Leicester Masters Make a Splash in Krefeld! After months of planning, 13 members of Leicester Masters Swimming Club set off on an unforgettable long weekend to Krefeld, Germany, to strengthen the growing friendship between our club and Uerdinger SV 08, a German water polo and swimming club, The adventure began bright and early on Thursday […]
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER ORCHESTRA VISIT TO KREFELD JUNE 2026 On 18th June, the students of the University of Leicester Orchestra travelled by air, sea and land to the city of Krefeld, Germany, for a memorable musical exchange celebrating the long-standing friendship between Krefeld and Leicester. Following in the footsteps of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra, we […]
Krefeld Feuerwehr & Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Fifty-two years of friendship Friday April 3rd to Monday April 7th Friday After much planning our Krefeld colleagues arrived in two waves, seventeen on a flight into Birmingham airport at 0730 and a further six on two minibuses arriving mid-afternoon. The early arrivals were treated to Breakfast […]
Hello, My name is Chris Arundel and I am the press officer for the Anglo-German Family History Society. The society was founded in 1987 to help people research their German ancestors both in the UK and on the Continent. We are a non-profit organisation and over the years have developed considerable expertise in the field […]
Leicester Athena cause a stir in Strasbourg. Leicester Athena Phoenix, a Division One National League Women’s Volleyball Team, exceeded all expectations last weekend by coming second at the Annual International Volleyball Tournament in Strasbourg. The team, coached by Steve Jones and Henryk Lakomy, participated in the tournament as a major part of its preparation for […]
INTERNATIONAL POLICE ORGANISATION MEMBERS VISIT LORD MAYOR FOR AFTERNOON TEA On Thursday 12th September 2024, 8 members of the Leicestershire Branch of the International Police Association (IPA) were given a warm welcome by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Bhupen Dave and the Lady Mayoress, his wife Usha. The IPA Leicestershire Branch has been twinned with the […]
Krefeld gets a visit from Leicester – Cadets take part in the soapbox race · Young people from Leicester have now visited the Silk City. Some of them took part in the soapbox race on the Hülser Berg during this time. What the cadets experienced in Krefeld. Lord Mayor Frank Meyer (centre) and City Director […]
A Uerdingen wants to revive the town twinning with Leicester Frank Langen wants to revive the town twinning with Leicester and also visited the “Krefeld Way” there. Photo: Frank Langen Krefeld signed the document in 1969: A Uerdinger wants to revive the town twinning with Leicester Krefeld/ Uerdingen. The town twinning between Krefeld and Leicester […]
The Lord Mayor The Lord Mayor is Leicester’s first citizen and is elected each year at Annual Council. The Lord Mayor for 2024-2025 is Councillor Bhupen Dave. Councillor Bhupen Dave, the new Lord Mayor with his Usha, who will support him as Lady Mayoress throughout the year. Councillor Bhupen Dave was born and educated in […]
Summer concert 2024 LEICESTER UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR SUMMER CONCERT 2024 The Chamber Choir is a member of the City of Leicester European Twinning Association (CLETA) and with the help of CLETA visited Strasbourg (France) last year. It is their intention to arrange a visit to one of other twinned cities, Krefeld (Germany), in 2025. On […]