NEWS
Education delegates introduced to eTwinning at recent meeting
At the annual Douzelage General Meeting held in Greek partner town Preveza, a new leadership team was elected to oversee the organisation’s youth affairs.
New team elected to lead Douzelage Youth for next three years
At the annual Douzelage General Meeting held in Greek partner town Preveza, a new leadership team was elected to oversee the organisation’s youth affairs.
Douzelage “baton” passed to Marsaskala
A symbolic flag handover ceremony on Saturday evening marked the conclusion of the Douzelage General Meeting 2025 in Preveza.
Former Douzelage leaders honoured
The Former President of Douzelage and former Vice Presidents were today formally recognised as Honorary President and Honorary Vice Presidents of Douzelage.
49th Douzelage GM Underway in Preveza
The 49th Douzelage General Meeting has gotten underway in the Greek partner town of Preveza.
Douzelage Plants Roots in Preveza
On the morning before delegates arrived for the Douzelage General Meeting 2025, members of the Douzelage Presidency joined Mayor Nikolaos Georgakos and Vice Mayor Leonidas Argiros of Preveza in planting a tree
Music across the miles between Granville and Niederanven
Two music exchanges between Granville and Niederanven have recently taken place showcasing the talents of our two member towns.
Puchs Parade to Schengen!
Nine friends from our partner town Meerssen (NL), among them Annigje Kruytbosch, our former president of Douzelage Europe, recently set off on a special trip to Luxembourg!
Douzelage Youth gather for EYE Event in Strasbourg
Douzelage Youth members Hannah Mc Nulty and Stefan Pielmeier along with Douzelage Vice President Thorsten Wohleser attended EYE in Strasbourg in June.
Pfingstritt tradition lives on in Bad Kötzting
Imagine this: in the dead of night, you are called upon to administer the last rites to someone gravely ill. Six and a half kilometres away. The path leads through a densely forested area. With wild boars and perhaps even wolves.
Sherborne celebrates summer of music
The Sherborne Music Festival took place in mid June and welcomed Irish band “What The Folk” from Bundoran to play music across the weekend.
Jeremy Barker Retires from Douzelage
One of the founding fathers of Douzelage has called it a day on his town twinning duties, stepping down from his chairmanship of Sherborne Douzelage.
Douzelage BeNeLux partners attend annual meeting in Houffalize
Representatives from our Douzelage BeNeLux partner towns came together recently for their annual meeting in Houffalize, Belgium
Wil Schrijnemaekers 1943-2025
It is with sadness that we have learned of the passing of our friend and Douzelage colleague Wil Schrijnemaekers in Meerssen, Netherlands.
Douzelage teams celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Two guests from the Douzelage partner town in the UK (Sherborne, Dorset) joined the Bundoran Douzelage team for the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations in our Irish partner town on March 17th!
New Douzelage website launched
The new Douzelage website www.douzelage.eu has been launched following its in house redevelopment and modernisation.
Preveza Choral Festival open for 2025 entries
The annual Preveza Choral Festival has announced it is now accepting entries for this year’s competition which will take place in July 2025.
Douzelage delegations welcomed to Granville Carnavale
Delegations from Ireland, Netherlands and Luxembourg joined our French partners in Granville for their annual carnival recently. Check out the memories from our President who was part of the delegation!
The Via Douzelage Cycling Adventure! 🚴♂️🌍 – Ready to join us?
If you love adventure, scenic coastal roads, and the thrill of a long-distance challenge, then this is for you! We’re putting together an epic cycling journey from Altea, Spain, to Sesimbra, Portugal
Škofja Loka fundraising for Matic
In Škofja Loka, Matic Žontar has a very rare disease, for which a cure was discovered in the USA last year. EUR 3.2 million must be raised for it. A fundraising drive is currently underway to ensure Matic can avail of this cure.
