International partnerships

Our International Relations Team works with partners across the world to deliver projects which help prepare us all to meet the challenges of a fast-changing and global society.

Our partnerships help to deliver our priorities of:

developing skills and raising aspirations
engaging young people in purposeful out of school activity
maximising benefits of membership of the European Union
promoting community cohesion initiatives and developing community-led programmes
supporting international cultural and sporting ambitions

We are fortunate to have a network of twinned communities across the globe.

1953 - Kreis Wesel, Germany
1965 - Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
1968 - Kostroma, Russia
1969 - Tübingen, Germany
1970 - Nakskov (now part of Lolland County, Lolland Kommune), Denmark.
1980 - Somme, France
1994 - Alcalá De Guadaira, Spain
1998 - Durham County USA, North Carolina USA
2001 - Jasz Nagykun Szolnok, Hungary

Former district and borough council links with partner communities are also supported by the county council.

Bad Oeynhausen - Wear Valley
Baesweiler - Easington
Kamp Lintfort, Germany - Chester le Street
Rheinhausen, Germany - Sedgefield
Werdohl - Derwentside

International partnerships

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