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Happy birthday for a 500-year-old city
ST HELIER’S twin town Funchal came to life last week as the city celebrated its 500th anniversary.
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Twinning Association held a successful Afternoon Tea Party
Swingfield Twinning Association held a successful Afternoon Tea Party on Sunday 17th August at Field Cottage in Swingfield Street village.
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Here comes the parade
Dundee city centre revelled in a carnival atmosphere as hundreds of local youngsters, joined by representatives from the city’s twin towns, took part in the Lord Provost’s Parade, the centrepiece of the annual Dundee Youth Festival.
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Bristol councillor warns on Georgia crisis
Raising awareness of the crisis in Georgia could help ease the Russian stranglehold on the country's economy, a leading Bristol councillor believes. Councillor Derek Pickup, a member of the ruling Labour cabinet, is vice-chairman of Bristol's twinning association with Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.
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Twinners eager to visit France
RESIDENTS are looking forward to going to France after hosting counterparts from their twin town.
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Twin town names a roundabout to honour link
A ROUNDABOUT in Germany has been named Portishead.
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Polish Visit to Loughborough to Mark Twinning Anniversary
VISITORS from Poland are sampling the delights of Charnwood during a special trip to mark the 10th anniversary of twinning links between Loughborough and Zamosc.
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How we passed on our skills to the people of Rwanda
A TEAM of volunteers from Worcestershire with expertise in different fields have returned from Rwanda.
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Host family needed in Hungerford as twin town visitors arrive from France
FRENCH visitors to Hungerford are in need of a place to stay. Visitors from Hungerford’s twin town Ligueil are being welcomed to the town by the Hungerford Twin Town Association on Friday (August 22), but one of the English families due to host two visitors has had to pull out.
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Intrepid cyclists ride to French twin towns
THREE Bury cyclists have returned home after completing their own tour de France.
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Ombudsman assesses foul language complaint
A complaint about a Haverfordwest town councillor’s behaviour and foul language is being assessed......nd an incident at a social event in Haverfordwest’s twin town, Oberkirch.
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Ciao, amici per sempre
THE 10th anniversary celebrations of the Stocksmoor and Villages Twinning with Olgiate Molgora in Italy is testimony to the abiding friendship between these two communities.
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Chard gears up for big festival
PLANS are taking shape for the first International Festival of Cul-ture and Activity to be staged in Chard next month.
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Georgian delegates cancel Bristol visit
Members of the Bristol twinning association for the capital of Georgia have pledged to support the country in its conflict with Russia.
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Rotarians have a rail treat on trip
CITY Rotarians crossed the Channel to Peterborough's twin town to mark 50 years of friendship.
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Twinning group mark anniversary of link with visits
CLYDESDALE International Twinning Association members and friends recently visited the area’s twin town of Yvetot in Normandy to celebrate the 14th of July and the 10th anniversary of Yvetot's twinning with Kyjov in the Czech Republi
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Mini Olympics was no small feat
PERTH sportsmen and women have returned victorious from the second Mini-Olympics in the city’s twin town of Aschaffenburg.
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Welcome mat rolls out for twin town visitors
EVERYTHING in the garden is rosy as the Moray capital gets set to welcome some very special friends.
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1,257 km on a bike – just for the Battle
A COUPLE from Germany were so keen to watch today’s Battle of Flowers that they have spent the past two weeks cycling here especially.
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Wakefield return from German Tour
Wakefield Metropolitan Band under Conductor Norman Law, has just returned from a successful ten day visit to Wakefield’s twin town, Alfeld-Leine, as part of the town’s 750th anniversary celebrations.
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American signs mark Larne links with Clover
VISITORS to Larne's twin town of Clover in South Carolina are now seeing signs of the links between the two areas - right in front of their eyes.
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Moray folk set to welcome twinning guests
Members of the Elgin-Landshut Twintown Association (ELTA) are preparing for the arrival of 42 visitors to the town next week.
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Gillespie: Sister Cities cash could be used locally
THE involvement of Ballymena Council in the Sister City Initiative could be about to pay major dividends according to local Councillors, but one member remains unconvinced and believes the money spent on trips to the US would be better used on putting up fences around the Borough
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Warm welcome to twin town visitors
VISITORS from the French town of Millau were welcomed to Bridlington by a special guest as the town's Mayor Tony Padwick joined them for tea.
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French mayor thanks Aboyne
ABOYNE Twinning Association has been praised by the mayor of the French town they are hoping to formerly link with
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Historic visit to city's twin town
THERE was a glimpse into the past for visitors to Peterborough's twin town in France to mark the 50th anniversary of the overseas link.
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Twin towns are friends once again
ONE of the founding figures in the building of relations with Stourport’s twin town has said he is “delighted” that ties seem to have become re-established.
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Hay twinning wins UN praise
A BORDER community has won an international award for its thriving partnership with an African city.
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Friendships formed and renewed during twin trip
KNARESBOROUGH Silver Band, accompanied by some members of the Town Twinning Committee, have just returned from a week in Bebra, our twin town in Germany. Pat and David Tankard send this report of the visit.
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Bonhomie... and a challenge for French visitors
Bonjour Calderdale! French teenagers from Elland's twin town Riorges travelled to the district for an latest exchange visit.
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STRENGTHENING FRIENDSHIPS IN CHABANAIS EXCHANGE
DESPITE a week of changeable weather, the latest twinning visit to Forfar by a 35-strong party from Chabanais was voted a great success.
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German link prospers with visit by twin town
A WEEKEND of variety helped Bardsey residents welcome visitors from the continent.
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Noyon calling: has anyone got a spare phone box?
AN ICON of the British way of life is being sought by Hexham’s French twin town Noyon
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Twinning club honours its chairman
BURNHAM and Highbridge's Twinning Association celebrated its 30-year anniversary last week by presenting a trophy to founder Mike Mansfield.
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Russian 'twins' get taste of city
RUSSIAN visitors from Exeter's twin city of Yaroslavl have had their first glimpse of life in Devon.
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Green twinning with South African town proposed
A LOCAL firm which exists to promote sustainable development for communities, companies and corporate organisations is hoping that people in Forres will get behind the idea of making it the first ever sustainable twin town in Britain.
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CHABANAIS VISITORS MEET PROVOST OF ANGUS
The party of visitors currently in town on the latest Forfar-Chabanais twinning exchange visit had the opportunity to meet Angus Provost
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Bognor mayor welcomes visitors from twin town
Twenty students from various schools in one of the twin towns of Bognor Regis were greeted by the town mayor during a visit.
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Knaresborough Silver Band in concert in Germany
KNARESBOROUGH Silver Band, accompanied by some members of the Town Twinning Committee, have just returned from a week in Bebra
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Talking with our European friends
PUPILS from a Rubery school got the chance to improve their language skills during a visit to Bromsgrove's twin town.
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Brass band strike up at twin town
Members of a brass band from Rugeley took their instruments all the way to Lichfield’s twin town of Limburg an der Lahn in Germany
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47-year love affair with a car
When Vince Atherton bought a 1931 Morris Convertible after passing his driving test at 17 he did not realise it would be the start of a 47-year love affair
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Council group in Kansas lobby for Sister Cities boost
DELEGATES representing Larne council flew out to Kansas last week in a bid to secure for the borough a share of an estimated £3 million economic windfall when Northern Ireland hosts the annual Sister Cities International conference next year.
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Twinning name swap caught up in red tape
When members of the Bracknell Twinning Association travel to Opladen in August, they will celebrate 35 years of international friendship in style.
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Big party for twin town's centenary
A FESTIVAL to celebrate a German town's centenary will have an east Durham presence.
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Group's au pair offer
Attleborough's Twinning Association has a chance for a family looking for a multi-lingual au pair.
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Les is aiming to be a Cutt above the rest at Town Crying European Championships
"HALIFAX is the place to be, full of life and vitality." That's the message Calderdale town crier Les Cutts will be promoting at the Town Crying European Championships in Almelo, Holland.
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