Marathon in Annecy

Calling all Runners The Athletics Club in Cheltenham’s partner town of Annecy, France would be delighted to welcome runners from Cheltenham to take part in their full or half marathon (or 10K, 5K) over the weekend of 13/14 April 2024. Annecy is a beautiful town and the run is based around the gorgeous lake with

Working Visit to Annecy

From 7-10 December 2023, four members of the Cheltenham Twinning Association Committee were in Annecy on a working visit to explore future projects and collaborations in order to continue the wonderful relationship Cheltenham has with Annecy, our partner town since 1956. Day 1 of our working visit to Annecy. Visited Art by Friends gallery and

Annecy Delegation at Jazz Festival

A delegation of four from our French twin town Annecy were in Cheltenham from 28-30 April 2023 to enjoy and observe Cheltenham Jazz Festival with a view to future collaboration between the festivals of both towns. Discussions were also held about developing joint projects on climate emergency, bio-diversity, inequalities, waste and recycling, with particular focus

University students course trip to Annecy

A group of over 35 MA and BA Animation Film students from the University of Gloucestershire took part in a course trip to Annecy to experience and participate in the International Animated Film Festival that was held in Annecy from 11-17 June 2023. BA Animation Course Leader, Bryan Panks, said it was one of the

Bridging Links!

The three Bridge Clubs in Annecy invited Cheltenham Bridge Club to a friendly bridge game on Thursday 17th November. We had an enthusiastic response from both towns and had thirty pairs playing in an online competition. We are grateful for the organisational skill of Jean-Hervé Favre from Annecy who liaised with our local Bridge Club and

2022 / 2021 Twinning Activities

Twinning activities in 2021 were still very much curtailed by the corona virus pandemic, this however meant more online talks and virtual links being made. Many activities with Göttingen to celebrate 70 years of twinning had to be cancelled, but the online Cheltenham – Göttingen Photography competition to celebrate ‘My Town’ was very successful. Twinning

Residents visit to Annecy 2022

On 5 October 2022, a group of 33 citizens from Cheltenham set off on a week-long trip to the twin town of Annecy, France, to see the Descente des Alpages, a traditional folklore day when the animals parade through the old town of Annecy to mark the descent from the higher pastures to the lower

Twinning supports 2022 World Clean Up Day

Cheltenham Twinning Association members joined together with Springbank Community Group volunteers to participate in a litter pick in Springbank Park and the surrounding area as part of 2022 World Cleanup Day on Saturday 17th September. Springbank Community Group is based in West Cheltenham and runs a welcoming and successful Community Food Pantry, Community Cafe, Community

Visit to Annecy

The Twinning Association is organising a seven day trip in October 2022 to Cheltenhams’ beautiful twin town of Annecy with stops enroute in Ypres and Bruges and five full days in this delightful town by the lake in the foothills of the Alps, known as Little Venice, with its canals, rivers and floral displays. The

Online Bridge with Annecy

Annecy bridge clubs invited Cheltenham Bridge Club to participate in a teams’ match online on 28 October 2021. The event was a huge success and each town entered 14 teams of four into the competition.  112 bridge players enjoyed a friendly and fun evening.  We were lucky that the online platform RealBridge gave us the