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”
Category Archives: Weihai News
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”
Forging new links and friendships with Weihai
Twenty three residents from Cheltenham celebrated over 30 years of friendship with its Chinese twin town of Weihai and 20 years since the two towns were officially ‘twinned’ during a recent 3 -day stay in the beautiful coastal city of Weihai. Weihai, formerly called Weihaiwei, is a prefecture-level city in eastern Shandong province, China, andContinue reading “Forging new links and friendships with Weihai”
Visit to Weihai
To celebrate over 30 years of friendship with our Chinese twin town of Weihai and 20 years since the two towns were officially ‘twinned’, 23 residents of Cheltenham will be visiting Weihai for 4 days in October 2018. The visit will be led by the Mayor of Cheltenham and talks will take place on futureContinue reading “Visit to Weihai”
Overseas Students come to Cheltenham
Every summer Cheltenham sees an influx of students from its twin towns. In July this year the Mayor welcomed 48 students from Annecyand 20 from Weihai. The students were all attending the international summer school run by Gloucestershire College, where they take part in language lessons, sporting and sightseeing activities and all stay with localContinue reading “Overseas Students come to Cheltenham”
Twinning Trip to Weihai 2018
To celebrate over 30 years of friendship with our Chinese twin town of Weihai and 20 years since the two towns were officially ‘twinned’, a trip to Weihai is being organised in the autumn of this year. The visit will be led by the Mayor of Cheltenham and is open to anyone to participate inContinue reading “Twinning Trip to Weihai 2018”
Weihai pupils visit Cheltenham
Around 40 students from our Chinese twin town of Weihai spent two weeks in Cheltenham from 8-22 July 2017 attending Gloucestershire College’s International summer school. The youngsters all stayed in local host families and spent an afternoon meeting with the Mayor of Cheltenham asking her questions about the town of Cheltenham and her role asContinue reading “Weihai pupils visit Cheltenham”
Twinning Youngsters welcomed to Cheltenham
The Mayor of Cheltenham had a busy couple of weeks in the summer welcoming students from our twin towns of Annecy France and Weihai China. The group of 30 Annecy young people and 55 Weihai youngsters were in Cheltenham from 8-29 July attending Gloucestershire College’s international summer school. The 3 week programme included English lessons, sport andContinue reading “Twinning Youngsters welcomed to Cheltenham”
Annecy and Weihai students at summer school in Cheltenham
Cheltenham welcomed 48 pupils and 4 leaders from Annecy from 6-27 July who were attending the international summer school at Gloucestershire College for three weeks and stayed with local families, as well as 34 pupils and 3 leaders from Weihai, also at GlosCol’s summer school for two weeks from 13-27 July. Both groups were welcomed by theContinue reading “Annecy and Weihai students at summer school in Cheltenham”
Visitors from Weihai
The Mayor, Cllr Wendy Flynn, welcomed a small delegation of four visitors from Weihai Municipal Archives Bureau to the Parlour on Tuesday 5 November. The group presented the Mayor with a Chinese tea set, met members of the Twinning Association and Weihai Link and were handed a collection of slides by the sons ofContinue reading “Visitors from Weihai”
Cheltenham Twinning Association 