Student UNESCO Ambassadors from Lyng Hall were invited by CAIF – to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. The Memory Cities network, officially created in Dunkirk in 2016, aims to bring together several cities around the world that have been heavily affected by the conflicts of… Continue reading Remembrance and what it means today
Responsibility
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of responsibility and Emmanuel… Continue reading Responsibility
Remembering
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of remembering and Daniel writes: Remembering… Continue reading Remembering
Identity
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of… Continue reading Identity
Friendship
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of friendship and Deborah… Continue reading Friendship
Acceptance
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of acceptance and Alex writes: Acceptance… Continue reading Acceptance
Belonging
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of belonging and Alicja writes: Belonging… Continue reading Belonging
Heritage
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of heritage and Daria writes: Heritage… Continue reading Heritage
Reconciliation
This is one of eight reflections from student UNESCO Ambassadors at Lyng Hall who were invited to the Cities of Remembrance symposium in Ypres and Dunkirk which took place from 20-27 May. An earlier blog describes the background in more detail and points to seven other reflections from the visit. This reflection covers the theme of reconciliation and… Continue reading Reconciliation
Kiel and Coventry (part 1)
Several members from Coventry visited Kiel in May this month. We are very pleased to talk to one of these visitors, Richard Parker, a long-standing member of CAIF, and tour guide for Coventry cathedral. The blog is divided into two parts. Part one is about twin cities and part two is about Richard's talk at… Continue reading Kiel and Coventry (part 1)
Kiel and Coventry Part 2
This is the second part of an interview with Richard Parker, a long-standing member of CAIF, and tour guide for Coventry cathedral. He recently visited Kiel and in part 1 he talked about the friendship between Kiel and Coventry. Here, Richard describes the talk he gave at the Nikolaikirche, Kiel. During your visit you gave a talk…… Continue reading Kiel and Coventry Part 2
Writing as reconciliation
Earlier we published reflections on the CAIF visit to Dresden. These included a contribution from Lisa Hagan, Head of English at Lyng Hall school. Later, we were able to catch up with Lisa to talk about some pieces she had written during her trip grouped together under the title of 'The Creative Fragments of an Anniversary'. Our… Continue reading Writing as reconciliation
THW Kiel: you have to hand it to them
Nikolai keeps us up-to-date with our partner city Kiel. Handball is sadly not very popular in the UK but it is huge in most other European countries. And THW Kiel, from our German twin city is one of the biggest handball clubs in Europe! Yesterday they won the German Handball Cup (equivalent to the English FA Cup),… Continue reading THW Kiel: you have to hand it to them
What I learnt from a short visit to Cork
Dave, Linda, Penny and myself visited Cork over the St Patrick’s day weekend. I had never been there before and this is some of what I learnt. If you come to Cork from Coventry what you notice first of all is the river. Coventry has two mains ones but they do not play a central… Continue reading What I learnt from a short visit to Cork
Visit to Dresden 10-16 February
We publish below some blog contributions about our trip to Dresden [1] . To give you some background Coventry has enjoyed a strong connection with Dresden over the years. In good part, this began through each city's experiences of intensive air raids during WW2. In Coventry these raids were carried out early in the war,… Continue reading Visit to Dresden 10-16 February
Pirna: Remembering the past and writing a collective future
We are pleased to publish this blog from Lisa Hagan, head of English at Lyng Hall School in Coventry. While in Dresden, Lisa and colleagues were able to visit the Gedenkstätte Pirna-Sonnenstein (the Pirna-Sonnenstein Memorial) and here she reflects on the visit and the importance of international cooperation today. I have been a scholar of… Continue reading Pirna: Remembering the past and writing a collective future
Mary’s reflection on the Dresden visit
Below we are pleased to publish Mary Courtney's recollection of her first visit to Dresden. Similarities and differences As a first timer in Germany, I couldn’t help but be struck by differences and similarities with Coventry. Accustomed to seeing just one naked woman on a horse in Coventry city centre, our iconic Godiva, I was… Continue reading Mary’s reflection on the Dresden visit
