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Organisations linked to Düsseldorf
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Many Reading and Düsseldorf groups have linked to each other over the last fifty-five years. This page lists a few of those we know about - particularly where we have found websites. If you would like your group to be listed, or to update the information here, please contact the Chairman.
General
The Anglo-German Club of Düsseldorf and the Reading-Düsseldorf Association have exchanged groups every two years for many years. A group from Reading went to Düsseldorf in May 2005.
The group from Düsseldorf visited Reading in May 2006.
Schools
The Lore-Lorentz-Schule in Düsseldorf sends groups of its pupils to Reading each year for international work experience. They have worked with a wide range of employers in the Reading area. This exchange is supported by the Leonardo da Vinci programme of the European Union.
The 2004 group from Lore-Lorentz-Schule
The Luisen-Gymnasium has held exchanges with Bradfield College (boys) and Queen Anne's School (girls).
Universities
Reading University and the Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf have strong links, and have programs to exchange students.
Music
The Reading Symphony Orchestra has played joint concerts with the Orchester der Landesregierung Düsseldorf.
The Reading Phoenix Choir, Reading Male Voice Choir and Thames Valley Chorus - Reading Barbershop Harmony Club are frequent visitors to Düsseldorf. Click here for more about Reading Barbershop Harmony Club's links with Düsseldorf. They helped to inspire the formation of Düssharmonie.
Dance
The Aldbrickham Clog and Step Dancers have danced with the Volkstanzgruppe Düsseldorfer Grashüpper on their visits to Reading.
Sports
The Caversham Association Football Club plays regular matches for boys up to about 14 against Düsseldorfer Sportverein 04 Lirienfeld (DSV04).
We received the following report on 13 April 2004:
We have just said farewell this morning to 15 boys and 4 parents from Düsseldorf (DSV04) who have been staying with parents of Caversham AFC (Football club) over the past 5 days.
They have enjoyed 2 football tournaments, trips to Reading to shop, the megabowl, Thorpe Park and Reading v Norwich (even our guests thought Reading were unlucky!) last night to name a few. The parents enjoyed the above as well as the Griffin, The Bina, TGI Fridays, The Baron and numerous other pubs and clubs in Reading !
It was a great success (thanks to the organisation by Martyn Roberts and other too numerous to mention) and many friendships were made between boys and parents. We are returning to Düsseldorf in June and everyone is already looking forward to it.
The return visit took place from 17 to 22 June 2004, and this photograph shows the team being greeted in the Jan Wellem Hall of the City Hall by Mayor Marlies Smeets:
Click here for much more about the exchanges in 2007.
There have been Unicycle Hockey games between Reading and Düsseldorf players.
Churches
The Reading-Düsseldorf Churches' Interchange has been in existence since about 1977. It includes people from several Christian denominations. Visits take place on a three-year cycle; about 40 people from Düsseldorf visited Reading in 2005, a similar number will visit Düsseldorf in July 2006, and there will be a break in 2007. This year is a fundraising year ready for us to host the Dusseldorfers for a week in 2008. RDCI's next visit to Düsseldorf is scheduled for 2009. We welcome all age groups, whether as families, couples or singles.
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© Reading-Düsseldorf Association 2007
10 June 2007