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Pontypridd and Valleys

Taff-Ely (including Pontypridd) and Nürtingen



Banner Pontypridd Banner in Nürtingen Town Hall

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the partnership of Taff-Ely and Nürtingen a banner was given to a visiting delegation from Germany.

The banner now stands in Nürtingen Town Hall. It depicts various aspects of life in Pontypridd and the valleys.

Eddy Hunt pictured by the banner during a visit in July 2000. The banner has been given pride of place amongst various pieces of art decorating Nürtingen Town Hall. Photo: Dr. Gerhard Maag.




History of the Partnership

Initial contact between the two communities occurred in 1965 with a visit by the male voice choir Côr Meibion Pontypridd to visit a choir called called "Liederkranz" based in the Oberensingen area of Nürtingen.

The Liederkranz returned the visit to Pontypridd one year later.

On the occasion of the next visit of Côr Meibion to Nürtingen the partnership between the two communities was formally established - on 26 July 1968.

Since then reciprocal visits between the two choirs has taken place on a regular basis. Firm friendships have been established. As one member of Côr Meibion put it, "We don't think of them as friends, we think of them as family."


School Links

Nürtingen has two Realschule (=Techical Secondary Schools) and two Gymnasia (=Grammar Schools).

The Realschule have Hawthorn High School and Tonyrefail High School as partners.

The Hölderlin Gymnasium has formed a partnership with Coedylan Comprehensive School and the Max-Planck Gymnasium with Bryn Celynog Comprehensive School.



Thanks to Dr. Gerhard Maag of the Nürtingen Twinning Association for supplying much of the information on this page.

Nürtingen

Visit to Nürtingen - Eddy Hunt


Links

Côr Meibion Pontypridd (www.malechoir.com)

Max-Planck Gymnasium (www.nuertingen.de/mpg/)

Hölderlin Gymnasium (www.hoegy.de)

Eddy Hunt webmaster@netcymru.co.uk

This page was last updated on 26 July 2000 _________ Back to: net-cymru Home Page