News Archive
14/01/21World premiere of staedtepartnerlive
As we reflect on the difficult times we have seen and are still experiencing with lockdown and restrictions on meeting other people, we must have realised how important human contact and community is to us all. For almost a year now the global Covid crisis has meant isolation being endured by so many around the world, including our members and friends.
Other world tensions continue to stir bad feelings and with the added recent turmoil in the US and Brexit of course the intensity remains.
There is though, a bright light at the end of the tunnel and we should all stay positive but it is very clear, (even more so now) how necessary our connections with people, especially family and friends either by phone, Skype or zoom, but also too our partnerships with friends in other cities is so very important in our lives. Nothing replaces actually meeting 'in person' and being able to hug and hold.
A new venture to connect people of all their twin towns was proposed in Gmünd with an intention to continue on a regular basis and at a fixed time for everyone. This contemporary exchange to include contributions from Antibes, France;
Székesfehérvár, Hungary; Barnsley, England; Faenza, Italy and hosted by Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany to go 'live’ on YouTube allows us all to connect by computer or via a simple internet access, like almost every mobile phone has these days.
The fantastic "World premiere" of "staedtepartnerlive" - Association of twin cities Schwäbisch Gmünd on Friday,
January 1st, 2021 at 5 p.m (4pm BST) was a great success with lots of really good feedback, especially from the partner cities and has confirmed and encouraged it to continue.
If you missed it or want to watch again….
Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvrZixd2oZXhF9SHT2Qb6Q...
or Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvrZixd2oZXhF9SHT2Qb6Q/featured
CONTENT
- Welcome and lighting situation Johanniskirche (Dr. Lukas Schachner, Christoph Bertenrath)
- School under Covid - Contribution from Faenza (Cristina Briccoli)
- Coronation Games - contribution from Székesféhérvar (Erzsebet Igarine Komlosi)
- Galette de rois - Contribution to Antibes (Rebecca Fauth)
- 50 Years of Twinning - Contribution from Barnsley (Alan Brentnall)
- Richard Kitson & The Arts - Contribution from Barnsley (Richard Kitson)
The next “städtepartnerlive” is in planning, date to be confirmed soon.
