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Nottingham Miscellany 40 ANNIVERSARY NOTTINGHAM - KARLSRUHE (GERMANY) TWINNING |
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Karlsruhe Palace or Schloss built by founder, Karl III Wilhelm - At the centre of The City of Karlsruhe |
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I
am
quite
sure
that
I
was
not
alone
when,
up
until
just
a
few
months ago
I
had
never
heard
of
The
City
of
Karlsruhe.
That
situation
was suddenly
corrected
in
November
2008
when
an
e-mail
arrived
from Mr.
Andreas
Friedl
at
the
Volkshochschule
Karlsruhe,
an
Adult Education
Centre,
with
a
request
for
photographs
of
Nottingham. Needless to say, I was delighted to receive the request and over the next few months we exchanged many messages and Nottingham21 eventually contributed over a hundred photographs of our city for the exhibition of which about fifty have been used and displayed. The exhibition opened on the 3rd February and will run until the 12th May 2009. Some photographs of the exhibition can be seen below and according to Andreas it has sparked quite a good bit of positive interest in Nottingham. |
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Karlsruhe Market Square and Town Hall |
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Karlsruhe Market Square and with the pyramid tomb of city founder, Karl III Wilhelm |
Karlsruhe is located in Germany's Rhine valley not far from the Black Forest and the French border. Stuttgart is probably the nearest town that most people in the UK will be familiar with. It
was
founded
by
Karl
III
Wilhelm
in
1715
who
built
the
Palace or
Schloss
(Top
picture)
as
his
new
residence
and
the
city
was
planned
with
this
at
its
centre
with
the
roads
radiating
outwards
from
it.
It
was
one
of
several
cities
that
inspired
the
layout
of
Washington
DC. |
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The
following
four
photographs
are
of
the
civic
visit
to
Karlsruhe
in
May
2009 The delegation was led by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham Cllr Gul Nawaz Khan |
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Just
a
small
selection
of
the
many
images
kindly
sent
to
me - |
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Mayor
Obert
of
Karlsruhe,
responsible
for
green
areas,
inaugurates
the
'Nottingham'
flowerbed
in
the
Stadtgarten
along
with
the
Lord
Mayor
of
Nottingham
Gul
Nawaz
Khan,
other
members
of
the
visiting
delegation
and
their
hosts. |
Nottingham's Regional & International Team Manager John Connelly presents his Karlsruhe counterpart Andrea Hermanns with some flowers whilst, The Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe Heinz Fenrich, and The Lord Mayor of Nottingham Gul Nawaz Khan look on.. | |||||||||||||||
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The Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe Heinz Fenrich makes a presentation to The Lord Mayor of Nottingham Gul Nawaz Khan |
The Lord Mayor of Karlsruhe Heinz Fenrich with The Lord Mayor of Nottingham Gul Nawaz Khan beside a Karlsruhe tram. |
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The
Volkshochschule
Karlsruhe
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Nottingham
Exhibition Very British - Very Special |
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A
small
selection
of
the
Nottingham21
images
on
display - |
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A Note of Thanks Received from Karlsruhe Volkshochschule
Karlsruhe,
an
Adult
Education
Centre
in
Germany,
is
very
grateful
for
the
big
support
of
Ray
Teece
&
Nottingham21.
2009
is
the
40th
anniversary
of
the
twinning
between
Karlsruhe
and
Nottingham.
Our
college
celebrates
this
with
an
exhibition
on
Nottingham. Andreas
Friedl
-
20th
March
2009 |
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All
the
above
photographs
are
displayed
with
the
kind
permission
of
Andreas
Friedl,
Volkshochschule
Karlsruhe |
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In July 2009 Andreas Friedl, Volkshochschule Karlsruhe made a private visit to Nottingham and on Tuesday 21st I was fortunate to be able to meet up with him for a drink in The Olde Trip to Jerusalem and then in-between the showers, to have a short stroll around some of the nearby sights of Nottingham. Here he is with Nottingham legend Robin Hood outside Nottingham Castle. After his holiday, Andreas is to take up a new appointment at another adult education establishment in Karlsruhe. This meeting was a very pleasant conclusion to our collaboration on the Volkshochschule Nottingham Exhibition, and I wish him every success in his new post.
NM00515 21-07-2009 |
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