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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 2h

#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life 🇬🇧 with Germany 🇩🇪 Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: buff.ly/hXW3VfT And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 6d

The Odenwald Association (which supports Falkirk’s twinning link with 🇩🇪) will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this weekend with an Oktoberfest evening (Fri 3rd), an exhibition in Falkirk & a ceilidh in Airth (Sat 4th). For details, contact Anne on [email protected].

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 7d

#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 8d

The celebrations coincided with the "Bad Gandersheim Reads" festival of books, including authors from Skegness. The twinning, which began in 1979, is being maintained by the volunteers of 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - visit their FB page to find out more! www.facebook.com/Skegness.Twi... (2/2)

Skegness Town Twinning

Skegness Town Twinning. 904 likes · 83 talking about this. Skegness is twinned with Bad Gandersheim in Germany

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 8d

#TwinningTuesday: earlier this month, 𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺 (DE) welcomed visitors from its twin town 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (UK) to mark 10 years of "Two Voices" - an installation consisting of an iconic British phone box & seaside bench which represent the cultural dialogue between the two towns. (1/2) @uk.diplo.de

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 9d

Sadly, this event has had to be cancelled as Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson is no longer available due to unforeseen parliamentary business.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 9d

Sadly, this event has had to be cancelled as Cabinet Secretary Angus Robertson is no longer available due to unforeseen parliamentary business.

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 12d

#FunFactFriday: Hanna Steinmüller this week became the first lawmaker to address the German parliament while carrying her baby, earning praise from the (female) President of the Bundestag. As recently as 2021, Stella Creasey was rebuked for doing the same in the House of Commons.

German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 14d

History was made in Germany yesterday when for the first time, a member of the Bundestag, Hanna Steinmüller, carried her baby while addressing parliament from the lectern.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: buff.ly/ZRztNr6 And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 13d

A great pleasure to meet @mayorofgm.bsky.social Andy Burnham & German Honorary Consul Sandra Morrison (pictured here with BGA Chairman Peter Barnes) at the 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗿 Innovation Summit today, marking the next step in this UK-German regional partnership initiated by the BGA in 2021.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 14d

#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 15d

📢 #BGAEvent: 𝗥𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗹 - @theguardian.com journalist @kateconnolly.bsky.social in conversation with director 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗶𝗲𝗹

📅 Thu 25 Sep, 6.30pm

🗺️ On Zoom

👉 Join the BGA & register here: britishgermanassociation.org/event/riefen...

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 15d

#TwinningTuesday: the brilliant @jayforeman.bsky.social & @markcooperjones.bsky.social at #MapMen have just published a fun potted history of twinning in the UK (& beyond)! Not limited to UK-Germany, but well worth a watch - and a light-hearted yet sincere reminder of why twinning remains relevant ❤️

Jay Foreman @jayforeman.bsky.social · 22d

Ever noticed a “twinned with” sign and wondered if there’s a fascinating tale about British twin towns in general?

Take 12 minutes out of your commute to watch the NEW EPISODE of #MapMen

youtu.be/zte_vg0D8Z4?...

Twin Towns: What Went Wrong?

YouTube video by Jay and Mark

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 16d

#WhyLearnGerman? To discover 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻! Thanks to its love for compound words, German has some great terms for things you've always known but never knew how to say. Here are some fun examples 👇

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 19d

#OnThisDay in 1990, the 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 in central Berlin, seat of the East German parliament, was closed due to asbestos contamination. It was controversially demolished from 2003 and replaced with a replica of the Royal Palace that had stood on the site until 1950.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 20d

Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: buff.ly/S1ERmNf And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 21d

#GermanLinksQuiz: our series explores British-German links by asking what connects familiar aspects of UK life with Germany. Questions on a Wednesday, answers on a Thursday. Feel free to post your guesses below 👇 Enjoy and be kind in your comments!

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 22d

To find out more about the Kendal-Rinteln Association, or to get involved in their important work, find them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TwinningAssoc (2/2) @uk.diplo.de @timfarron.bsky.social

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 22d

#TwinningTuesday: 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹 (UK) has been twinned with 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗻 (DE) since 1991. The voluntary organisation supporting the twinning, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹-𝗥𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, is inviting other UK-German twinnings in North-West England to a lunch on 18 October! Further details below 👇 (1/2)

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 22d

📢 #BGAEvent with @ccc-research.bsky.social: 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹? 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻'𝘁) 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 with Cabinet Secretary @angusrobertson.bsky.social MSP

📆 Tue 30 Sep, 6pm

🗺️ Old College, Edinburgh EH8 9YL

👉 More info & register here: britishgermanassociation.org/event/still-...

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British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 23d

#WhyLearnGerman? Because 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is easier than you think! 😯 It's largely phonemic - meaning that what is spelled the same sounds the same - and most German sounds also exist in varieties of British English. Here are some examples! 👇

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 26d

#OnThisDay in 1990, 35 years ago, the two German states and the four victorious powers of WWII (including the UK) signed the "Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany", aka the 𝟮+𝟰 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘆, confirming Germany's modern borders and paving the way for German reunification.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 26d

Last night, the BGA hosted a reception at the home of our Trustee Andrew Gilchrist and his wife, Rachel Portman OBE, to welcome the new Deputy Head of Mission at @uk.diplo.de, Christian Doktor. Guests included Nick Pickard, Director of Europe at the FCDO, and other close friends and supporters.

British-German Association (BGA) @britgerassoc.bsky.social · 27d

Yesterday's #GermanLinksQuiz question was this: buff.ly/6aygRZD And here's the answer 💡 Congratulations to everyone who got it right ❗️