Visits
Preston Twinning Partnerships visits to our Twin Towns and their return visits
2002
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | The Recklinghausen Gutenberg Choir visiting Preston |
Preston= | Three Recklinghausen students hosted by members of the twinning committee |
2003
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Hosting the international youth in Europe conference in Preston |
2004
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Committee Meeting |
2006
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Recklinghausen | Chair and Secretary to plan 50thtwinning anniversary |
Recklinghausen visit to PRESTON | Celebrating our 50th twinning anniversary |
Recklinghausen | Civics and PTPs Committee for the 50th twinning anniversary Return Visit |
2007
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Kalisz | Chair, Vice-Chair & Secretary on a fact- finding visit … |
Kalisz | Civics & PTPs C’tt’ee to Kalisz City Holiday |
Nîmes | PTPs C’tt’ee visit |
2008
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Almelo visit to PRESTON | Almelo twinning committee visit to Preston to celebrate our 60th twinning anniversary |
Kalisz | PTPs for Kalisz City Holiday (3 persons) |
Almelo | Return visit by PTPs C’tt’ee |
2009
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | PTPs participation in the Hub for Growth international conference in Preston, entertaining and transporting a 3-persons’ delegation from Kalisz |
Kalisz | 20th twinning anniversary visit to Kalisz |
Preston | Anniversary visit of a 14-heads delegation from Kalisz and Seminar on Immigration and Integration at the Harris Conference Centre |
2010
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Almelo | PTPs Chair, Vice-Chair & Secretary visiting the Almelo Black Bull Rugby Club |
Nîmes | PTPs delegation for the 55th twinning anniversary 17 persons |
2011
Twin Town | Purpose of visit |
Kalisz | Chair & Vice-Chair at Kalisz City Holiday |
Recklinghausen | Secretary & Samantha Carruthers for an international dance workshop |
2012
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Baia Mare (Ro) | Twinning conference in Recklinghausen’s Romanian prospective twin town … (4 PTPs delegates attended) |
Dordrecht (Nl) | Twinning conference in Recklinghausen’s Dutch twin town PTPs delegate: J Burrows |
2013
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Exchange set up for exch. Visit of a Czech college to Preston College |
Recklinghausen | Twinning Conference, 4 PTPs delegates |
Nîmes/Kalisz | Organised visits to catering colleges in Nîmes and Kalisz for Preston College |
Nîmes | Arrange private visit to Nîmes for 10 members |
Nîmes | Assisting UCLan students to go to Nîmes |
Preston | Arranged for St. Oswald’s School to host 48 pupils and 10 adults |
Kalisz | 8 delegates attended Kalisz City Holiday and organised Lancashire food fair and presentation on Autism’ @ the Kalisz Autism Conference … |
Kalisz | Assisted Our Lady’s High School exchanging with two high schools in Kalisz |
Recklinghausen | Secretary arranged and accompanied U11 football team to Recklinghausen’s international football tournament |
Preston | Entertained and hosted visitors from Nîmes |
Douai (F) | Twinning Conference, 3 PTPs delegates |
Preston | Fundraising car-boot sale |
2014
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Entertained and hosted visitors from Almelo |
Preston | Fundraising car-boot sale |
Recklinghausen | Twinning Conference, 6 PTPs delegates |
Preston | Hosting the North West Twinning Federation’s AGM @ County Hall |
Recklinghausen | Secretary arranged and accompanied U11 football team to Recklinghausen’s international football tournament |
Preston | Assisted Preston Trampolining Club to host Recklinghausen Trampolining club. |
Preston | Work experience student Çansu Özarslan worked at the Chamber of Commerce and brought them in touch with Istanbul Chamber of Commerce |
2015
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Introduced 2 deaf people from Recklinghausen to Deafway |
Recklinghausen | Secretary arranged and accompanied U11 football team to Recklinghausen’s international football tournament |
Recklinghausen | Preston Trampolining Club hosted by the Recklinghausen Trampolining Club |
Nîmes | 60th twinning anniversary with Preston visit with 13 delegates |
Recklinghausen | Mayor & Consort & Secretary: Recklinghausen leuchtet (illuminated) |
2016
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | Recklinghausen visited Preston with 26 delegates for the 60th twinning anniversary and the “Equal Rights” & dealing with disability conference held @ County Hall |
Recklinghausen | Secretary arranged and accompanied U11 football team to Recklinghausen’s international football tournament |
Bytom (Pl) | Conference, PTPs 3 delegates |
Recklinghausen | Return visit to Re with 19 delegates |
2017
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Recklinghausen | attended conference; 5 PTPs delegates |
Nîmes | The Mayor & Mayoress of Preston visiting Nîmes |
Recklinghausen | Secretary arranged, but did not and accompany U11 football team to Recklinghausen’s international football tournament |
Kalisz | The Mayor & Mayoress of Preston visiting Kalisz |
Preston | 70th twinning anniversary with Almelo, hosted an international delegation from Holland, Germany, Poland and France |
2018
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | 70th twinning anniversary with Almelo, hosted an international delegation from Holland, Germany, Poland and France |
Kalisz | Mayor & Mayoress of Preston and PTPs Secretary & Treasurer to Kalisz city holiday |
Recklinghausen | Preston Ukulele Group visiting |
Almelo | Return visit to Almelo to celebrate our 70th twinning anniversary with 15 delegates |
Nîmes | The Mayor & Mayoress of Preston visiting Nîmes |
Preston | Recklinghausen Ukulele Group at Lancashire Encounter |
2019
Twin Town |
Purpose of visit |
Preston | 25 French students meeting the Preston Mayor |
Preston | 4 French students at Radio Blackburn |
Recklinghausen | The Mayor & Mayoress of Preston visiting Recklinghausen, accompanied by the Secretary The Union Jack is absent !!! |
Kalisz | Vice-Chair & Trisha Rollo to Kalisz City Holiday |
Preston | Celebration of 30th twinning anniversary with Kalisz with 7 Polish & 4 Dutch delegates |
Kalisz | Preston Ukulele Group visiting |
Kalisz | Return visit to celebrate our 30th twinning anniversary, 4 delegates, Mayor and Town Clerk |
Preston | Organised a PTPs display at UCLan and looked after the German Embassy Representative |
Nîmes | Chairman intro. Two Michelin Star Chefs to Nîmes … |