From 25 October to 1 November 2014, a group of 27 young people aged between 12 and 15 came to Cheltenham to spend their half term week exploring their twin town. The youngsters all stayed in host families so that they had the chance to learn more about the English way of life and practiseContinue reading “Göttingen youngsters enjoy week in Cheltenham”
Category Archives: Göttingen News
Cheltenham promotes international links
Eight vocational students from Cheltenham’s twin town of Göttingen are currently undertaking 6-week work experience placements in public and private enterprises across Cheltenham. Carol Stephens of Delingua Training was delighted to be joined by Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion holder Stuart Langworthy of Stuart Langworthy Training in delivering a day of enterprising English language andContinue reading “Cheltenham promotes international links”
Cheltenham Festival in Göttingen 2015
The Cheltenham Festival in Göttingen, often referred to as the Big Party Visit, will take place from 25 to 31 July 2015. This visit to our German twin town is open to everyone, young and young at heart, who wish to spend 6 days in Göttingen experiencing German culture and life. Accommodation can be with a familyContinue reading “Cheltenham Festival in Göttingen 2015”
Ribston Hall High school welcomes IGS school Göttingen
Twenty six girls from Ribston Hall High School together with their 26 Göttingen exchange partners visited Cheltenham in July and were welcomed by the mayor on Wednesday 9 July at a reception in the Municipal Offices. This was the return visit for the Göttingen pupils – the Ribston girls having been to Göttingen in November. AllContinue reading “Ribston Hall High school welcomes IGS school Göttingen”
WW1 Twinning Weekend
From 4-7 July 3 representatives from Göttingen and 5 from Annecy were in Cheltenham for the weekend to commemorate WW1. The delegations, led by the Deputy Mayors of each town, attended the WW1 Centenary concert at the Town Hall as part of the Music Festival and visited a WW1 exhibition situated in Cheltenham’s first WW1 VA hospitalContinue reading “WW1 Twinning Weekend”
Royal Visit to Göttingen
On 4 June, HRH The Duke of York was in Göttingen as part of a visit to Lower Saxony to celebrate 300 years of royal ties between UK and Germany. Prince Andrew visited the university and met the Mayor of Göttingen Wolfgang Meyer in the Altes Rathaus. Herr Meyer in his speech made reference toContinue reading “Royal Visit to Göttingen”
Cheltenham Bridge Club visit Göttingen
Sixteen people from Cheltenham Bridge Club visited Göttingen for a bridge tournament organised by the Bridge Club there from 29 May to 2 June. This was a reciprocal return visit following a tournament in Cheltenham two years ago and a visit to Annecy Bridge Club last year.
Heinrich Boll School Visit
A group of 6 pupils and 2 teachers from the Heinrich Boll special needs school in Göttingen came to Cheltenham from 15-20 May and had a reception with the Mayor in the Parlour. Last year the group visited the National Star College, this year they were visiting a school in Evesham. The group were stayingContinue reading “Heinrich Boll School Visit”
Twin Towns and Music
Jonathan McNaught from Cheltenham performed in a Jazz Concert in Göttingen on Friday 4 April with two other musicians from Göttingen, for an evening entitled ‘A musical bridge between partner towns’. In 2009 Jonathan won the Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year and has taken part in piano concerts as part of the Cheltenham MusicContinue reading “Twin Towns and Music”
YMCA Link
A group of 5 people from the Göttingen YMCA were in Cheltenham at the beginning of April for a few days developing links and possible exchanges with Cheltenham YMCA. The group together with the Cheltenham YMCA chairman and trustee had a reception with the Mayor on Wednesday 2 April. Cheltenham YMCA are considering a bikeContinue reading “YMCA Link”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 