Loughborough Twinning Events

Up-coming and previous events:

25th Nov-5th Dec 1992
June 2006 50 years of twinning
13 May 2004 AGM at Loughborough Town Hall 7.30pm. All welcome.
August 2003Trip to Poland
And in the past...
Easter 2003 Loughborough Families visit Schwäbisch Hall.
July-Oct 2002 Leonardo Project between Charnwood Borough Council & Zamosc City Council.
10-17 Aug 2002 Zamosc visit to Loughborough; including English Language Programme.
28 July - 4 Aug 2002 "Singing Week" Twinning visit to Loughborough: Twinning Forum on 3rd August
Sept 7-11 2001 Members visit to Epinal
26-31 May 2001: Trip to Zamosc
March 26 - 30 Visit of 15 students and 5 teachers from Epinal to perform Molière's 'L'Amour Médecin' in Leicestershire schools
29 Jan - 3 Feb 2001 "I see their shadows everywhere..." a play from Zamosc comes to Loughborough
4th-13th June 2000 Millennium visit to Schwäbisch Hall by coach and plane
2nd-4th Nov 1999 Visit by the President of Zamosc, Marek Grzelaczyk to Loughborough
May 28th - June 1st 1999 Visit to Epinal by coach and bicycle
4th-13th June 2000 Millennium visit to Schwäbisch Hall by coach and plane
22-24 April 2000 Epinal visited Loughborough
Aug/Sept 1999 Scouts/Guides visit Zamosc
26 Oct - 5 Nov 1999 1st Liceum school from Zamosc visits DeLisle School, Loughborough
8th August 1998 Loughborough - Zamosc twinning estabished
1st April 1996 Loughborough Twinning Association formed, combining the Committee, the Family Link and all interests
15 May 1993 Loughborough - Gembloux twinning estabished
1993 "Daughters of Europe" Exhibition on tour
March 1993 Loughborough College represented at the Forum 'Avenir Jeune' in Epinal
Sept 1992 European gathering at Greux, near Epinal
April/May 1992 Epinal Youth Council visits Loughborough; Male Voice Chior visit Schwäbisch Hall
26 June-8 July 1992 Eurofuture '92: International Youth camp at Heimbacher Hof, Schwäbisch Hall together with Epinal, Lappeenranta, Neustrelitz, Zamosc & St Edgidio
Sept 1991 25th anniversary visit to Schwäbisch Hall
26 May 1991 Schwäbisch Hall Salzseiders 25th anniversary visit to Loughborough
June 1991 Garendon, Woodbrook Vale & Limehurst High Schools perform "The Loughborough Job", a play by Terry Alan & Adrian Bjorkeroth, in Epinal and Schwäbisch Hall.
March 1991 Attended the Forum 'Avenir Jeune' in Epinal
March 1989 Garendon, Woodbrook Vale & Limehurst High Schools perform in Schwäbisch Hall "What Passing bells...", a play about the building of Loughborough's carillon.
May 1980 Loughborough-Schwäbisch Hall-Epinal Jeux sans Frontiers/It's a Knock Out!
March 1980 Epinal Way opened by Pierre Blanck, Maire d'Epinal
June 1979 Betty James becomes Chairman of Loughborough Twinning Committee
18 June 1966 Loughborough-Schwäbisch Hall twinning estabished
1964 Epinal twins with Schwäbisch Hall
29 May 1957 Epinal donates a Pineau statue to Loughborough
30 June 1956 Loughborough- Epinal twinning signed in Epinal

As well as these events the Schwäbisch Hall Family Exchange Group visit Germany at Easter every 'even' year, and host every 'odd' year (eg 2001). The Endowed Schools organise a yearly exchange with Epinal and Schäwbisch Hall. There is a regular civic visit, usually by the Mayor, to Epinal for St Nicholas festival in the first weekend of December and to the Salzfest in Schwäbish Hall in Spring. There are also regular exchanges involving Loughborough's golf and bridge clubs.

If you would like to know more about activities in and with our twin towns, contact: twinning@garendon.freeuk.com


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