twin
town
Crawley has been twinned with Dorsten in
Germany since 1973 and over this time many
strong friendships have built up.
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Over the years, Crawley and Dorsten Twinning Associations have been fro
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creating new links and strengthening existing ones through cultural, social Co
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and educational exchange visits. In addition, a number of organisations in M
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both towns have arranged their own visits around their own particular interests,
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Crawley Town Twinning Association is a voluntary organisation and it is always p
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looking for new members to ensure that the links between the two towns T
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continue to grow and thrive for future generations. l
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Anybody can become involved either as individuals, clubs, families or societies.
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Perhaps you belong to a club and would like to share ideas with your counterparts
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ith
a b
arn
da
nce
.
in Dorsten, or you have a business and would like to sponsor an activity?
Or maybe you’re keen to learn about German culture and learn the language?
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For more details visit www.dorsten-crawley.com or contact Crawley Council’s
Town Twinning Officer, Nicky Shaw, on 01293 438393 or email
nicky.shaw@crawley.gov.uk
Dorsten factfile
Music and sport
Two bands – us and Them and Floors
and walls – appeared to great acclaim
exported to
at Dorstival, a two-day music festival
Dorsten is about 35 miles north that attracted more than 12,000 people.
of Dusseldorf in North Rhine-
Germany
And a squad of 11 students from Holy
Westphalia, western Germany,
young musicians and basketball
Trinity and Hazelwick schools travelled
on the northern edge of the
players from Crawley have visited
to Germany to play Dorsten Basketball
Club, with Crawley winning 80-51. The
Ruhr Area. The town has a
Dorsten and shown off their
talents in the past few months.
trip also gave the students a chance to
population of around 79,000.
brush up on their language skills and
meet young people from the town
as well as from rybnik, a
Polish
town that
www.DOrSTEN-CrAwlEy.COM Dorsten is also
twinned with.
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