Newbridge Town Council

…that is the original idea behind the Town-twinning movement, which was born in Europe shortly after the Second World War. Nowadays Twinning brings together towns throughout Europe, linking them in a dense network of citizens.

Twinning provides the opportunity to find out more about the daily lives of citizens in other European countries, to talk to them and exchange experiences, and to develop joint projects on issues of common interest, such as local integration, the environment, economic development, and cultural differences.

Twinning is all about bringing people together and developing partnerships between towns of other nations. It creates opportunities for citizens of member towns to experience and explore other cultures. It creates an atmosphere for economic development and trade opportunities. It stimulates an environment in which problems can be resolved on a person to person basis and breaks down cultural and social barriers. We can see how important this is in our own country and in Europe in particular but it applies on a world wide basis also.

On a practical level, twinned towns can link and develop exchanges, summer jobs schemes, economic seminars, internships. Websites can be linked, art and cultural exhibits can be arranged, summer camps can be set up, local government exchanges can be facilitated, senior citizens groups can get together, sporting events can be organised. Really as long as there are people with ideas the list is endless. Twinning is for everyone both young and old!

Newbridge is twinned with Bad Lippspringe, Germany since 1996.