Twinning History
1993
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15 / 05 / '04
The Skerries/Guichen Link (1993)
April 1993:
Sixty visitors from Guichen were accommodated on a week-long visit to Ireland.
They also took in a three-day visit to the West of Ireland. Plans were made for
future schemes of cooperation between teenagers.
July 1993:
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Sports trip to Guichen with 40 Skerries teenagers and 10 adult leaders. The
group travelled via Rosslare and overland to Guichen and spent five days in
daily contact with their French hosts in a multitude of games and activities.
This included an exhibition of hurling and lessons for the French in Gaelic football!
Autumn 1993:
Skerries Town Twinning Association embarked on what was one of the most
ambitious programmes to date. Under the PETRA initiative ( an EU funded scheme
to offer vocational and language training to young unemployed people in a
partner country) 8 young trainees came to Skerries on a 3-month scheme.
A month-long language and cultural programme was followed by a two-month long
work placement. The trainees were lodged with local families and were encouraged
to become active in the community. Their job placements were both locally
and in Dublin.
October 1993
The first school exchange took place between pupils from Holy Faith/De la Salle
Secondary School (now Skerries Community College) and the College St. Joseph, in
Guignen. Thirty-three Irish students and two teachers visited the Canton for a
two-week stay.
