Town Twinning – Cockermouth & Marvejols
Travel in 2022 is unlikely due to the pandemic.
2023 is our 40th Anniversary year
We are planning a small delegation from Cockermouth to Marvejols in early June 2023. If you would like to be involved, please get in touch.
(Telephone 01900 821869 or email Sheila Brown – clerk@cockermouth.org or Kirstie Gooodger admin@cockermouth.org)
In October 2023 the Marvejolais will travel to Cockermouth
The following exchanges have taken place since 1983.
Cockermouth won the Europe Prize in 2000 here is a list of other Europe Prize Winners
68 School Exchanges comprising:
- 58 – Comprehensive Schools
4 – Elementary Schools
1 – Student Nurses from West Cumbria College
- 5 – Agricultural College Classes
23 Sports Visits including:
8 – Football Association
10 – Rugby Union
- 5 – Runners
7 – Parties of Walkers
6 – Parties of Majorettes
3 – Parties of Motor Cyclists
- 3 – Parties of Cyclists
8 – Choirs
6 – Theatre Groups
- 5 – Bands
3 – Parties of Modern Dance
- 2 – Parties of Artists
- 1 – Party of Shopkeepers
- 7 – Parties of Farmers
17 – Parties of Rotarians
33 – Visits of adults & officials including representatives of Policemen, Firemen and other Civic Officials for commemoration of anniversaries/special occasions/other miscellaneous
10 – Visits re European Awards including the Europe Prize & Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize
1 – Party re Inauguration of Marvejols Park in Cockermouth
3 – Army Visits for ‘Commando Raids’
6 – Parties of Folk Dancers
14 – Parties of People with Learning Difficulties
1 – Party of North Lozeriens FNACA
1 – Party of Scouts
- 228 – group exchanges in all to which must be added 100 individual language visits of approximately a month for students, plus many other private individuals giving an estimated total of about 10,000 people in all.