Salford Twin Town - Clermont-Ferrand
How you can be involved:
The Salford-Clermont-Ferrand Twinning Committee meets every month at Salford City Council.
Its meetings are open to all who want to contribute to town twinning in Salford.
If you want to learn more about our links with Clermont-Ferrand or find out about a particular event, please contact vin.joseph@salford.gov.uk.
Find out more by visiting the Salford and Clermont-Ferrand Town Twinning Association’s website. The Salford and Clermont-Ferrand Town Twinning Association is directed by the chairman Councillor John Warmisham and assisted by the secretary Councillor Stanley Witkowski.
Last month’s exchanges:
- Large bulk of finance spent on special project sending Chatsworth school children to Clermont-Ferrand. These are special needs children who are going to forge links with a special school in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Link set up with St Philips RC Primary School and Victor Hugo School from Clermont-Ferrand, links by email and video conferencing.
- Student placements continue in Salford, most of them are in the University of Salford with others in Salford businesses and a few in Salford City Council.
Exchanges is process:
- Venture is being explored around apprenticeships and Further Education.
- Forging links with Salford University.
- An art project is under discussion with exchanges taking place in 2008 and exhibitions in 2009. Also Harold Riley looking to do exhibition in Clermont-Ferrand.
- Find building/square to bear name Clermont-Ferrand as Clermont-Ferrand have Salford Square.
- Do some work around video of the two cities also explore links between the short film festival and Salford film festival.
- Road safety video being discussed between youth services of Clermont-Ferrand and Salford.
- Improve the IT links between Salford & Clermont-Ferrand.
This page was last updated on 21 October 2008
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