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| Happy 50th anniversary! the grand cake-cutting ceremony |
SIE sind hertzlich willkommen!
North East Lincolnshire mayor Cllr Steve Beasant was happy to polish up his German for this month's visit to Cleethorpes of his counterpart, Lutz Wagner, and colleagues from twin-town Königswinter.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the twinning.
Since 1974, the two towns have worked closely together, notably through foreign exchanges involving schools, choirs and sports clubs.
Happily the friendship has survived the dents caused by Brexit.
There was an official reception for Herr Wagner, who is Königswinter’s bürgermeister, and his party at Cleethorpes Town Hall
Other events included a visit to Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway where a locomotive was renamed in honour of the German town.
Additionally, a service was held at Corpus Christi Church on Grimsby Road.
After the visitors had returned to Königswinter, a delightful tourist town on the banks of the Rhine near Bonn, the mayor said: "Having celebrated the 50th anniversary, we now need to think about how we celebrate the next 50 and keep this friendship flourishing.
“Meeting the Bürgermeister and his colleagues was great, and I can’t wait to meet him again when we travel to Konigswinter to continue this bond between the two towns."
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| A train named after a town - the mayor and bürgermeister with two of the Cleethorpes Light Railway team |
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