The British are in the process of renewing friendship with Angouleme

Why this bracket? “There is a gap after Brexit”Judge Marie-Jeanne Lavigne, former co-ordinator of the Bury Commission within the Bilateral Commission. “If we follow the rules of a hard Brexit, no one will go abroad anymore” Sorry to the English team member. Covid and its travel restrictions have buried joint plans.

Until this September. “We are committed to maintaining this friendship.”, emphasizes Yvonne Moore, head of the group across the channel. So they will come till Saturday. The program includes visits to the city and the sector and meetings to envision the future. “ Exchanges between families and students via Erasmus », the English manager dreams. “We have a lot of ideas, we want to open our programs to young people to ensure the sustainability of the movement”Present coordinator of the Bury Commission reports to Celine Bignon.

All of the origins of these city associations come to mind. “Learn to know thyself, and thou shalt no more go to war. » This perspective among European countries is far-reaching. But Brexit pushed the Big Island off the continent. “We feel a lot of distance, which strikes us with the ‘European’ line and the ‘English’ line at airports”, mimes a participant. The twins dream of turning Brexit into an opportunity to bring the two countries closer together.