Cheltenham International Partnerships and Cheltenham Mayor, Cllr Paul Baker, were delighted to welcome a group of 12 young people from Göttingen led by Jessika Wichner and Nico Hauser on Wednesday 24 July. At the mayoral reception, the Mayor also met with Friedrich and Stephanie Selter. Mr Selter was Superintendent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church inContinue reading “International Friendships Forged”
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Results of the Cheltenham and Weihai 35th anniversary photo competition
We’re delighted to announce the winners of this competition and would like to thank everyone who entered, as well as the judges and the Cheltenham Camera Club. We hope you enjoy looking at the images selected from the Cheltenham entries.
Residents visit to Annecy 2022
On 5 October 2022, a group of 33 citizens from Cheltenham set off on a week-long trip to the twin town of Annecy, France, to see the Descente des Alpages, a traditional folklore day when the animals parade through the old town of Annecy to mark the descent from the higher pastures to the lowerContinue reading “Residents visit to Annecy 2022”
Cheltenham and Weihai 35th anniversary photo competition ‘One planet… many ways to care for our environment’
Calling all amateur photographers! You are invited to submit photo(s) for this twinning photographic competition on the theme of “One planet… many ways to care for our environment”. The photographs should highlight a special image of people and the environment, preferably within Cheltenham or the Cotswolds. Entries should capture people’s interactions with nature illustrating imagesContinue reading “Cheltenham and Weihai 35th anniversary photo competition ‘One planet… many ways to care for our environment’”
35 years of friendship with Weihai
Our twinning link with Weihai started in 1987. 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of this friendship link. Enjoy these videos showing life in our Chinese twin town.
Tribute to Gordon ‘Jasper’ Cook 1934 – 2020
Gordon was an unfaltering supporter of twinning. A man with passion and enthusiasm for uniting the young people of the two towns and co-founder of the Cheltenham Göttingen Youth Sports Exchange in 1967. He will always be remembered.
Cheltenham International Partnerships 