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Mayor unveils Twinning display cabinet

On Thursday the 21st July 2016 the Lord Mayor of Bristol unveiled a cabinet in the Central Library to commemorate the twinnings that Bristol has with cities across the world. The cabinet is set to remain in the library next to the Twin Cities Reference Section and will be changed every three months. It contains objects that were gifted by our twinned towns to represent the culture of their city, such as a sculpture from Hannover.Cabinet unveiling

Many people who have played key roles within these partnerships were  present, and it was great to hear from them about how these links between cities have benefited Bristol.

Text and photos courtesy Emily Brown (BITA work experience student)

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Bordeaux students visit Bristol

Twenty students from Bristol’s twin city of Bordeaux in the south west of France were in the city in January on a study visit. Tutors from the Jean Condorcet FE College in Bordeaux worked with the Bristol Bordeaux Partnership and local businesses to arrange a packed programme of visits and meetings. The students started with a 30 minute Q+A with Mayor Ferguson on arrival and also spent time with the outgoing European Green Capital chair exploring how businesses and companies were involved in the project. The students loved their trip to Bristol and ended it by taking the Banksy tour.