University of Leicester Orchestra visit to Krefeld 2026

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…

LEICESTER’S NEW LORD MAYOR FOR 2026/27 IS CLLR KULWINDER SINGH JOHAL

The Lord Mayor is Leicester’s first citizen and represents the city at civic and ceremonial events.  He is also President for the City of Leicester European Twinning Association (CLETA) during his term of office.  The Lord Mayor for…

Athena on Tour: Our German Volleyball Adventure in Krefeld 

Last summer, our Athena Tournament welcomed a very special guest: Verberger Volleyball Club from Krefeld. What started as a friendly visit quickly turned into an international friendship — and an open invitation to experience…

HISTORICAL EVENT FOR CLETA 

For the first time in its history, the City of Leicester European Twinning Association has awarded Honorary Membership to a previous citizen of Leicester, Mr Nick Freer, a Managing Director of a London based firm, CENATA.  This is in recognition…

Upcoming Events from Leicester Symphony Orchestra

Join the LSO for a rousing evening with Bernstein's West Side Story, conducted by Dexter Drown and lead by Catherine Cole. Performed at De Montfort Hall on Saturday 9th May 2026 at 7.30pm. The LSO are also performing a family concert…

CHRISTMAS VISIT 2025 TO LEICESTER BY KREFELD CITIZEN FRANK LANGEN  

Frank Langen, a citizen of Uerdingen in the district of Krefeld, Germany is striving to strengthen the twinning partnership of Krefeld with the English city of Leicester.  Frank is known locally…

THE MIGHTY CREATIVES – LATEST NEWS AND YOUNG PERSON’S GROUP VISIT TO KREFELD

It's been quite the week what with developing policy and strategic visions for the UK and EU with Benjamin Feyen and Mafalda Dâmaso and 50+ other stakeholders at the Forum on EU-UK Cultural & Media Relations in Brussels; and then delivering…

Upcoming concerts for Leicester Symphony Orchestra!

As we approach the end of the year, The Leicester Symphony Orchestra is preparing us for a season of musical festivities! On Sunday 23rd November at 3pm, join the LSO at De Montfort Hall for an afternoon of music by Borodin, Saint-Saens,…

Leicester University Chamber Choir Tour to Krefeld July 2025

This summer, the Leicester University Chamber Choir was fortunate enough to go on tour to Krefeld in Germany. We had such an amazing time and are incredibly grateful for all the support we received in organising the trip - from CLETA here…

65th Anniversary Twinning Charter Re-Signing with Strasbourg 

On Wednesday 27 August 2025, the Strasbourg City Mayor, Jeanne Barseghian, visited Leicester with a small official delegation.  They were met at Leicester City Railway Station by members of CLETA shortly after 7pm following a delay of over…