Memorandum of Understanding with Bathurst, Australia
A Memorandum of Understanding between Cirencester Town Council and Bathurst Regional Council has been officially signed. It was signed by the Mayor of Cirencester, Councillor Patrick Coleman. The document supports the Friendship Agreement between Cirencester and the City of Bathurst, Australia with its vision to promote awareness, communication and opportunities between the people and organisations of our two regional capitals; based on friendship, commerce, education, sports and tourism.
Watch the video below of the Cirencester signing of the Friendship Agreement.
The Earl of Bathurst who participated in the event said "I am delighted that we have signed this memorandum of understanding, formalising my throw away comment to your previous mayor Cllr. Gary Rush on leaving Bathurst in 2015, that we really should have some form of friendship agreement between our two communities as they have so many similarities. It is now done and I look forward to welcoming Bathurstians over here and returning to your beautiful city to cement this Friendship."
Simon King, Chair of Friendship Business Group, was also present and said, ‘’The signing of the agreement is a significant milestone in building business and community relations between Cirencester and the City of Bathurst. I have many friends in Bathurst that keep in touch and we really look forward to developing new projects and growing the Friendship’’
The video below includes the signing of the Friendship Agreement by Bathurst Regional Council, which will be played in Bathurst as part of the Australia Day celebrations on the 26th January 2021.
A friendship arrangement between Cirencester and Bathurst in Australia was officially launched on the 18 October, 2017. The City of Bathurst was named after the 3rd Earl Bathurst in 1815 whose family has lived in Cirencester since 1705. Following a visit to Cirencester in 2016 by a City of Bathurst regional councillor, the then Mayor of Bathurst approached Cirencester Town Council with a proposal to develop a friendship between the two areas.
Bathurst is located on the banks of the Macquarie River in the Central Tablelands Region of New South Wales. Bathurst is a vibrant country city with a rich cultural heritage and is recognised as a centre of learning.
We look forward to continuing to develop the links between our two communities.
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