Since 1957 we have promoted and fostered friendship and understanding
between the people of the Crewe and Nantwich area and those of other nations. We work with young people's organisations and support school initiatives within the old Borough boundaries.
East Cheshire Council provides us with a grant for our work.
Our twin towns are Bischofsheim in Germany and Mâcon in France.
and we have a friendship link with Dzierżoniów in Poland.
To find out more about us follow the links in the menu at the
top of the page.
A Happy New Year to all our friends here and in our twin towns. See the Guestbook for a greeting from Bischofsheim.
"Nation shall speak peace unto Nation" A party from CANTA visited Bischofsheim on the 19th October for 5 days to celebrate 20 years of twinning. View the report. Browse the gallery pictures.
A 'Brit' with a mallet! The Twinning celebrations were extensively covered in the local German newspapers. Here are two examples.
Here is the Crewe Chronicle report of the Bischofsheim twinning visit.
The 2011 English Summer School - see the pictures and a German newspaper report.
CANTA has received an impressive archive of photographic and other material from the start of twinning with Bischofsheim during 1990 and 1991 from Gertraud and Hugo Berg. It is now available for download.
Mâcon runs it's annual French Summer School from the 14th-21st July. The town is also planning to invite some senior citizens from our area to visit the town for a week of activities devoted to their needs in October next year. We'll give more details as we get them.
A Happy New Year to all our friends here and in our twin towns.
“Jetz kann Weihnachten kommen!” 'Now Christmas can commence!'. Discover the richness of Christmas in Bischofsheim.
«Cœur de ville, cœur de vie.» In the November issue of 'Ma Ville Mâcon' it is reported that more and more young people are coming to live in the centre of Mâcon, attracted by the facilities and the cultural activities available. Elsewhere in the issue some of the ways the town is rejuvenating itself are explained, e.g. three months, November to February, free parking for an hour and a half in the main town car parks.
This is a treasure trove of information about the happenings in our twin towns. There are short pieces on a wide variety of subjects which help to tease out the similarities and differences between us. You'll often find short extracts in French or German with helpful summaries to aid comprehension.
We have a guestbook. Please feel free to contribute.
