After the successful rejuvenation of its links with its twin cities, Coventry is embarking on more events in October. The Twin Towns and Sister Cities Round Table video conference, dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of the first contacts between citizens … Continue reading →
United Nations Association Coventry Branch is working with work experience students from the University of Warwick to research a possible International School Twinning Project. We are keen to hear from any schools that have already participated in school twinning, or … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →In 1944, Coventry and Volgograd created the first twin cities whose aim was to promote peace and reconciliation between people in different countries. However, what we now call twin cities have existed for over 1000 years (see the Wikipedia article … Continue reading →
On 19 October the Leamington Spa International Twinning Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of their twinning with Sceaux, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, by organising a ceremony in the Town Hall. Pru Porretta was invited to talk … Continue reading →
At the invitation of the Mayor of Dresden, students and staff from Cardinal Newman Catholic School as well as the Lord Mayor of Coventry travelled to Germany on 11 February to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the city’s twinning with … Continue reading →