This blogpost will serve as the landing page for all things pertaining to our events celebrating 70 years of twinning with Duisburg.
Sadly due to the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, these, from February were all cancelled.
We hope to be back at some point in 2021.
See our landing page tinyurl.com/portectc for links to our virtual events.
Our calendar of events for all twinning related events can always be seen at tinyurl.com/caenduisevents
The Portsmouth Freunde in Duisburg are holding an event on Sunday May 24th in Duisburg and are inviting singers, dancers and other performers to perform in Duisburg.
Calendar planning for 2020 and Duisburg 70 events.
Our current ideas are listed briefly below and more detailed will be added once we have finalised our plans - Also if you are a member there will be further details on your exclusive blog (timings and venues and how to get tickets)
January 24th – Guildhall Duisburg 70 and Friends of Twinning Association Launch.
Sold Out
February – School half term is : Monday 17th to Friday 21st (so Sat 15th to Sun 23rd)
Pancake party linked to Fasching and Karneval (Mardi Gras) as there's far more than just pancakes in Europe... (Pancake Day is Tues Feb 25th 2020 – our event will be on Saturday February 22nd...)
See our members page, if you are one, for further details.
March – Westlake from Caen – but something appropriate for Germany ...?
April (Easter is Sunday 12th)
Social Event (Fundraiser) A ‘virtual’ Easter Egg Hunt – (Possibly indoors so weatherproof) –
A quiz to find locations of items in the venue including some mini eggs.
May - concert/cabaret (s) here in Portsmouth 17th May – venue and performers needed.
Concert/event in Duisburg Week of Half Term and Spring Bank holiday here 24th to 28th May slot.
June – Visit from Caen here (what can be done for Duisburg) - A theme in the Portsmouth Festivities may be possible.
July – Picnic
August – Duisburg’s Portsmouth Freunde will be here. – At least one evening meal organised while they are here.
September – Oktoberfest – an event towards mid-late September (actual Oktoberfest time in Germany) Munich has the Oktoberfest 19th September to 4th October in 2020)
October – GSR – at least a social then, but what about any runners from Duisburg coming... ?
October 3rd is Tag der deutschen Einheit since 1990 –
Film screening of a German film at the University with a talk about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the transition from East and West Germany to today's Germany.
November – Nov 9th 1989 The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago – something to mark that...
December – 28-30th Dec a twixmas Social
