bruce Posted 23 November , 2011 Share Posted 23 November , 2011 I am sure that there has been a thread on this before, but after searching seven pages, I can't find it. In the 20's, a number of British towns and cities adopted a town or city affected by the war. Help was given financially to those in France and Belgium. An example is Birmingham adopting Albert and Liverpool also adopted Givenchy. There must have been more. Anyone care to help with a list? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 23 November , 2011 Share Posted 23 November , 2011 I am sure that there has been a thread on this before, but after searching seven pages, I can't find it. In the 20's, a number of British towns and cities adopted a town or city affected by the war. Help was given financially to those in France and Belgium. An example is Birmingham adopting Albert and Liverpool also adopted Givenchy. There must have been more. Anyone care to help with a list? Bruce Bruce, there is one thread here And another one here Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 23 November , 2011 Author Share Posted 23 November , 2011 Thanks Tom. Now why couldn't I find them?????? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingbong Posted 25 November , 2011 Share Posted 25 November , 2011 Thanks Tom. Now why couldn't I find them?????? Bruce one that seems to have been missed is Ploegsteert and Wolverton ( Milton Keynes ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 25 November , 2011 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2011 I am in the process of trying to find out how Southport adopted Festubert, and what the benefit was for the French village. With 2015 not that far away, I may try to kick the local council into re-establishing the link...... Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myos Posted 25 November , 2011 Share Posted 25 November , 2011 Bruce This may be why Southport adopted Festubert. http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/384/5/Chapter_Three.pdf Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 25 November , 2011 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2011 Thanks, Andy. I had a read of that yesterday before leaving for Council. Just in an idle moment, I gazed at the War memorial scroll in the entrance to Bootle Town Hall and counted 59 men of the 7th KLR registered as having died in 1915. Since the 7th KLR was so closely matched with Bootle and Southport, that may well give the explanation. Bootle is twinned with Mons, and has been since 1964. The twinning was on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Mons, and was led by a local history teacher who was himself Belgian. Thus 2014 will be both the centenary of the battle, and the 50th anniversary of the twinning. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 25 November , 2011 Share Posted 25 November , 2011 Now why couldn't I find them?????? Bruce Too many Kwaks?? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 25 November , 2011 Author Share Posted 25 November , 2011 NOOOOOOOO Not enough! Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H Posted 25 November , 2011 Share Posted 25 November , 2011 Bruce On a more serious note, what info do you have on Birmingham adopting Albert? Roger Edit: Bruce - forget that - I have just looked at the previous threads. I'll PM Alan Tucker. Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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