göttingen
The Mayors of Cheltenham and Göttingen have exchanged letters of solidarity during this Corona virus pandemic, wishing the citizens of both towns health and success in dealing with the current situation. Letter from Herr Rolf-Georg Köhler, Mayor of Göttingen can be read here.
2020 Presentation on Twinning
See our presentation on the current and future proposals for twinning activities with our twin towns. Presented to Twinning Association Friends in February 2020.
Summary of Twinning Events 2019
We have been and continue to be very busy with twinning this year. Please take a look at what has been happening here and if you wish to be involved in our busy twinning programme, take a group to one of our twin towns or have ideas for future activities please contact the Twinning Officer.
A Celebration of 68 years of Twinning between Cheltenham and Göttingen
This summer Cheltenham Twinning Association and some 70 residents of Cheltenham and beyond participated in the highly successful 2019 Big Party visit to Göttingen. Making their way by trains, planes, cars and a comfortable Marchants’ coach, participants were given a very warm welcome on arrival and at a formal welcome ceremony at the Altes RathausContinue reading “A Celebration of 68 years of Twinning between Cheltenham and Göttingen”
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”
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”
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”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 