*** * * * COUNCIL ** * CONSEIL OF EUROPE * * * DE L'EUROPE
Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée parlementaire Strasbourg 18 February 1991 restricted AAL20.42 AS/Loc (42)' 20
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, REGIONAL PLANNING AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
FLAGS OF HONOUR - 1991
List of candidates
Secretariat memorandum prepared by the Office of The Clerk
In order to simplify consideration of candidatures for Flags of Honour, the Secretariat has drawn up a table summarising the basic information supplied by municipalities. All candidates which have not renewed their application over the past three years have been provisionally excluded. .f: - 2 - I. GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS
Candidates Flags Prizes New for the Flags of Honour already awarded applications AUSTRIA 7 26 4 1 BELGIUM 8 47 4 4 DENMARK - 3 2 - FRANCE 38 134 8 10 FED. REP. OF GERMANY 64 232 9 9 FINLAND - 1 - -
3REECE - 1 1 - IRELAND - 5 - - ITALY 23 70 6 5 LIECHTENSTEIN 1 - - 1
.UXEMBOURG 1 2 - -
1ETHERLANDS 14 37 2 4
IORWAY - - 1 -
>ORTUGAL 1 6 - -
>PAIN 2 10 1 -
MEDEN - 2 - - WITZERLAND 4 17 2 2 'URKEY 1 2 1 - (NITED KINGDOM 19 80 3 9
181 . 675 44 45 - 3 -
II. CANDIDATES FOR FLAGS OF HONOUR 1991
TOWN (1) REPORT SUB- TWINNING (2) TWINNING EUROPE LITERATURE MITTED FOR: WITH: SINCE: ACTIVITIES: DAY: SUPPLIED:
AUSTRIA
FLACHAU 1989 Very few European activities, Brochure (pop. 2,000) but the town wishes to twin with another.
NEUMARKT 1991 No official twinning but Brochure (Steiermark) culture and sports associations ensure numerous contacts with towns abroad, particularly in Germany. Very active Europe House running exhibitions on the theme of Europe and the EEC and cultural events.
SPITTAL AN DER DRAU (Carinthia) 1990 LÖHNE (D) 1973 School exchanges, international 1991 PORDENONE (I) 1987 musical and sports events. PORCIA (I) 1987 800th anniversary celebration to be held in 1991 together with an exhibition on the history of Spittal under the patronage of Arge-Alp-Adria. Several musical and sports events in 1990.
(1) The population is indicated if specified by the candidate. (2) Official twinnings with municipalities in Council of Europe member states (according to latest information provided by candidates) ** Municipalities already awarded a Council of Europe Flag of Honour. - 4- Austria (cont'd)
ST LEONARD 1989 Has friendly relations with Flags Brochures AM FORST 1990 towns of the same name. 1991 Very active 50-strong folk group performs abroad. In close contact with Polish
TRIEBEN 1989 QUIERSCHIED (D) 1962 Regular contacts since 1962, Flags Brochure (pop 4,500) 1990 particularly between town 1991 council delegations. Stepped up school exchanges (2 in 1988) ;
TRUMAU 1990 HAINBURG (D) ** 1975 Annual festivities in each of Brochures (Lower Austria) 1991 VERNOUILLET (F)** 1976 the three towns in rotation. (pop. 20,000) ALBERNDORF (A)** 1973 Regular meetings between cultural and sports clubs, firemen, religious communities, police officers and representatives of industry (local products have been exhibited in the twin town of Hainburg). - 5 - \ustria ((cont'd) n/ILDSCHÖNAU 1990 - In 1933, some people from - Brochure (pop. 3.^00) Wildschönau established a settlement in Brazil called "Dreizehnlinden", which now has 4,500 inhabitants. (European Diploma 1990> Close links have developed between the people of the two communities. Exchanges are mainly in the tourist sphere, with choirs and orchestras coming from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Federal Republic of Germany. Wildschönau also holds international sports competitions (skiing, swimming, etc). After an initial school exchange in 1989, has decided to develop such exchanges. - 6 -
BELGIUM
COMINES-EUROPE (see under "France", page 10)
ESNEUX 1991 CHATILLON/S/SEINE (F) 1970 Sports and cultural events at ? Cuttings (Province of WALCOURT (B) 1970 twinning festivals. Numerous + docs Liège) RATZEBURG (D) 1970 links between local associations. (pop. 12,000) Sponsors a Romanian village. Major twinning festival planned at Esneux in 1991 ; anticipated attendance by over 300 people.
ESSEN 1990 ESSEN/Oldb. (D) 1968 Mainly meetings between clubs - Brochures (Province of and associations: sport, music Antwerp) (band and choir) and culture (pop. 14,000) (art exhibition). Celebrated [European Diploma 1990] 10th and 20th anniversaries of twinning in style. Also has links with frontier towns in the Netherlands.
HERVE 1991 VERDUN (F) 1920 Contacts chiefly between Forges Flags Extensive (Wallonia>) FORGES-LES-EAUX (F) I960 and Battice, one of the eight document- (pop. 15,000) villages forming the Hervé ation municipality, at the twinning anniversaries. Thanks to its favoured position in the heart of Europe, Hervé has built up numerous exchanges of persons organised by the various committees (firemen, war veterans, gourmet/catering guilds and especially sports groups). 3-day celebration in 1990 for the 30th anniversary of twinning between Battice and Forges-les-Eaux (most impressive list of events). - 7 - Belgium (cont'd)
GENK 1991 GELEEN (NL) 1989 Meetings in 1990 extended chiefly Flags Press (Limbourg) TROISDORF (D) 1989 with Geleen and Troisdorf, two new cuttings (pop. 61,000) NIEWPOORT (B)** 1972 twinning partners. Artists' exhibition, contacts between local officials handling culture, sport and tourism; organisation of an environmental colloquy, sports and music gatherings, regimental festivals .... Signed a co-operation agreement with CIESZYN (Pol) in 1989 with cultural and sports meetings. Numerous cultural events (carnival, cartoon film festival) which attract visitors from all over Europe.
HUY 1990 COMPIEGNE (F)** 1959 Major event for townspeople when the VIANDEN (L) 1961 pledge to twin with Compiègne was given ARONA (I) 1966 in 1959- Three-way twinning involving Huy, Compiège and Vianden in 1964.
ZWIJNDRECHT 1990 IDSTEIN (D) 1970 The initial contact was between Flags Brochures (Province of the mayors, after which exchanges Antwerp) expanded to involve the whole (pop. 16,500) population. Will celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning in 1990. Annual cycle race between Zwijndrecht in Belgium and Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands. Also has local government contacts with Idstein's twin towns: Lana (I) and Vlijmen (NL). - 9
FRANCE
ACIGNE 1991 WACHTENDONK (F) 1980 Sports and cultural exchanges Flags Brochures (lile et Vilaine) with festivities on the 10th anniversary. Has sponsored a Romanian village since 1989 with financial and logistic support. AIGUILLON 1989 VISE (B)** 1958 Every five years, a large Flags, Press (Dordogne) gathering celebrates the particip- cuttings twinning anniversary, more ation by than 600 people visiting the schools twin town. 2-week school exchanges, council-subsidised sports events, celebrations of national festivals. Gastronomic exchanges, with presentation of local products. Celebrated the 30th anniversary of twinning in 1988, when a relay walk took place between the two towns (1,000 km).
ANCENIS 1989 KIRKHAM (GB) Sports, school and musical Flags (Loire- BAD BRÜCKENAU (D) exchanges. Participation in Atlantique) major events: twinning ceremonies, millenium celebrations, wine fairs. AURILLAC/ARPAJON 1991 BASSETLAW (GB) 1980 Sports, cultural, school and - Press (Cantal) BOCHOLT** (D) 1972 business exchanges (trade fairs). cuttings Co-operative twinning arrangement with a town in Mali since 1984. Organised the Assises nationales des villes jumelées (National Twinning Assembly) in 1988. - 10 -
France (cont'd)
AVON 1991 MELKSHAM (GB) 1980 Annual gathering held by twinning - Photos (Seine and Marne) committee with some 50 participants. and Press (pop. 3,800) School and sports exchanges, scholar- cuttings ships. 10th anniversary of twinning celebrated in 1990. Cultural and sporting contacts with the German town of Witten involving 40 people each year.
BAIS 1989 OY-MITTELBERG (D) 1983 Two small towns which have - Documents (Mayenne) 1990 celebrated six years of and press (pop. 1,500) twinning. Visits by cuttings young people, partici- pation in trade fairs,
CACHAN 1991 BRAUNSCHWEIG/** (D) 1970 Following the administrative - Documents (Val-de-Marne) WOLFENBÜTTEL 1986 reform in the Land of Lower Press Saxony, the twinning with cuttings Braunschweig was continued with the Wolfenbüttel district. In addition to official meetings between local councillors, numerous exchanges occur through the sports, school and cultural associations. Adult German courses provided by twinning committee. Economic twinning arrangement in 1989 between businessmen in each twin town with participation in the Wolfenbüttel trade fair. Regular relations with 3 British schools. More than 4,000 people involved in the exchanges over 20 years. - 11 - France (cont'd)
CHAMALIERES 1989 GERETSRIED (D) 1983 Exchanges at every level: Flags Documents (Puy-de Dôme) 1990 schools (with teachers' and 1991 meetings), sports press (swimming club), municipal cuttings
CHERBOURG 1989 BREMERHAVEN (D) 1961 Twinned with two other port Flags (Manche) POOLE (GB)** 1977 towns : . Poole (20,000 English events and 10,000 French events since 1977), covering every field: sport, music, drama, schools and the world of work, as well as individual exchanges. . Bremerhaven: twinning developed to a slightly lesser extent, concentrating more on clubs and associations and the world of work, with exchanges of local authority officials. Introduced a twin town 'passport' for young people in 1987, entitling them to free entry to museums and sports facilities. - 12 - France (cont'd)
CLUSES 1991 TROSSINGEN (D)** 197^ Twinning began with school exchanges Extensive (Haute-Savoie) then branched out into all sectors, document- (pop. 16,000) chiefly through associations (sports, ation firemen, old people, choirs, stamp- collecting) . Thirty-one meetings in 1988 with 600 participants. Economic benefits with involvement in the Trossingen trade fair and creation of a body in Trossingen to promote Cluses. German course for local government employees. Further contacts with the town of Quebec and financial aid to Burkina Faso. COMINES-EUROPE 1990 Comines-Europe is the first Flags Numerous (Nord) 1991 cross-border inter-town documents (pop. 29,000) association in Europe. plus press Co-operation started recently between cuttings Comines, in France, and Comines,
COSNE D'ALLIER 1991 AMTZELL (D) 1971 Meetings between pupils, sports Flags (Allier) players, members of occupations and (pop. 2,400) firemen. Language courses to foster contacts. Involvement in cultural events. One or two exchanges per year. To celebrate 20th anniversary of twinning in 1991- - 14 -
France (cont'd) COURBEVOIE 1989 FREUDENSTADT (D)** 1961 Active twinning, particularly (Hauts-de-Seine) 1991 involving clubs and associations (sport, dance, music, stamp collecting) and schools. Craftsmen and tradesmen also get together. Former twinnings with a Belgian and a British town have lapsed. Plans to twin with the English town of Enfield. Large-scale festivities planned in 1991 for 30th anniversary of twinning
FEYTIAT 1991 LEUN (D) 1980 Several sports meetings, Press (Haute-Marne) participation in annual (pop. 3,600) festivals, annual language learning visits. Joint aid to Bukina Faso and first local government staff exchange in 1990. Has set up the Association des Communes Jumelées du Limousin.
FUMEL 1989 UTTOXETER (GB) 1972 Problematical links with Press (Lot-et-Garonne) 1990 BURGHAUSEN (D)** 1975 the British town, but cuttings (pop. 15,000) more active links with Burghausen (2 to 4 annual exchanges in either
GUIPAVAS/ 1987 CALLINGTON (GB) 1982 Twinning with Callington Yes Documents Finistère 1988 BARSBUTTEL (D) 1986 very active, with and press (pop. 12,000) 1991 Barsbüttel very recent. cuttings [European Diploma 1§89] Annual exchanges of school pupils and exchanges of young people, groups of sportsmen and clubs. Callington holds a French week and Guipavas a British week. Annual visit involving numerous cultural and sports events, etc. Peace and European unity are the main themes of the twinning with Barsbüttel, which has been a huge success. Made a friendship pact in 1990 with Graal-Müritz (former GDR). Sponsors a Romanian town and humanitarian action in Mali.
HIRSON/Aisne 198? SCHRAMBERG (D)** 1958 Twinnning with Schramberg (pop. 12,000) 1988 MARCINELLE (B) relaunched in 1983, with a few exchanges, sports events and language- learning holidays. Very few contacts (other than between firemen) with Marcinelle.
ISTRES 1988 RADOLFZELL (D) 1974 Exchanges between schools - Press (Bouches-dû-Rhône) (40 to 50 pupils a year), cuttings sportsmen (football matches, horse shows) and cultural groups (Radolfzell choir and orchestra, folk groups from Istres). - 16 - France (cont'd)
LA GRANDE MOTTE 1990 HORNSEA (GB) 1981 The twin towns arrange Brochures (Hérault) 1991 exchanges of school pupils and tourist trips for adults. La Grande Motte also has relations in the tourist sector with towns in Spain, America and Tunisia. Several meetings in 1990 strengthened friendly links (golf tournament, war veterans visit). LA LOUPE 1990 PFALZGRAFFENWEILLER (D) 1969 Mainly exchanges of school Documents and (Eure-et Loire) 1§91 ROYSTON (GB) 1986 pupils with Pfalzgraffenweiller press cuttings and between choirs from both towns. Celebrated the 20th anniversary of its twinning in 1989. Twinning with Royston is recent, but more dynamic, based mainly on exchanges of young people and sportsmen, with an annual exchange by groups of adults. Special events for Europe Day 1990. - 17 - France (cont'd) LA MEZIERE 1991 KOSEL (D) 1986 Récent twinnings between small Numerous (lile and Vilaine) BELMONTE (P) 1988 municipalities : documents (pop. 2,100) 1) with Kosel near Kiel; and press chiefly sports and cultural cuttings exchanges (exhibitions by Breton artists in Kosel, German course, participation in the bicentenary ceremonies). 2) With Belmonte: first exchanges in 1988 (three-way sports matches including Kosel) and cycle tour between Kosel and La Meziere. 3) With Toukoto (Mali) since 1984. Creation of a humanitarian aid association "Main dans le Main". 4) With Birghis (Romania) which it has sponsored since 1989- LANDIVISIAU/Finistère 1988 BIDEFORD (GB) 1976 Exchanges of school pupils and Flags & Numerous (pop. 8,000) 1990 BAD-SOODEN-ALLENDORF (D) 1973 adults. Promotion of sports partici- documents 1991 exchanges, including pation and Bideford-Landivisiau marathon. by young press Exchanges of young au-pairs people cuttings with Bideford. Organisation of an annual drawing competition for schools. 1990 was geared specifically to school exchanges subsidised by the twinning committee, job experience for young people in twin towns and English courses for adults. - 18 - France (cont'd) LAUSSONNE 1990 NIEDERGRÜNDAU (D) 1965 Has twinned with a community Press cuttings (Haute-Loire) 1991 of the same size. Arranges (pop. 1,040) annual trips, on alternating basis, for young people and adults, who are placed in families. In the cultural sphere, musical exchanges and exchanges between town bands. Organised a major festival on the theme of Europe in 1989 and in 1990 celebrated 25th anniversary of twinning in style.
LE PUY-EN-VELAY 1989 MESCHEDE (D) 1965 Annual school exchanges among Brochures (Haute-Loire) TONBRIDGE-MALLING (GB) 1969 the three twin towns, exchanges (pop. 27,000) BRUGHERIO (I) 1988 between businesses involving the placement of trainees, cultural exchanges involving the sending of books and personal exchanges between families. Mutual visits by sports clubs, folk groups and choirs (choral event with 500 participants scheduled for 1989)• Very busy youth hostel accommodated almost 1,000 people in 1987« - 19 -
France (cont'd)
LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES 1990 LAUTERBACH 1969 School exchanges (3 a year), exchanges Flags Press (Aude) between sports and cultural clubs and cuttings (pop. 8,000) associations (2 trips a year) and regular exchanges of local products at trade events. Major get-together of young people each year on the theme "Getting to know France".
LIBOURNE 1989 SCHWANDORF (D) 1965 Exchanges at every level: with Germany Flags Broch. (Gironde) District of WANSDYKE (GB) 1976 (400 to 500 a year), with England (some (pop. 23,000) LOGROÑO (E) 1979 200 people) and with Spain (80 people). Plans for a fourth twinning, with Camaiore (I). Libourne devotes weeks to its partners' countries (an English week in 1984, German in 1985 and Spanish in 1986). A 50-member twinning committee independent of the town council was set up in 1983- Folk "Europeade" involving over 4,500 musicians from 18 European countries in Libourne in 1989-
CANTON OF 1990 AMT TRITTAU (D)** 1971 Exchanges of school pupils, sportsmen and Flags LOROUX-BOTTEREAU Totton and Eling (GB) 1981 adults on the occasion of major official (Loire-Atlantique) events in each area (trade fairs, inauguration of public buildings). Keeps up relations with the regions of Borüp (DK) and Saarijarivi (Finland).
MALZEVILLE 1990 WALDSTETTEN (D) 1965 Exchanges of school pupils and annual (Meurthe-et-Moselle) visit by a municipal delegation. The two towns have succeeded in developing links between families. Sports tournaments. - 20 -
France (cont'd)
MONDEVILLE 1990 NORTHAM (GB) 1975 Family exchanges, exchanges of young Celebr- (Calvados) BUDDENSTEDT (D) 1974 people during school holidays, ation (pop. 10,000) exchanges by sport and cultural clubs [European Diploma 1990] with Northam and Buddenstedt. These resulted in a three-way twinning, with an annual get-together in each town in turn: in Northam (April), Buddenstedt (May) and Mondeville (October) (500 people). All three are involved in a co-operative twinning with Mali. 2,000 people of all ages from Mondeville have already taken part in exchanges.
NOGENT-SUR-MARNE 1989 SIEGBURG (D) 1964 School pupils' and senior citizens' - Press (Val-de-Marne) 1990 LE VAL NURE (I) 1983 exchanges, receptions for war cuttings 1991 YVERDON (CH) 1965 veterans, inter-club sports NAZARE (P) 1989 competitions. Participation in festivals, cultural events and trade fairs, particularly with Siegburg. 1989 saw several exchanges, of school pupils with Siegburg and mainly of senior citizens with Yverdon, and the "Place de L'Europe" was inaugurated at a ceremony in which representatives of the twin towns participated. In 1990 : celebration of the 25th twinning anniversary with Yverdon, where there was an exhibition of artists from Nogent. Several school exchanges with Siegburg and Yverdon and trips by the customary delegations. Europe Week organised by a Nogent secondary school with three public debating evenings on Europe. Nogent is regarded as a pilot town for foreign language teaching in primary classes. - 21 - France (cont'd) ORAISON 1991 TRAVERSETOLO ** (I) 1980 Initially school exchanges furthered Extensive (Alpes de by the establishment of a twinning document- Haute-Provence) committee then exchanges between sports ation (pop. 3,500) associations, municipal staff and old people. Participation in local fairs and Italian courses for adults. Impressive celebration of the 10th twinning anniversary in 1990.
QUINCY-SOUS-SENART 1990 MONTEMARCIANO (I) 1987 Recent twinning, with some school (Essonne) and cultural exchanges already having (pop. 7.500) taken place: three concerts and dance shows. A 65~strong delegation from Italy visited in 1989, in the context of the Bicentenary celebrations. Contact has been made between the Essonne and Ancona (I) Chambers of Commerce. A twinning with a town in Canada is possible.
SAINT-ANDRE 1989 NIEVENHEIM-DORMAGEN (D)** 1972 Twinned with Dormagen which Flags Doc. & (Nord) <1991> was awarded a Flag of Honour press in 1988. Twinning particularly cuttings involves associations in fields of culture, sports, music and family
France (cont'd) SELESTAT 1989 WALDKIRCH (D) Cultural events Yes (Bas-Rhin) CHARLEROI (B)** ("Seiest'art Règio" exhibitions) GRENCHEN (CH) and get-togethers among school pupils, sportsmen and local councillors (Franco-German Congress).
SUCY-EN-BRIE 1990 BIETIGHEIM (D)** 1967 Three-way twinning, good links - Numerous (Val-de-Marne) SURREY HEATH 1970 and exchanges with Bietigheim in documents the cultural, sporting and school spheres, and also sporting links
VALCOURT 1990 BIOGLIO (I) 1980 Annual meeting between about - Press (Haute-Marne) 50 people of all ages. Two cuttings (pop. 600) musical get-togethers; a football match is being planned for 1990. - 23 - France (cont'd)
VILLENEUVE-LES-SABLONS 1988 ALTENBURSCHLA (D) 1966 Only in 1982, when a twinning No Press (Oise) 1989 committee was set up, did cuttings (pop. under 1,000) 1991 relations really develop. A delegation of about 30 people
VILLEMOMBLE 1991 BONN-HARDTBERG (D) 1967 School exchanges, language visits, Documents (Seine-Saint-Denis) DROYLSDEN (GB) 1983 sporting and cultural meetings, PORTIMAO (P) 1989 mainly with Bonn. Annual twinning festival at Villemomble involving 200 persons. Has held a symposium on European education systems for 3 years. Further contacts with a Brazilian and a Romanian town. Took part in several relief operations following disasters. - 24 -
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
AALEN 1989 SAINT-LO (F) 1978 Dynamic twinning, especially with Flags (Baden-Württemberg) CHRISTCHURCH (GB) 198l Saint-Lô: exchanges between schools, professional groups (farmers, electricians), senior citizens, groups of sportsmen and musicians of all ages. Meetings of businessmen are organised at the annual regional trade fairs, and there are folk festivals and sports fixtures (in 1987, 500 sportsmen from the twin towns visited Aalen). Meetings are promoted by a committee of foreign workers. Since 1907, Aalen has also been twinned with a Hungarian town, with which there have already been some twenty meetings, mostly sports fixtures.
ALTENA 1988 PERONNE (F) 1967 Fifty school pupils from the three Flags (Nordrhein- 1990 BLACKBURN (GB) 1971 towns get together every other year. Westfalen) 1991 Council officials and local councillors visits, and there are twinned choirs. Large annual twinning visit and between individuals. New twinning with Soviet town situated next to Tchernobyl and provides technical support.
AMTZELL 1990 COSNE D'ALLIER (F) 1971 Exchanges between two small communities (Baden-Württemberg) 1991 of a similar size, 750 km apart. Annual exchange of young people and regular contact between the mayors of both communities. Will celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning in 1991 and are applying for the Flag in conjunction with Cosne d'Allier. - 25 - Germany (cont'd) BADEN-BADEN 198? MENTON (F)#* 1961 Activities concentrating on Flags Docs, (pop. 55,000) 1988 development of Franco-German (Baden-Württemberg) relations: exhibitions, performances of plays, welcoming new recruits posted to Baden- Baden, support for the project for a link with France's high-speed train network, signature of an agreement on stepping up links between secondary schools; Baden-Baden's Franco-German Society organises a huge number of activities. Involved in the "Learn your neigh- bour's language" project and the European Schools Competition. In very frequent contact with Monaco, Moncalieri, Strasbourg, Paris, London and even Guadeloupe (secondary pupil exchanges). BAD BRAMSTEDT 1988 No twinning, but contacts with Flags Docs. (pop. 10,000) 1989 Scandinavian countries. Links, (Schleswig-Holstein) mainly musical, with many European countries; organises inter- national musical events (1988 saw the holding of the 9th International Music Festival, with 2,000 participants). The Bad Bramstedt European Youth Orchestra, founded in 1969, is actively involved. Six streets have been renamed after towns with which Bad Bramstedt has friendly relations. - 26 -
Germany (cont'd)
BAD GRUND/Harz 1986 BEEK EN DONK (NL) 1983 Town council encourages not only Press (Niedersachsen) 1987 exchanges between clubs and associations cuttings (pop. 4,000) 1989 but also contacts between families. Meetings of local councillors and council officials. 60 or so meetings since 1973, but official twinning took place in 1983«
BAD KREUZNACH 1984 BOURG-EN-BRESSE (F)** 1963 Old-established and very active Flags Numerous (Rheinland-Pfalz) 1990 twinning with Bourg-en-Bresse, which documents (pop. 40,000) received a Plaque of Honour in 1989. [European Diploma 1991] Some 60 associations are helping to develop the twinning, and approximately 350 school pupils are involved in exchanges each year. There are two coach trips a year to the twin town. The local authority contributes 50,000 DM a year. Also has links with a town in Israel and has exchanges of young people with England and France. Holds many events of a European nature.
BAIERSBRONN 1989 NOGENT-LE-ROTROU (F) 1964 Twinned with Nogent for 25 years: Flags Brochure (Baden-Württemberg) <1991> MIDHURST (GB) 1985 school exchanges every year, young people's camps and close links between associations. Co-ordination by twinning committee. More recently twinned with Midhurst, which was already Nogent's twin town, to create a three-way twinning. Exchange visits by school pupils and by representatives of both communities. Wishes to promote individual exchanges. Also has links with a town in Canada. Celebrated the 25th anniversary of twinning with Nogent in 1989 (over 200 French and 50 English participants). r - 27 - Germany (cont'd) BEERÀ 1989 KNARESBOROUGH (GB) 1970 Contacts between associations (football, - Brochure (Hessen) 1990 brass band). Participation in Bebra's (pop. 16,000) annual festival by Knaresborough people. Links between police officers. Since 197^ schools exchanges, with signature of twinning pact in 1984-85 by Bebra's and Knaresborough's two secondary schools. Also exchanges of pupils with French school in Lyons. Reception centre for foreigners. Language courses for children. School exchanges were intensified in 1989-
BEERFELDEN-OLFEN 1986 TREVIGNIN (F) 1966 Twinning between two very small - Docs, and (Hessen) 1988 communities (each with a population press [European Diploma 1989] 1989 of approx. 250), which celebrated their cuttings 1990 20th anniversary of twinning in 1986. 1991 This is Europe's smallest pair of twinned communitites. Beerfelden-Olfen has held over 70 European gatherings, with 18 young people's and 20 adults' meetings. Meetings have taken place with French farmers, and international seminars have been held. Also has contacts with young people from Lyons and Chambery. Twinning taken very seriously, involving the whole population, particularly young people and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1991. - 28 - Germany (cont'd)
BERLIN-CHARLOTTENBURG 1989 BAG IBURG (D) 1980 A long list of exchanges with Flags Brochure (pop. approx. 200,000) MANNHEIM (D)** 1962 twin towns reveals the development Landkreis MARBURG-BIEDENKOPF 1964 of relations over the last 3 or k years, Landkreis WALDECK-FRANKENBERG 1988 with the emphasis on school exchanges. LEWISHAM, LONDON (GB) 1968 There are also highly developed school LINZ (A)** 1962 exchanges with a good number of towns in TRENTO (I)** 1966 France and America. The European Academy holds many seminars and exhibitions. Also twinned with a town in Israel.
BIBERACH an der RISS 1987 VALENCE (F) 1967 Many meetings in every field Flags Press (pop. 28,000) 1988 ASTI (I) 1981 co-ordinated by very active cuttings (Baden-Württemberg) 1991 twinning committee (539 people and 20th [European Diploma 1988] went to Valence and 311 to Asti anniversary in 1987). Celebrated 20th brochure anniversary of twinning with Valence in 1987• Town council provides premises for the use of foreigners (Turkish, Yugoslav and Italian centres); there have been various activities to help the Third world since 1986. Also twinned with Telawi (USSR) since 1987, and plans 2 twinnings with Polish and British towns. 25th anniversary of twinning with Valence to be celebrated in 1992.
BIEBERTAL 1990 SARRIANS (F) 1968 Youth exchanges and exchanges between Flags (Hessen) 1991 individuals. Also has links with a French school in Ugine and is planning twinning ith a British town. Satisfactory contacts with the German town of Eibenstock with school exchange in 1990.
^ - 29 - Germany (cont'd)
BÖBINGEN A.D. REMS 1989 CUSTINES (F) 1971 Annual meeting to decide on Flags (Baden-Württemberg) 1990 programme of events. School 1991 exchanges (4 a year). Preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of twinning and 700th anniversary of the town in 1991 and would like to be awarded the Flag for the occasion. Has offered language courses since 195^. Various sports events (football) and meetings between firemen enabled people from both towns to get together in 1989- A square has been named after the twin town. In 1990 a 130 strong delegation went to Custines.
Stadtbezirk BONN-HARDTBERG 1989 VILLEMOMBLE (F) 1967 This twinning arrangement dates from Flags Numerous 1990 1967 and involves mainly school pupils and docs + [European Diploma 1990] 1991 young sportsmen and club members. Courses press are organised, as is a major annual cuttings meeting of the twin towns, attended by more than 200 people. In 1988 and 1989 symposiums on modern languages were attended by European teachers. International meeting centre. More than 500 people benefited from exchanges in 19891 most of them young people taking part in school and sporting exchanges. - 30 - Germany (cont'd) BONNDORF im SCHWARZWALD 1988 BAINS-LES-BAINS (F) 1975 Family-based school exchanges with Yes, with - (Baden-Württemberg) 1989 Bains-les-Bains and Preston (GB). public 1990 Trainees work in hotels and at town participation [European Diploma 1990] hall. Regular fixtures between sports clubs and meetings involving music associations, town councillors and council officials. Various events: French and German weeks, art exhibitions. Participation in a major agricultural fair in the Vosges every other year. Twinning committee receives financial support from the town council. Has a twinning arrangement with a French regiment at Donaueschingen: soldiers are accommodated in families. BRECKERFELD 1990 GENÇAY (F) 1972 Twinning committee promotes regular Flags Press (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1991 meetings between schools and cuttings exchanges between cultural and sports associations. Has run several one-off activities of a European nature, including a march for Europe and a cycle tour of Europe in 1989; organises an annual public ramble. Is planning to twin with a town in the German Democratic Republic. Features of 1990 were several school exchanges and participation in the Gencay agricultural market. - 3l - Germany (cont'd)
DUISBURG 1991 CALAIS (F) 196U Will celebrate the 40th twinning (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) PORTSMOUTH (GB) 1950 anniversary with Portsmouth in (pop. ^50,000) DURHAM (GB) 1952 1991- Contacts are mainly between the mayors and councillors of the twinned towns and between schools. Major Franco-German cultural event in 1989 on the French Revolution as part of "Duisburger Akzente". Also twinned with VILNIUS since 1985 with many predominantly school and cultural exchanges and also with a town in China since 1982 and with Lomé in Togo since 1973- Held several international gatherings to discuss European problems "Unser Haus Europa" in 1990. As a university town, it has numerous contacts with other universities throughout the world (USA, Japan).
ERFTSTADT 1987 WOKINGHAM (GB) Three-way twinning since 1988. Flags (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1988 VIRY-CHATILLON (F) 1980 Exchanges between associations and 1989 schools (little information). Sports fixtures (tennis and football tournaments in 1988). Youth camp. Cultural weeks involving clubs and associations from the twin towns. - 32 - Germany (cont'd)
GEILENKIRCHEN 1991 QUIMPERLE (F) 1966 1991 will mark the 25th anniversary Flags (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) of its twinning which has developed in (pop. 23,000) every realm and encourages meetings involving over 300 persons per year. Exchanges with Dutch and German schools, football tournaments and European youth camps. Financial assistance to the storm-damaged Breton municipalities. Jointly awarded the Franco-German medal of honour with its twin town in 1978 for the outstanding quality of its twinning.
GLADBECK 198? MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL (F)** 1964 Exchanges involving 1,500 to 2,000 people Flags (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) 1989 SCHWECHAT (A)** 1967 a year: school exchanges, language-learning (pop. 100,000) 1990 exchanges by young people, exchanges 1991 between choirs, policemen, etc. Some 20 associations are helping to develop
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GOGH 1990 VEGHEL (NL) 1971 Regular meetings, particularly between Flags Documents (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1991 ANDOVER (GB)** 1980 school pupils, musicians and sportsmen, (pop. 30,000) REDON (F) 1983 are promoted by the Goch twinning committee. Being situated near the border with the Netherlands, Goch has many contacts with Dutch towns. Organised four "European Twinning Days" in 1989 and many youth exchanges and several sports meetings in 1990.
GRÜNDAU 1986 LAUSSONNE (F) 1965 Exchanges and meetings involving (Hessen) 1987 adults and young people. Celebrated [European Diploma 1989] 1988 20th anniversary of twinning with 1989 Laussonne in Grundau in 1986. Plans to 1991 step up school exchanges and language courses. 25th anniversary of its twinning with Lausanne celebrated in 1990.
GUMMERSBACH 1989 LA ROCHE-SUR-YON (F) 1968 Twinning committees meet regularly, - Docs. & (Nordrhein-West falen) co-ordinating exchanges of school 20th anni- (pop. 50,000) pupils and young people, cultural events versary (choirs, folk groups and orchestras), brochure sports events (handball, football, swimming and sport for the disabled). Contacts and exchanges between people doing similar jobs (farmers, policemen primary school teachers, firemen and council officials). Has organised major gatherings, such as a Franco-German week. Ceremonies marked 20th anniversary of twinning in 1988. - 34 - Germany (cont'd)
GUNDELFINGEN a.d DONAU 1989 BEEK (NL) 1969 Submitted joint candidature for Flag of - Doc. (Bayern) 1990 Honour with its twin town, which was [European Diploma 1990] awarded a European Diploma in 1989. Since 1987, has had friendly relations with the town of Louverné (F), taking part in annual exchanges of young people and exchanges between clubs and individuals. Contact with Beek on a fairly large number of occasions in 1989! a group of young people visited France, 200 people from Gundelfingen went to Beek, there was a Franco-German youth exchange in the summer, several sporting meetings took place, etc. Will hold ceremonies to mark the twentieth anniversary of the twinning with Beek in 1990.
HAMELN 1989 SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSES (F) 1968 Annual exchanges of young people and Part- (Niedersachsen) 1990 TORBAY (GB)** 1973 regular contacts between sports clubs, icipation of 1991 music schools. Participation in young people exhibitions and language courses. Family exchanges with Torbay (200 people a year). Contacts with schools in US, France, GB and Israel. Has developed relations with a German and a Polish town. C - 35 - Germany (cont'd)
HAMM 1988 BRADFORD (GB) 1976 Annual exchanges of school children Flags Brochure (pop. 180,000) 1989 NEUFCHATEAU (F) 1967 and young people during holidays. Sport (Nordrhein-Westfalen} 1990 TOUL (F) 1987 fixtures (80-120 people a year). Groups from the twin towns participate in popular festivals and
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HANNOVER 1988 BRISTOL (GB) ** 1947 Musical events and sports fixtures for (Niedersachsen) 1990 PERPIGNAN (F)** I960 young people. School pupil and student 1991 ROUEN (F) 1966 exchanges, involving up to 250 [European Diploma 1990] young people. Organises seminars, exhibitions, gatherings of trade unionists, meetings between political parties and fact-finding trips. International meetings in liaison with sports and cultural associations every year. Has taken part in the European Schools Competition for the last 35 years, with considerable financial support. Also twinned with Hiroshima, Leipzig and Blantyre (Malawi), and particularly with PODZNAU (Poland), with which a great many exchanges took place in 1989 as the 10th anniversary of twinning was celebrated.
HERBSTEIN/Fulda 1985 RANST (B) 1967 Exchanges involving approximately 60 Flags (pop. 5,000) 1986 people each year. Family accommodation (Hessen) 198? only. Sports fixtures (international [European Diploma 1989] 1989 archery tournament and gymnastics). Exchanges 1990 between schools and delegations. 1991
HERDORF 1987 ST LAURENT DU PONT (F) 1982 Mainly musical events and sports Flags (pop. 7,700) 1988 fixtures with clubs and associations in (Rheinland-Pfalz) 1989 various foreign countries (France, Belgium, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Italy). Language courses and lectures on neighbouring countries. First school exchange in 1988, with St Laurent, and sportsmen and young people have on several occasions met counterparts from towns in France, Hungary and Sweden.
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HÖCHST i. Odenwald 1987 MONTMELIAN (F) 1966 Exchanges reactivated when twinning Flags Docs. and (pop. 8,500) 1988 committees were set up in both press (Hessen) 1989 towns in 1976. Annual Franco-German cuttings [European Diploma 1988] 1990 weeks in each town in turn. School, youth, sporting and cultural exchanges. Has contacts with Kobe in Japan (involving young people), sporting links with European countries and even Australia (football) and cultural links (choirs) with Bath (UK) and Sicily. 20th anniversary of twinning celebrated in style in 1986 (very well designed anniversary booklet). Many very varied exchanges in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Plans to twin with Italian town of Figline, in Tuscany, with which initial exchanges have taken place.
HOFHEIM AM TAUNUS 1987 CHINON (F) 1967 Very active three-way twinning, with Yes Press (pop. 35.000) 1988 TIVERTON (GB) 1980 meetings between not only young cuttings (Hessen) 1990 school children (scout camps, and a very [European Diploma 1988] 1991 archaeological digs), but also senior large citizens. Council officials visit each amount of other, staying in private homes. Travel documen- agencies in the twin towns organise tation trips. Twinning with Tiverton is very recent, but also very well developed. Various associations in Hofheim have cultural contacts with other European countries. International musical and sports events every year. Numerous meetings in 1989 with twin towns, but also with other European towns. Noteworthy are the English and French language courses run for senior citizens and the exchanges of drawings between French and German school pupils aged under ten. - 38 - Germany (cont'd) 1990 saw approaches to municipalities in Eastern Europe and the celebration of the 10th anniversary of twinning with Tiverton and numerous meetings with Chinon, school and cultural exchanges and exchanges between sports- men, war veterans, shopkeepers ....
HÜRTH 1988 THETFORD (GB) 1966 Three-way twinning: officials get Flags Docs, (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1989 SPIJKENISSE (NL) 1966 together for three days a year for and 1990 ARGELES/MER 1987 visits, working meetings and cultural press 1991 events. Numerous sports fixtures, cuttings visits by official delegations to major
ILSEDE 1989 ASSE (B) 1976 Annual meeting between the two twinning Flags (Niedersachsen) committees. Visits by town council delega- (pop. 11,000) tions and exchanges of council staff. Regular school and sports exchanges. Exhibitions. Large groups (100 people) visit folk events. Trips by groups of young people. Both parishes are actively involved in exchanges. An association has been set up by families from both communities to promote meetings and participate in cultural and sports events.
KÖNIGSWINTER 1990 CLEETHORPES (GB) 197^ In 15 years, more than 3.000 children have Flags (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1991 COGNAC (F) 1989 benefited from annual school exchanges with (pop. 37.000) Cleethorpes. Scholarships funded by the town council go to two pupils from the two towns each year. There are many meetings involving clubs. Twinning with Cognac very recent, but school and arts exchanges have already taken place. One week was set aside in 1989 to mark the anniversary of twinning with Cleethorpes, where there is an annual "German Christmas". Foreign language teaching is given great emphasis in the schools. Several music and sports clubs also have links with clubs in other countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, etc). Numerous contacts with twin towns in 1990 concentrating on school exchanges and job experience with firms. - 10 - Germany (cont'd) Landkreis LANDSHUT 1989 Province of Vicenza (I) 1978 Meetings in the sporting, cultural and Flags (Bayern) 1990 business spheres have given rise to other twinning [European Diploma 1990] 1991 arrangements between secondary schools and between small German and Italian villages in the same region. Numerous individual exchanges, mainly involving young people and secondary school pupils. The "Landkreis" gives a 10,000 DM subsidy for young peoples' reports on the twinning arrangements. The "Kreisverband" of the "Europa-Union" does a lot to make people aware of the European ideal, organising fact-finding trips to European institutions, symposiums on European Music Year (1985) and European Cinema and Television Year (1988), etc. Several school exchanges took place in 1989, when there was also a three-day meeting of officials from both provinces, the friendship pact was renewed on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of twinning, and there were many contacts between families, in particular. In 1990 school and occupational exchanges were intensified and there were cultural and club meetings.
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LAUTERBACH 1991 BECHTHEIM im RHEINGAU (D) 1958 Business-oriented twinning with Flags Hessen) BERLIN-REINICKENDORF (D) 1965 Bechtheim (Bechtheim wine fair); (pop. 15,000) LEZIGNAN-CORBIERES (F) 1969 twinning with Berlin based on exchanges with young people and local officials and on stays with families. With Lezignan: annual group trips, chiefly by young people, planned business exchanges between Lauterbach, the beer town and Lezignan, the wine town. "Friends of Lezignan" committee set up to foster exchanges. Contacts are also maintained with Littau (CH) for prospective twinning, Capriva (I) and Budisava (YU) and with Lauterbach in Thüringen between families.
MEERBUSCH 1988 FOUESNANT (F) 1967 Mainly based on exchanges between school Flag Broch. (pop. 49,000) 1989 pupils, sportsmen and other adults. School (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1990 exchanges have also been developed with towns in 1991 England, France, Israel, America and Finland. Held two joint town council meetings in 1988. Meerbusch
Germany (cont'd)
MITTERSKIRCHEN 1988 MITTERKIRCHEN (A) 1978 2 or 3 meetings each year between these two Press (pop 1,600) 1989 small communities. Every age and social group cuttings (Bayern) 1990 is involved. Takes part in the European Schools 1991 Competition. There were several meetings in 1989 between sports clubs, groups of firemen and
NEUMARKT 1991 ISSOIRE (F) 1971 Annual meetings by the population in Flags (Bayern) MISTELBACH (A) 1983 connection with group tours. Exchanges (pop. 32,000) of pupils and students and trainee placement. Sports meetings, exhibitions by artists from the twinned towns, musical events. A twinning committee assists contacts with Issoire. 20th anniversary of twinning with Issoire to be celebrated in 1991•
NIDDA 1991 CREST (F) Regular school and club meetings with Flags Crest. Prospective twinning with towns in Austria and the former GDR. - 43 - Germany (cont'd)
NIERSTEIN/Mainz 1984 GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN (F) 1963 Exchanges of pupils and teachers and between Flags (pop. 6,500) 1985 professional associations (wine-growers) and (Rheinland-Pfalz) 1988 sports clubs. Annual twinning meetings. 1990 Exchanges with a British secondary school every year.
OBERVIECHTACH 1989 Twinned with the German town of Hann in Flags (Bayern) Lower Saxony and attends meetings between (pop. 5,600) Hann and its twin towns. Numerous school [European Diploma 1909] exchanges with Libourne (F). Meetings between mayors, teachers and parents. Actively propagating the European ideal in schools.
OTTOBEUREN 1991 NORCIA (I) 1980 School and sports and music club - Brochures (pop. 7,500) exchanges. International seminars (Bayern) organised. Intensive cultural contacts since 1970 with Bratislava aimed at twinning. Twinning also planned with a French municipality. Contacts with Coventry (GB) since 1964. - w - Germany (cont'd)
PÖTTMES (Markt) 1990 LA HAYE-PESNEL (F) 1980 Annual meetings of school pupils, sportsmen, Flags (Bayern) 1991 farmers, traders and folk groups. Contacts (pop. 2,700) with clubs. Celebrated the 10th anniversary of twinning in 1990 with 120 French guests taking part.
Verbandsgemeinde 1981 BARENTON (F)** 1970 Exchanges between sports clubs and schools. Flags PUDERBACH/Koblenz 1982 Participation in choral events, but primarily (pop. 12,000) 1988 contacts between families. A twinning (Rheinland-Pfalz) 1989 committee has been set up. Budget for [European Diploma 1909] 1991 exchanges is 15,000 DM. Celebrated the 20th anniversary of twinning in 1990 with strong delegations from the two towns.
RATINGEN 1989 MAUBEUGE (F) 1965 Each year, more than 100 French and German Flags Num- (pop. 90,000) LE QUESNOY (F) 1965 youngsters take part in exchanges, so more erous (Nordhrein-Was t falen) BLYTH VALLEY (GB) 1972 than 8,000 pupils have so far been involved. docs. Greater difficulty with exchanges involving English youngsters. Exchanges with young Americans since 1977 (30 a year). Also contacts with one Turkish and a Finnish town, and twinning arrangements with Swedish and French schools. Has funded a cultural centre which is available to all the foreign communities living in Ratingen. Also funds twinning activities (30,000 DM a year). Plays a very active part in organisation of the Europe March. - 45 - r Germany (cont'd)
RAUNHEIM 1988 LE TEIL (F) 1973 A very active twin for Le Teil. Twinning Flags Doc. (pop. 12,000) 1989 TROFARELLO (I) 1986 committee meets annually. School and a (Hessen) 1990 exchanges: 400 pupils involved to date. very [European Diploma 1990] International youth meetings organised large and funded by Raunheim youth centre. quantit Contacts between sports clubs (1,000 people of pres to date), cultural groups (choirs), etc. cutting Twinned with Trofarello more recently: local people attended the twinning festivities in large numbers. Private exchanges arranged through contacts with schools in a town in England. Very popular and well-developed language courses (even Turkish, Chinese and Russian). A good report for 1988, focusing on the three-way twinning since Trofarello twinned with Raunheim. 253 people were involved in twinning activities in 1989. REINHEIM 1988 CESTAS (F) 1982 Very active twinning committee Flags Broch. (pop. 16,000) 1989 co-ordinates club activities and (Hessen) 1990 youth exchanges (some 1,000 residents [European Diploma 1990] of each community have visited the twin town). Active school exchanges. Celebrated 5th anniversary of twinning in 1988. A very successful study trip to Cestas was made by 33 young people in 1988. Generous to communities which have suffered natural disasters. - 46 - Germany (cont'd) RECKLINGHAUSEN 1990 DORDRECHT (NL) Contacts between many clubs and Yes, Broch. (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) DOUAI (F) links at every level promoted and Flags (pop. 120,000) PRESTON (GB) encouraged by the "Die Brücke" Foundation, schools and the local authority's committee for youth and sport. Major annual cultural event: "Ruhrfestspiele", as well as many international events and get-togethers (exhibitions, concerts, etc). Several campaigns to show solidarity with Honduras, Nicaragua and the victims of the earthquake in Armenia. Also twinned with AKKO (Israel), a town in Silesia and one in Honduras, and has contacts with a town in Nicaragua. RENNINGEN 1991 MENNECY (F)** 1982 Annual exchanges with Mennecy Flags and (Baden-Württemberg) between schoolchildren, firemen, school + (pop. 13,000) sports clubs and majorettes but public also many exchanges with other participa- towns: school twinnings with tion schools in Belfort (F), Brighton (UK), Chicago and Terrytown (USA); - in the cultural field, musical encounters with Ville-La-Grand (F). Adult education language courses, school competition on the theme of Europe and close co-operation between twinning associations. A budget of 30,000 DM has been approved to further activities and European towns will participate actively in the 1000th anniversary celebration in 1991. - 47 - Germany (cont'd) RIESBÜRG 1989 ESVRES-sur-INDRE (F) 197^ Twinning committee co-ordinates exchanges Flags Broch. (Baden-Würt temberg) 1991 of school pupils and trainees. Joint and and (pop. 2,000) organisation of major twinning events school press and seminars. Contacts at club level partici- cut- (football, tennis, music, leisure pation tings activities). Both towns are involved in a pilot project in Cameroon. Takes part in the European Schools Competition. RUPPICHTEROTH 1990 LONGDENDALE (GB) 197^ Mainly youth exchanges, with annual Flags Broch. (pop. 8,500) 1991 visit by 40 or so people. Some exchanges between school pupils. Personal links foster the placement of business trainees and young au pairs. Many sports and folk exchanges with Courseulles, Normandy, for the last 12 years (friendship pact). Also has links (swimming) with a town in England and Scotland (scouts) Firemen's club has numerous links with Israeli counterparts. SELIGENSTADT 198? TRIEL-SUR-SEINE (F) 1967 2 school exchanges a year since 1967, Flags Broch. (pop. 18,000) 1989 WESSEM (ML)** 1972 organised by Triel's twinning club. (Hessen) 1990 Regular meetings between groups such as [European Diploma 1990] Red Cross, firemen and sports clubs. Twinning club members meet annually. Young people get together (skiing holidays, camp in Brittany). Musical activities. Contacts with the town in - 48 - Germany (cont'd) the Netherlands mainly private or between clubs. Organised 7~nation sports event in 1987 attended by more than 10,000 spectators. Celebrated 20th anni- versary of twinning with Triel in 1987 (250 French and 60 Dutch people participated). SIMBACH A. INN 1988 SKIPTON (GB) 1981 Cultural contacts, involving concerts, Public Press (Bayern) 1989 art exhibitions and photographic parti- cuttings (pop. 10,000) 1991 competitions. Secondary schools in cipation both towns are twinned and pupils visit each other twice a year. Sports fixtures are held, and there are contacts between local councillors. Friendly relations with a town in Italy since 1980, to which financial support was given when it was hit by an earthquake. Numerous contacts with a town in France, and the twinning committee facilitates individual exchanges. Participates in European Schools Competition and teaches pupils about Europe. 1990 featured school exchanges with Skipton and a visit by a municipal council delegation. SINSHEIM 1991 LONGUE-JUMELLES (F) 1976 Mainly school exchanges with Longue Flags Cuttings Baden-Württemberg) BARCS (H) 1989 and tours by delegations for public and (pop. 27,000 hab) festivals in the twin town. Courses brochures offered to French and Hungarian pupils. School exchanges with several British towns. Youth camp, football tournament and cultural events organised in 1990. - 49 - r Germany (cont'd) STEINBACH 1989 PIJNACKER (NL) 197^ Regular visits between twin towns, Flags (Hessen) 1990 SAINT-AVERTIN (F) 1980 participation in exhibitions, in [European Diploma 1990] sports contests. Contacts, in which a Czech town is also involved, between 15 associations. Language courses, exchanges of books between twin towns. Also has contacts with 2 Austrian towns (Radstadt and Bad Hall). Has created a European medal for people who promote twinnings. Good report on 1989 activities. Foresees a twinning in 1990 with town in DRG. Will celebrate in 1990 15th anniversary of twinning with Pijnacker and 10th with Saint-Avertin. SULZ AM NECKAR 1990 MONTENDRE-Les-PINS (F) 1976 Two small towns which have been in regular Flags Broch. (Baden-Württemberg) contact for 14 years. Exchanges between (pop. 10,000) schools, sports clubs and musical groups. Groups from the twin town visit to take part in major events. Celebrated the 10th anniversary of twinning in style in 1986 (more than 60% of the people of Montendre were present), and offered Montendre a site on which to build a holiday home. Also has musical contacts with a town in the USA, a French secondary school in Fontoy and a town in Switzerland. Language courses for foreigners. The town will celebrate its 1,200th anniversary in 1990. - 50 - Germany (cont'd) VIERSEN 1989 LAMBERSART (F) 1970 Private and club links at every level. Flags Brochures (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) 1990 PETERBOROUGH (GB)** 1982 Some major gatherings: 10th anniversary (pop. 79,000) of twinning with Lambersart in 1980; [European Diploma 1990] weekend in Peterborough in 1985 (250 people from Viersen attended the events); 200 people from Peterborough spent a weekend in Viersen in 1986. Annual sports and youth events held in Venlo (NL). Social centre for young people and foreigners, receiving annual grant of 5,000 DM enabling it to organise meetings between groups of foreigners. A very large number of contacts and exchanges in every sphere between the three towns in 1989. WÄCHTERSBACH 1988 CHATILLON-SUR-CHALARONNE (F) 1963 Twinned for 25 years, with traditional Flags Brochure (pop. 10,000) 1989 school and sport exchanges ; exhibitions (Hessen) at annual trade fairs, naming of streets in honour of twin town, musical events and tree planting. Some 90% of visitors from one twin town to the other are accommodated in families. Friendly relations with federations of Austrian, Italian and Danish clubs. Organises international musical events. Town council gives twinning committee financial support. More than 200 French people went to Wächtersbach for the ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of twinning. ^ - 51 - Germany (cont'd) WALDSTETTEN/Schwäb.Gmünd 1985 MALZEVILLE (F) 1964 Regular contacts between the two towns Flags Brochure (Baden-Württemberg) 198? since 1963. with well-developed school [European Diploma 1989] 1989 exchanges. Sports clubs and musical associations get together for anniversary events (eg 20th anniversary in 1984). Language courses at adult education institute. Sent money to help Malzéville when it suffered a natural disaster. Will celebrate 25th anniversary of twinning in 1989- WALLENFELS 1986 BINGHAM (GB) 1984 Annual school exchanges. Organisation Flags Brochure (pop. 3.700) 1988 of conferences and opportunities for (Bayern) 1989 each town to present itself to the other. Also links with Austria and Italy and trips abroad by clubs and associations (musical, sports, war veterans, etc). Participates in European Schools Competition. Well-known abroad for down-river rafting, a sport which is traditional in the region. - 52 - Germany (cont'd) WALTROP/Dortmund 1986 HERNE BAY (GB) ** (1) 1976 Emphasis on contacts between clubs in Flags Brochure (pop. 28,000) 1988 CESSON-SEVIGNE (F) 1984 twin towns supported by twinning (Nordrhein-Wes tfalen) 1989 committees, which promote large gatherings [European Diploma 19¿9] 1991 at cultural events (traditional visit by the Herne Bay orchestra, dance groups and male voice choirs, accommodated in families) ; music schools get together and give concerts. Also sports (judo, sculling). Twinning with Cesson more recent, but developing rapidly. Placement of young au pairs. Funds have been raised in Waltrop for a swimming pool in Herne Bay. Exchanges intensified in 1990; in particular a new twinning with GARDELEGEN (former GDR), numerous contacts with Herne Bay families and 560 people involved in the twinning with Cesson. Twinning with a Nicaraguan town for co-operation purposes was concluded in 1988 and allocated 25% of the twinning budget. - 53 - ITALY ARCONATE 1990 LENNIK/GAASBEEK (B) 1988 Twinning rooted in history, Flags, Press (Lombardy) 1991 made official in 1988, when major public cuttings (pop. 4,500) festivities took place. First partici- cultural exchange of young people in pation 1989, with many sports and musical events to celebrate the twinning in both towns. Exchanges between families and one pupil exchange in 1990. ATINA 1988 BASLE (CH) Socio-cultural exchanges between Yes, (Prov. di Prosinone) 1989 KAISER AUGST (CH) young people during folk events, and (pop. 5.000) 1990 such as the international folk public [European Diploma 1989] festival held each year since partici- 1979- Plans for an Irish twinning. pation Welcomed in 1989 young people from Bulgaria, Rumania and Peru. Very active in promoting peace, friendship and understanding among people. BASCHI 1989 VERNOUX-EN-VIVARAIS (F) 1985 One-week school exchanges each year Flags Docs, (Prov. di Terni) and exchanges of correspondence, and visits by town council delegations press on the occasion of festivals. cuttings A standing committee on twinning has been set up to facilitate exchanges. Some 50 to 100 people visit the twin town each year. - 54 - Italy (cont'd) BASTIA UMBRA 1991 HOCHBERG (D) 1990 Very recent twinnings for these three Flags (Prov di Perugia) SANT SADURNI D'ANOIA (E) 1990 municipalities. Exchanges of pupils for language learning and of cultural groups (choirs) and sport players, and between Chambers of Commerce. BUSTO ARSIZIO 1991 Contacts for twinning with Epinay-sur-Seine (F). BRUGHERIO 1991 LE PUY-EN-VELAY (F) 1989 The initial exchanges, mainly between Flags Cuttings (Prov. di Milano) schools, date from 197^ but the twinning is very recent (1989) and the two towns are applying jointly for the Flag. Large-scale festivities marked the twinning which featured numerous cultural and sports events. The twinning committee arranged for the reception of pupils in 1990 in Brugherio and for a visit to a Czech town. CAMPO SAN MARTINO 1990 SERRES-CASTET (F) 1968 There have been 10 official exchanges since Flags Press (Prov. di Padova) the twinning, five in each town, each cuttings (pop. 5,000) involving between ^0 and 110 people. The twinning arrangement was originally entered into by Busiago, which is now part of Campo San Martino; the twinning arose out of a similiarity in the farm sector, in that both are in maize-growing areas. Campo San Martino organises for its twin town tourist visits to the area, language courses, meetings of local authority staff and visits to businesses, farms and municipal buildings (schools, sports centres etc). The primary schools in both towns are twinned. - 55 - Italy (cont'd) CARMIGNANO DI BRENTA 1990 ALBBRUCK (D) 1979 Annual school exchanges since 1982, each Flags Press (Prov. di Padova) 1991 involving 30 pupils from each town. At least cuttings (pop. 6,500) one meeting a year: visit of a delegation on the occasion of the 25th anniversary in 1985, visits by painters, a choir and local councillors, all co-ordinated by the twinning association. Three exchanges in 1990. PROVINCIA DI CATANIA 1991 No twinning but signed in 1989 an Italo- Flags Press Polish protocol to develop youth exchanges. cutting It was followed by exchanges of students, craftsmen and nurses. Encourages cultural visits to European oganisations. A similar protocol will be signed with Belgium. CECINA 1990 SAGUNTO (E) 1981 Well-developed contacts with Sagunto: - Broch. (Prov. di Livorno) 1991 GILCHING (D) 1989 exchanges of officials (twice a year), + minutes (pop. 24,000) participation in regional trade fairs, [European Diploma 1990] school exchanges, youth camp, teacher exchanges, correspondence between pupils, participation in cultural activities in the twin town, promotion of tourism, etc. Cecina hopes to promote school exchanges and develop language courses. Very recent twinning with Gilching. In 1990, participation by the twin towns in Cecina's annual fare, a folk event, a relay race for Europe and a race for peace. - 56 - Italy (cont'd) COGOLETO 1990 OBER-RAMSTADT (D) I960 Friendship link with Ober-Ramstadt since Flags Press (Prov. Genova) I960; 30th anniversary of twinning will be cuttings [European Diploma 1990] celebrated in 1990. Also has tourist, cultural and sporting links with the Polish town of Lublin and contacts with workers and trade unions in a Hungarian town. Plans to twin with the French town of St.-Andre-les-Vergers, which is already twinned with Ober-Ramstadt. FERRARA 1990 SAINT-ETIENNE (F)** Contacts mainly with St.-Etienne and the Flags Minutes [European Diploma 1990] SWANSEA (GB)** Yugoslav twin town, Capodistria (once a month). Three or four contacts a year with the other twin towns, Swansea (GB), Krasnodar (USSR) and Highland Park (USA). Contacts on a mutual basis in the cultural, sporting, political and tourist spheres. GUARDEA 1989 CHAMPIGNELLES (F) 1985 Exchanges involving sportsmen, Docs (Prov. di Terni) business people, school pupils and musicians, who attend specific events in both towns. Preparations under way for a major cultural gathering. MARINEO (Sicily) 1987 SAINTE-SIGOLENE (F) 1984 Cultural exchanges, with periodic Press (pop. 7,000) 1990 visits by school pupils and students, cuttings (Prov. di Palermo) who are accommodated in families. Art + minutes exhibitions. Drawing competitions in schools. MEDEA 1991 CASTELCULIER (F) 1977 Twinning between two small municipalities (Prov di Gorizia) maintaining regular contacts which chiefly (pop. 1,000) involve annual visis by delegations and (South-East of school exchanges. More recent twinning Udine) (1985) with Vrtojba, a Yugoslav municipality, involving annual sports and culture events. Regular sporting and cultural contacts with the Italian communities of Rijeka (Yu) and Klagenfurt (A). - 57 - Italy (cont'd) MILANO 1991 BIRMINGHAM (GB) 1975 The most highly developed twinning is with FRANKFURT (D) 1969 Frankfurt, involving annual exchanges of LYON (F) 1967 secondary pupils and students (30-50)- The LIPSIA (D) 1977 respective football teams have also helped to strengthen links. Frankfurt offers facilities to visitors from Milan (free admission to museums, baths ... ). Chiefly exchanges of young people and students for English studies with Birmingham and Lyons for French. Also twinned with Chicago (USA) since 1862, Leningrad, Dakar, Shanghai and Osaka, with cultural exchanges predominating. MONOPOLI 1990 LYSS (CH) 1983 There have so far been two school Flags Press (Prov. di Bari) exchanges and an exhibition of Swiss cuttings craft products in Monopoli. The local authority gave encouragement to the holding of a European seminar and the creation of a section of Young European Federalists. MONCALIERI 1991 ARGIROUPOLI (GR) 1989 Two very recent twinning which have already - Press BADEN-BADEN (D) 1990 prompted several exchanges: senior citizens cutting visit,delegation from Baden-Baden involved in the Moncalieri Saint Day, visit by Italian scouts ... - 58 - Italy (cont'd) MONTEBELLUNA 1989 DAMMARIE-LES-LYS (F) 1987 Recent twinning, involving exchanges Flags Brochure (Regione Veneta) 1990 of school pupils, members of the [European Diploma 1989] town council and senior citizens. Twin town participates in regional trade fairs. Major event in Dammarie in 1989 brought together sports and cultural clubs and was attended by more than 400 people from Montebelluna. Has cultural and sporting links with the town of Oberkochen (German Democratic Republic). Has organised a good number of concerts with participants from many countries of Europe. Wishes to develop cultural and economic links with a Yugoslav town. MONTEMARCIANO 1989 QUINCY-SOUS-SENART (F) 1987 Very recent twinning, which, in Flags Docs. (Prov. di Ancona) 1988, saw the organisation of two [European Diploma 1989] school exchanges and one gathering of senior citizens, as well as the development of business links through the Chamber of Commerce and cultural and sporting links between clubs and associations. Every family receives a two-monthly news-sheet on the activities of Montemarciano. Held an Ecology Week in 1987, in the framework of European Year of the Environment. - 59 - r Italy (cont'd) MONTESCUDAIO 1987 EBERSTADT (D) 1984 Family contacts since 1982, also occupational Flags - 1991 (farmers), school and sports contacts. Takes part in the twin municipalities' folk festivals. Also promotes meetings with young people of other nationalities. Organises primary school language courses. FORANO 1982 CAUNDROT (F) 1976 Events for young people, who are Flags - (Prov. di Terni) 1987 accommodated in host families. [European Diploma 1989] 1988 Cultural, commercial and business 1989 links with other foreign communities. 1990 PALO DEL COLLE 1991 BIEBESHEIM AM RHEIN ** (D) 1986 Mainly school exchanges with experimental Flags - (Prov. di Bari) bilingual teaching (German/English) in the primary schools and participation in Europe Day competitions. Assisted by the twinning committee, it also promotes commercial exchanges and trips by whole families accommodated by families in the twin town. PROVINCIA REGGIO EMILIA 1988 Long-established twinning with District Flags Press [European Diploma 1990] 1990 of Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. Emphasis cuttings on visits by technical, administrative, cultural and sporting delegations. Several (one-week) exchange visits by delegations (four to six strong) in 19891 involving farming experts, firemen and sportsmen. - 60 - Italy (cont'd) RIVOLI 1989 MONTELIMAR (F) 1964 Ever-increasing numbers of exchanges A very (Prov. di Torino) RAVENSBURG (D)** 1983 between sports clubs, cultural large [European Diploma 1989] MOLLET DEL VALLES (E) 1986 groups, school pupils, mayors and quantity of council officials. Also twinned with documents, a town in Yugoslavia. Has organised plus press several major meetings, including one cuttings on peace and disarmament, in co-operation with Collegno. SEGONZANO 1988 SEGONZAC (F) 1985 Namesake twinning. Group trips to the (Prov. di Trento) 1991 twin municipality. Several school (pop. 1,400) encounters and teacher exchanges. - 6l - LIECHTENSTEIN VADUZ 1991 No twinning but contacts with Swiss, Broch. Austrian, German towns during school exchanges, conferences like CLRAE, CCRE, exhibitions and attendances by the Mayor of Vaduz at official ceremonies. Supports sports and cultural associations like scouts. Organises concerts and music lectures attended since 1971 by teachers and students of more than 18 countries. Appreciated congress place proposes meeting rooms free of charge. Welcomed several conferences of the Council of Europe. LUXEMBOURG DIPPACH 1989 LANDIRAS (F)** 1973 Annual school exchanges (20-25 pupils) Flags (pop. 2,500) and annual visits (by 80 people) from [European Diploma 1909] each community to the other. Holds regular concerts and sports fixtures. Commercial links : wine from Landiras is sold in Dippach every year. - 62 - NETHERLANDS AARDENBURG 1989 PUURS (B) Regular contacts between municipal Flags (Prov. Seeland) 1990 St LAUREINS (B) 1975 officers in order to grant subsidies [European Diploma 1989] 1991 MALDEGEM (B) 1975 for cultural and social activities DAMME (B) 1975 and to settle specific transfrontier problems. Organises exhibitions by artists and other events. Sports fixtures. Signed an agreement with Maldegem in 1989 on mutual assistance in the event of disaster. ARCÉN EN VELDEN 1988 197^ Cultural contacts (orchestras, brass Flags Press (Prov. Limburg) 1990 1964 bands) and contacts with members of cuttings (pop. 8,700) 1991 1967 Landeck town council once or twice a year. On the German border, BATHMEN 1988 WESTERKAPPELN (D) 1984 Links between clubs, associations and (Prov. Overijssel) 1989 individuals over 22 years culminated [European Diploma 1989] in official twinning 5 years ago. Since 1985. more than 1,000 people have taken part in exchanges: sporting, cultural and between council officials. School exchanges with the US, Belgium and France. - 63 - Netherlands (cont'd) BEEK EN DONK 1986 BAD GRUND/Harz 1983 Cultural exchanges (choirs and (Prov. Noord-Brabant) 1988 orchestras; the youth orchestra from 1990 Beek won first prize in a music [European Diploma 1990] competition in Belgium); sports fixtures (football and handball, and the holding of European championships in cyclo-cross (82), motorcycling (84) and roller-skating (85)). Several meetings involving sportsmen and town councillors in 1989« In 1986, set up a working party to develop links with a Polish town and to support it financially. DEN HELDER 1991 LÜDENSCHEID (D) 1979 Contacts chiefly between mayors but also between sports and cultural clubs. GENDRINGEN 1989 LINGEN (D) Good contacts at association level Docs. (pop. 20,000) RHEDE (D) (sports and culture), especially with (Prov. Geldern) Rhede and Euregio. One annual exchange of 100 young people for 6 days with Lingen. Meetings by councillors with Yugoslav town of Kamnik and good contacts with councillors of German town of Isselburg. - 64 - Netherlands (cont'd) COIRLE 1988 Twinned with Russian town of Flags (Prov. Noord-Brabant) 1990 Krasnogorsk. First visit of local (pop. 19,000) 1991 councillors to Russia in 1987, and return visit was followed by GRAFT-DE-RIJP 1991 CHALFONT ST GILES (GB) Twinning committee aids exchanges between Flags (Noord Holland) the two villages with an annual visit by (pop. 3,900) 30 to 50 strong delegations accommodated by families. Sports exchanges and English lessons to assist contact. Contacts with a Polish village. - 65 - Netherlands (cont'd) HAARLEM 1990 OSNABRÜCK (D)** 1964 The main fields in which exchanges - Documents (pop. 148,000) ANGERS (F) 1964 took place in 1989 were sport, culture (folk groups), education (two secondary schools were involved) and working life. The municipal council subsidises exchanges to the tune of 70$. The Haarlem Chamber of Commerce also has links with towns in Florida and Great Britain. A symposium on third world aid took place in 1989, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the three-way twinning. HOORN 1988 BEERSEL (B)** The town of Blokken was initially - Press (Prov. Noord-Holland) twinned with the Belgian town of cuttings [European Diploma 1988] Lot in 1968. Following territorial reorganisation affecting both communities, Hoorn took over the twinning arrangement with Beersel. Twinning committee organises annual exchanges and correspondence between secondary schools. Well-developed links in the spheres of sport, music and drama, exchanges between senior citizens; all visitors accommodated in families. Links with the towns of Mirebeau (F) and Osthofen (D) strengthened by the annual "It's a Knock-out" competition held in each town in turn. The towns' councillors also meet. - 66 - PORTUGAL VILA NOVA DE FOZ COA 1989 VILLETANEUSE (F) Student exchange during holidays. (East of Oporto) Cultural and business links. Plans [European Diploma 1989] to set up a council-funded youth - 67 SPAIN BARCELONA 1989 MONTPELLIER (F) Contacts at economic level with exhibitions [European Diploma 1989] COLOGNE (D) in Montpellier and Cologne centred on the commercial life of Barcelona, sports and cultural exchanges but also links in social field and town planning and between different departments of city councils. Very active in North-South Campaign launched by the Council of Europe, having organised exhibitions in several of the city's civic centres, meetings, etc. Very original initiative on 5 May: flags are flown on all city buses to make people aware that it is Europe Day. Barcelona is also twinned with Leningrad (Soviet Union), with mainly cultural exchanges (dance, theatre, exhibitions), with Pusan (Korea), Tunis (Tunisia), Montevideo (Uruguay), Sào Paulo (Brasil) and Boston (USA) and maintains very close contact with numerous European capitals through visits by municipal delegations, attendance at trade fairs, congresses etc. JEREZ 1990 ARLES (F) Contacts mainly in the cultural and tourist - Broch. (Andalusia) sphere. Annual wine festival fosters links (pop. 200,000) with numerous European towns, as well as [European Diploma 1990] cultural and economic relations (via the Chamber of Commerce). Drama events through the intermediary of the British Consulate, and contacts with cultural bodies in the city of Bordeaux (F). Schools participate in the celebration marking European Schools Day and in lecture series on Europe. - 68 - SWITZERLAND ARBOLDSWIL 1991 BOURGOGNE (F) 1982 Twinning between two very small municipalities Flags Press (pop. 400) which hold one or two official gatherings per year. Cutt- (Basel-Land) Meetings of mayors, annual school exchanges, ings involvement in all the major events in the twin municipality. Special support to Europe Day; responsible for organising its celebration in the canton in 1991- This twinning is regarded as an example to the region and has led to others. Has sponsored two Romanian villages in conjunction with Bourgogne. CERRA GAMBAROGNO 1990 Meetings involving Swiss and other Flags Broch- (Ticino) European political personalities ures [European Diploma 1990] on the problems of European unity. Is preparing for a symposium on peace in the Middle East. MONTREUX 1991 MENTON (F) 1955 School exchanges, holiday camps, cultural Flags Broch- (pop. 20,000) WIESBADEN (D) 1955 and sports events. Organised the 30th and 35th ures anniversaries of twinning with Menton and Wiesbaden and sponsors a Romanian village. Each year the town organises many international events: International Music Festival, Jazz Festival ... PLAFFEIEN 1989 KASTERLE (B) 1987 Numerous exchanges over more than Flags Docs. (pop. 1,600) 10 years between clubs and and (South of Fribourg) associations (music, football, public [European Diploma 1989] swimming, firemen, dance), between partici- members of the town councils and pation between school classes. Also links with the town of Ghent (B) since the successful "It's a Knock-out" competition in 1982. In the business sphere, fact-finding trips by the town council, mainly to Austria, to look at tourist facilities. More than 3.000 Belgian children a year spend a 10-day holiday at a hotel in Plaffeien (winter sports). - 69 - UNITED KINGDOM BLYTH VALLEY 1991 Well developed club contacts with the German Brochures (Northumberland) towns of Solingen and Ratingen. Three Blyth (Pop. 78,000) Valley schools maintain school contacts and pupil exchanges with German schools. Trainees are received by firms. COCKERMOUTH T.C. 1990 MARVEJOLS (F)** 1983 Recent, but well-developed twinning Flags Docs. (Cumbria) 1991 between two small towns. Visits by + press (pop. 7,500) officials and school pupils, sports events, visits by the physically handicapped. A town council delegation plans exchanges, for which a special fund has been set up. Language courses for adults. Released special funds for the celebration in 1990 of European Tourism Year. A very detailed programme has been established 1990 was most eventful for such a small town. Links with Eastern Europe; reception of Romanian orphans. Very well presented file. - 70 - United Kingdom (cont'd) DORCHESTER T.C. 1990 BAYEUX (F) I960 Three-way twinning, with contacts at There are (Dorset) 1991 LÜBECK (D) 1975 every level. The celebrations of the plans to (pop. 15,000) 20th anniversary of twinning were fly flags attended in 1985 by more than 500 people DUNFERMLINE D.C. 1991 WILHELMSHAVEN (D) The four towns except for Trondheim have Flag (Scotland) VICHY (F) formed a working group with four meetings (pop. 130,000) LOGROÑO (E) a year co-ordinated by Dunfermline to draw TRONDHEIM (N) up plans for economic development and exchange of persons. The main activities are exchanges of young workers and pupils and placement with families. With its twin towns has organised for two years a European Conference to prepare for post-1992 Europe. Language study programme planned with the twinned towns. - 7l - United Kingdom (cont'd) EAST LOTHIAN D.C. 1991 AUBIGNY-SUR-MERE (F) 1965 The District consists of several towns and villages, (Scotland) CHAMPIGNY-SUR-MARNE (F) 1961 two with active twinning arrangements: (pop 80,000) ROSIGNANO-MARITTIMO (I) 1983 1. Haddington with Aubigny 2. Musselburgh with Champigny and Rosignano (three way twinning). Mainly school and musical exchanges and visits by large delegations for important events (25th anniversary of twinning with Aubigny). Trainee facilities, annual youth camps organised by each twin town in turn. London Borough of 1991 LUDWIGSHAFEN (D) ** 1971 Part of Greater London; has developed one of the Flags HAVERING most significant English-German twinnings. Over 2,000 (pop. 250.000) people belonging to 45 associations meet annually, the following groups being concerned: bands, police, churches, schools, young people, sports players, radio hams, Red Cross, folk dancing groups etc. School contacts with many towns in Europe involving its 110 schools and 1,200 local associations. HORNSEA T.C. 1989 LA GRANDE MOTTE (F) 1981 Annual school exchanges (50 pupils) (North Humberside) 1990 and adult exchanges. Active 1991 twinning committees in both towns. The people of La Grande Motte have HYTHE Twinning 1991 BERCK-SUR-MER (F) 1980 Applicant for the Flag of Honour. Mainly Association POPERINGE (B) ** 1980 sports fixtures and musical events (choirs) Sports weekend held every two years, involving 250 people. Contacts between families. KENILWORTH T.C. 1989 BOURG-LA-REINE (F) Friendly relations with Bourg-La-Reine (F) (Warwickshire) 1990 and Georgsmarienhütte (D) have fostered (pop. 23,000) 1991 sports fixtures, school exchanges and [European Diploma 1990] meetings between clubs and associations (bridge, police, firemen and scouts). A large number of meetings and visits in 1987, 1988 and 1989, co-ordinated by Kenilworth's twinning association. MILLBROOK P.C. 1989 PLOUIDER (F) 1980 Annual two-week exchanges of (25) (Cornwall) 1990 adults and (12-20) school pupils. (pop. approx. 2,800) Annual football match. Visits by [European Diploma 1990] folk dance groups, participation in local music festival. Meetings of farmers and councillors. Helps young people to find a job in the twin town. Will celebrate the 10th anniversary of twinning in 1991• - 73 - United Kingdom (cont'd) MOTHERWELL D.C. 1989 SCHWEINFURT (D)1 1962 Regular exchanges of pupils, young Flags (Strathclyde Region Scotland) 1991 people and the unemployed, with financial [European Diploma 1989] support by the District Council. In 1986 and 1987 celebrations of 25th twinning anniversary, with "Scottish Week" and big exhibition in Schweinfurt on the history and culture of the District of Mother-well. The Chairman of the District Council organised a well-attended Scottish-Bavarian twinning congress in 1988. 1989 and 1990 featured exchanges of young people, tour of the Motherwell area by 100 people, involvement in the organisation of youth seminars and development of the business aspect of the twinning with participation in the Schweinfurt trade fairs. NORTON RADSTOCK 1987 AMBARES (F) 1979 Since 1980, under the aegis of twinning (Avon) (near Bristol) association, family exchanges (7), (pop. 17,000) football matches (2), swimming contests [European Diploma 1988] (4), school exchanges (6) and a visit by a school orchestra and choirs. Also links with secondary schools in Germany, Canada and France. One-term teacher exchanges. NORTHUMBERLAND C C 1991 LANDSCHAFTSVERBAND 1956 Exchanges are chiefly between mayors, councillors, (pop. 300,000) RHEINLAND local officials and teachers for everything concerning community life. Similar exchanges with the North Bohemia Regional Council (Czechoslovakia) also including annual youth exchanges and musical events. Special emphasis on Europe in 1990 with an encounter week, seminars, etc. Several initiatives connected with school exchanges: exchange of pupils from North Bohemia and Bergen, ski instruction in Norway, exchange of teachers with Schleswig-Holstein and with an agricultural school in Limousin ... Also has cultural links with Azerbaijan and exchanges teachers with Leningrad. - 74 - United Kingdom (cont'd) NOTTINGHAM 1991 KARLSRUHE (D) 1969 Exchanges : Flags GHENT (B) 1981 2. Links with Karlsruhe are in the trade and business sphere (Chambers of Commerce, trade unions and local councillors) but also sport (football, marathon runners, cyclists, etc) and clubs (dance, choir) and universities. 2. Links with Ghent are mainly between local officials, plus many private visits to families. Contacts with other European towns; held a major "Europe Week" in 1990 with numerous events. PERTH and KINROSS D.C. 1991 ASCHAFFENBURG (D) 1956 Meetings in all spheres with the Bavarian twin Flags (Scotland) GAGE (F) town. Twinning founded chiefly on exchanges (pop. 120,000) GRISY-SUISNES (F) of young people between Kinross and Gacé and between the village of Abernethy and Grisy- Suisnes. Friendship links with Perth (Australia) and Twinning Charter with Pskov (USSR) signed in 1990« Perth organises a major annual arts festival involving all twin or associated towns in 1991- SWIMBRIDGE 1987 St.-HONORINE-du-FAY (F) 1976 Two very small communities. Annual (Devon) visits by children and adults, with (pop. approx. 1,200) sports competitions, dances and [European Diploma 1988] excursions. Signed a new charter when celebrating the 10th anniversary of twinning in 1986. Is encouraging other communities to arrange twinnings. - 75 - United Kingdom (cont'd) TAUNTON 1982 LISIEUX (F) 1951 To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its twinning (Somerset) 1991 twinning with Lisieux in 1991« Many encounters (pop. 40,000) in all fields, particularly schools and clubs and between local councillors. Friends of Lisieux Society set up 25 years ago promotes private exchanges of 50-60 people. Adult language courses available. Friendship pact with the German town of Königslutter and contacts between the mayors of Taunton GB and Taunton USA. Pupil exchanges with a Budapest school. Has set up a 1991 committee to prepare for European events and raise public awareness. WARWICK 1991 SAUMUR (F) ** 1976 Twinning most developed with Saumur; exchanges Flags (Warwickshire) VERDEN (D) ** 1990 involve schools, culture, sports clubs and professions (police, hospital staff. Chamber of Commerce). The Warwick Twinning Association founded in 1976 organises family exchanges and in 1990 held a large-scale conference attended by all the twin towns in the Southern Midlands. WAVENDON 1990 PRESLES-EN-BRIE (F) These two small villages organise annual visits, (North Buckinghamshire) each on a specific theme (sport, culture, cookery, (pop. 800) etc). Young people are involved mainly in exchanges enabling them to practise the language. More than 200 of the village's total population of 800 have already taken part in exchanges. - 76 - TURKEY ANTALYA 1988 Has a centre for foreigners and [European Diploma 1989] international conferences. Several meetings of Parliamentary Assembly committees have taken place in Antalya.