Town twinning news
Twinning friends flock to see the flame
Published 18th May 2012
Over 75 twinning visitors from our five twin towns will be gathering in Cheltenham to join us in celebrating the Olympic torch coming to Cheltenham.
Visitors return from Chinese twin town with stronger links
Published 18th April 2012
Fourteen local residents and business leaders have returned from their trip to Weihai, Cheltenham’s Chinese twin town.
Cheltenham welcomes European apprentices
Published 5th April 2012
Two apprentices from Cheltenham’s twin town of Göttingen are getting a taste of working in the UK during work placements at Cheltenham Borough Council.
Visit to our Chinese twin town to forge stronger links
Published 27th March 2012
On 2 April sixteen local residents and business leaders will head off to Weihai, Cheltenham’s Chinese twin town, to promote Cheltenham from a business and educational point of view.
Twinning funds to inspire young people
Published 5th December 2011
Grants are being made available to inspire young people in Cheltenham to get involved in twinning activities.
New twinning website launched
Published 20th October 2011
Take a look at the Cheltenham Twinning Association website for all the latest news and information.
We are the ‘Biggest Losers’
Published 18th November 2010
A challenge with our twin town of Cheltenham Pennsylvania, USA, has seen members of leisure@cheltenham become the winners of the ‘biggest losers’.
Cheltenham welcomes Göttingen youth group and Boys’ Choir
Published 6th October 2010
Twenty eight youngsters from Göttingen youth sport group are arriving in Cheltenham on Monday 11 October for a week.
Who will be the ‘Biggest Loser’?
Published 27th August 2010
A challenge with our twin town of Cheltenham Pennsylvania, USA, gets underway on 1 September.
Cheltenham youngsters to attend Göttingen peace camp
Published 21st July 2010
Thanks to the hard fundraising efforts of six youngsters and a grant from Cheltenham Borough Council, young people from Gloucestershire Youth Service can look forward to attending a peace camp.
Cheltenham bustling with twin town students
Published 14th July 2010
The summer is a busy period for welcoming twin town guests to the borough.
Cheltenham welcomes twin town youngsters
Published 23rd June 2010
A host of activities will welcome twenty six youngsters from the German twin town of Göttingen this weekend.
A warm welcome for twin town friends
Published 22nd July 2009
A host of activities will welcome more than two hundred visitors into Cheltenham when they arrive this weekend from the German twin town of Gottingen.
Goettingen visitors need beds!
Published 16th April 2009
Cheltenham will be welcoming around 200 visitors from its German twin town of Goettingen for a week, 25 July to 1 August, but many currently have no where to stay.