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.
Category Archives: Göttingen News
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”
University Link
In March Prof Joachim Ahrens from the PFH Private university in Göttingen visited Cheltenham for a day to attend a meeting arranged for him to meet with Roland Kaye the interim Dean of the Business School and David Dawson Head of the School of Business and Management at the University of Gloucestershire, to discuss linkingContinue reading “University Link”
Göttingen Youth Sport Visit
From 7 -15 October, twenty five young people from Göttingen spent 8 days in Cheltenham on a cultural, sightseeing and sporting visit. The group enjoyed a walking tour of the town, a reception with the mayor and sporting activities at leisure@. Other highlights for the youngsters included a tour of the Millennium Stadium in CardiffContinue reading “Göttingen Youth Sport Visit”
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”
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”
Visit of the Heinrich Boll School
From 3-6 May a group of 5 pupils and 2 leaders from the Heinrich Boll School in Göttingen visited Cheltenham. Previously the Göttingen school had linked with Bettridge School, but withdrawal of European funding had prevented this link developing. The Twinning Officer arranged a visit for the group to the National Star College, which veryContinue reading “Visit of the Heinrich Boll School”
Successful Movida work placements
On 25 April, the Mayor hosted a reception to say farewell to 5 Göttingen young people who had been in Cheltenham for 6 weeks as part of the Movida apprenticeship work placement exchange scheme. Nina Homann and Lisa Schmidt worked with Cheltenham Borough Council in Licensing and Ubico’s waste and recycling team, Vanessa Rost and Daniel Schmidt workedContinue reading “Successful Movida work placements”
Cheltenham International Partnerships 