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Tea-time in the "new" town
The twinning relations with Bracknell are traditionally maintained by the Leverkusen-Opladen clubs. The twin town agreement was signed in 1973 by the Town of Opladen and reconfirmed in a ceremony by the City of Leverkusen after the regions were reorganised in 1975.
In the declaration about the joint goal of realising the European unit, both towns expressly committed themselves to "ensuring friendly meetings between our towns and to support every possible exchange between the citizens." Without the active commitment of the citizens in both towns, a declaration of this kind would be worthless.
Today, clubs on both sides enjoy exchanges. The younger generation also seize the opportunity to freshen up their language skills on trips to the twin town. Placements in Bracknell are highly popular. Twinning activities are mainly realized by both twin town associations who are committed to the goal of filling the twin town concept with many attractive offers.
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Bracknell Town was presented with the Council of Europe Flag of Honour in recognition of the successful twinning links with Leverkusen, in November 2006. Dr Lale Aytaman, Honourary Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly presented the flag to Bracknell Town Mayor Mrs Shelagh Pile in the presence of a delegation from Leverkusen. St Michael's Easthampstead primary school was the venue for the presentation due to its developing relationship with its partnerschool Waldschule in Leverkusen and its interest in language teaching. The Europe Flag of Honour is given to up to 25 towns each year. In 2006, Bracknell was the only town in the UK to be awarded this honour.See the speech of Dr. Lale Aytaman here:
Link to speech.
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