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Caen is celebrating 30 Years of Twinning
I would like to thank Caen City Councillor Morgan Taillebosq for sharing this link with me, so I can share it with you. On their official...
Andrew Starr
Jun 29, 20173 min read
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Brittany Ferries to build new ship
Brittany Ferries have announced they are building a new LNG fuelled ship, which will enter into service in 2019. She will be known as...
Andrew Starr
Jun 23, 20171 min read
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Get Involved With Twinning!
The Fleet, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth PO1 2PT from 6:45 pm On Wednesday July 12th we are holding our next committee meeting....
Andrew Starr
Jun 14, 20171 min read
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73rd Anniversary of D-day in Caen
The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth visited Caen for the 73rd Anniversary of D-day. London Cabbies took a lot of surviving veterans to Caen City...
Andrew Starr
Jun 11, 20171 min read
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Ouest France prints article about 30 years of links between Caen and Portsmouth
On June 9th 2017, Ouest France newspaper prints a story about the link between Caen (Ouistreham) and Portsmouth, which began in 1986 on...
Andrew Starr
Jun 11, 20171 min read
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30th Anniversary Celebrations in Caen
Author Graham Hurley was guest of honour at the 30th Anniversary of twinning celebrations in Caen. On the 8th June 2017, an event was...
Andrew Starr
Jun 10, 20172 min read
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D-day Memorial Service
This morning at 11am, a minute's silence was held in memory of those who fought on D-day June 6th 1944, some 73 years ago. This memorial...
Andrew Starr
Jun 6, 20172 min read
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Les 12 Défis des Quartiers
An opportunity to celebrate 30 Years of twinning between Caen and Portsmouth... If interested, please e-mail portsmouth-caen.twinning@vir...
Andrew Starr
May 22, 20171 min read
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Mayor Making Ceremony
On Tuesday May 16th, I attended the Mayor Making Ceremony, as did Jean Barrow and Kevan Chippindall-Higgin. This ceremony is actually the...
Andrew Starr
May 19, 20171 min read
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Brittany Ferries commits to at least 10 years with links to Portsmouth.
This week, news came through that Brittany Ferries have committed to another 10 years of links from France and Spain to Portsmouth's...
Andrew Starr
May 19, 20171 min read
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New Chairperson for Twinning
At our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday May 9th, 2017. We held an election for a new chairperson following the retirement of Robin...
Andrew Starr
May 19, 20171 min read
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Southsea Castle taken over by Caen!
The weekend of April 8th to 9th saw a friendly invasion by some Caen-based business people and a Caen-based band. We, as a committee had...
Andrew Starr
Apr 10, 20171 min read
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Southsea Castle Visit from Caen
French Takeover of Southsea Castle Taken from the Southsea Events website Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th April, 10am-5pm. Southsea Castle is...
Andrew Starr
Apr 7, 20171 min read
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Summer Internship Opportunity
Intern opportunity in Caen, France for 1 month in August 2017 We have been asked to help in seeking a suitable young person (aged 18 to...
Andrew Starr
Mar 15, 20171 min read
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La Légion d'honneur
On Saturday March 11th, two representatives of the Caen-Portsmouth Friendship Committee (Peter Eddis and I) attended the Westlake...
Andrew Starr
Mar 12, 20172 min read
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Retrofestival in Caen
Our French friends in Caen are holding a retrofestival of classic cars in July of this year. (Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd July, 2017) The...
Andrew Starr
Mar 5, 20171 min read
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Our presence online
This website is our major place, where we will post details of news and events. However we do have a presence on other platforms such as...
Andrew Starr
Mar 5, 20171 min read
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A Tour of Old Portsmouth
This may be of interest more to people who are not from Portsmouth. Ceci risque d'intéresser nos amis de Caen, plutôt des gens de...
Andrew Starr
Mar 5, 20171 min read
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Get involved with Caen-Portsmouth Twinning!
Now is your chance to become involved in Portsmouth-Caen Twinning by joining the Caen-Portsmouth Friendship Committee as a volunteer or...
Andrew Starr
Mar 3, 20171 min read
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Pub Quiz Night a Roaring Success
In this photo, the attendees of the pub quiz can be seen puzzling over the latest question posed by Quizmaster Phillip Sparshatt. (Photo...
Andrew Starr
Jan 25, 20172 min read
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