Did you know that Basingstoke has links with three other European towns?
Basingstoke is twinned with:
* Alençon in France;
* Braine-l’Alleud in Belgium; and
* Euskirchen in Germany.
Unlike a lot of people think, twinning is not about local officials going to France or Germany for a long weekend of eating and drinking. It is about bringing together people from different cultures. Every year lots of local people, young and old, take part in twinning exchanges. It could be an exchange between members of a sport club, a choir, a gardening club, a school or any other organisation. All is needed is the motivation to get to know people from a different country.