So what is involved?
Every year there is a visit: either our French and German friends come to Cornwall or we travel to France or Germany. In every case we celebrate with a meal and visits to local places of interest. Much of the time is spent with your partner family, enjoying French “bonhomie” or German “Gemütlichkeit”.
Throughout the rest of the year there is a full programme of social events which allow you to share the fellowship of people with common interests: safari suppers, skittles, wine and cheese evenings, quizzes, a "plod and a pint", ceilidhs and French and German evenings are all frequent items on our calendar. A particular highlight is always our annual Burns Night Supper.
Throughout the rest of the year there is a full programme of social events which allow you to share the fellowship of people with common interests: safari suppers, skittles, wine and cheese evenings, quizzes, a "plod and a pint", ceilidhs and French and German evenings are all frequent items on our calendar. A particular highlight is always our annual Burns Night Supper.
Apart from the annual exchange a variety of links are maintained throughout the year. Young footballers from Callington take part in the “Challenge du Printemps”, alongside teams from Paris, Spain, Italy and beyond. Regular visits from local choirs take place both “at home” and “away”, and young musicians participate in concerts.
An annual international youth summer camp, involving young people from Callington, Guipavas, Barsbüttel and Keila (in Estonia) took place over many years. The first rounds of camps focused on the Environment and the Performing Arts, while the last round was based on Outdoor Discovery. There is the hope that this will be resurrecetd soon.
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An annual international youth summer camp, involving young people from Callington, Guipavas, Barsbüttel and Keila (in Estonia) took place over many years. The first rounds of camps focused on the Environment and the Performing Arts, while the last round was based on Outdoor Discovery. There is the hope that this will be resurrecetd soon.
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Most important of all, we find that many of our Callington families, once linked with one in Guipavas or Barsbüttel, strike off on their own and both visit or receive their newly found friends for all sorts of reasons. It may be an invitation to a christening or a wedding or just popping in when they are en route to a holiday destination further afield.
If you are a member of a local group or organisation in Callington or the surrounding area and would like to strike up contact with like-minded people in either of our twin towns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our utmost to put you in touch with the right people.
If you are a member of a local group or organisation in Callington or the surrounding area and would like to strike up contact with like-minded people in either of our twin towns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our utmost to put you in touch with the right people.