25 Years - Dates, Facts, Highlights
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14.09.1967 |
The administration of Oer-Erkenschwick agrees to a partnership with a city in England (Killingworth / Longbenton). |
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March 1969 |
1st exchange of students of the Realschule. |
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June 1972 |
Signing of the partnership documents at Longbenton. |
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01.04.1974 |
Municipal reform in England: Longbenton and seven surrounding cities become North Tyneside. |
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19.06.1979 |
Foundation of the "Deutsch-Englischer-Freundeskreises" (DEF). Friedrich Kerzig becomes 1st chairman. |
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Autumn 1979 |
Foundation of the Twin Towns Association in North Tyneside. |
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1983 |
The DEF affiliates its 100th member. |
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07.07.1984 |
1. Concert of choire and orchestra of the Longbenton High School at the town hall, conductorship Eric Gassner. A lot more concerts will follow at exchange with choir and orchestra of the grammar School of Oer-Erkenschwick, conductorship W. Gertz. |
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Autumn 1984 |
Start of the exchange of students at regular intervals between the Longebenton High School and the grammar School of Oer-Erkenschwick. |
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Sept. 1987 |
Concert of the Backworth Male Voice Choir in the town hall. |
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22.10.1988 |
Concert of the youth string orchestra of North Tyneside in the town hall. Conductorship C. Ballantyne. |
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March 1989 |
Volker Fleischmann becomes chairman. |
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19.08.1989 |
1. open darts championship of the DEF. |
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23.09.1989 |
Gala performance on the occasion of the 10 years anniversary of the DEF in the town hall in the presence of the british vice consul Mrs. Susann Speller and vistors from North Tyneside. |
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May 1991 |
Games of partnership in Oer-Erkenschwick with teams from North Tyneside, Halluin, Lübbenau, Kocevje. |
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March 1992 |
Rainer Maschke becomes chairman. |
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28.08.1992 |
Gala performance of the youth dancing school Dance Kaleidoscope in the town hall. |
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Autumn 1992 |
DEF visits London. |
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May 1993 |
Games of partnership in Halluin with teams from North Tyneside, Lübbenau, Kocevje, Oer-Erkenschwick, Menen/Belgien. |
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01.06.1994 |
Festive evening on the occasion of the 15 years anniversary of the DEF in hotel Stimbergpark and visitors from North Tyneside. |
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04.06.1995 |
Games of partnership in North Tyneside with teams from Halluin, Kocevje, Lübbenau, Kocevje, Oer-Erkenschwick. |
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May 1997 |
Visitors from North Tyneside with a delegation of fireman. |
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25.08.1998 |
Performance of Dance Kaleodoscope in the new opened town hall. |
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24.09.-25.09.1999 |
20 years anniversary with vistors from North Tyneside; ceremonial act in ev. community centre, convivial evening in club house of the SV Neptun. |
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May 2000 |
A delegation of the committee took part at the 20 years anniversary of the Twin Town Association and the Fish Quai Festival in North Shields. |
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08.08.-23.08.2002 |
DEF-members to bike from Oer-Erkenschwick to North Tyneside. |
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07.06.-08.06.2003 |
A delegation of the Twin Town Association visits Oer-Erkenschwick for the 50 years anniversary and the games of partnership with teams from Halluin, Kocevje, Lübbenau, Pniewy, Oba. |
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19.06.2004 |
The DEF celebrates its 25st jubilee together with friends of the Twin Town Association. |
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13.01.2005 |
DEF invited by DTF for doner dinner. |
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2005 |
DEF to reach by www.def-oe.de . |
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08.07.-15.07.2005 |
A group of 22 people visited North Tyneside to celebrate the 25 year anniversary together with friends of the Twin Town Association. |
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March 2009 |
Günter Hintz becomes chairman. |
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Of course, there were a lot of meetings from groups of the twin towns which are not mentioned. |
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We like to remember our late board members of both circle of friends: Friedrich Kerzig, Hermann Thomann, Rainer Maschke, Allan McDonald, George Wright, Bob Booth |
