Council welcomes Bavarian visitors

[Kintyre Forum News]

Wee article from the Council below. Just mentoning Amberg Sulbach brings back a lot of happy memories to people in Campbeltown from the various connectons build up over the years. Was Campbeltown officially twinned with Kummersbruck then further back? As groups visited there in 1985 and 1987 with the Bavarians visiting Campbeltown in 1986. Does anyone know how the twinning came about?


Senior Argyll and Bute councillors met with a group from the Amberg Sulzbach area of Bavaria last week to discuss the challenges and opportunities currently facing local government.

Argyll and Bute has been twinned with Amberg Sulzbach since 1996, with both areas sharing a mutually beneficial working relationship. They both rely on traditional industries such as forestry and tourism as well as having similar geographical challenges serving dispersed communities.

The group was made up of local government representatives, environmentalists and teachers. Also joining the group were some English students who were keen to visit Argyll and Bute. The group were particularly interested in education, tourism, renewable energy and the production of local produce.

The council took this opportunity to show their visitors how we are realising our potential in Argyll and Bute through working together. They heard from Fergus Younger who spoke about the work of the agricultural forum and how the council has worked with local producers to create a quality regional food and drink brand.

Following the visit Council Leader Dick Walsh said, “This visit has reinforced the strong links we have with Bavaria and has inspired a push to work more collaboratively between our regions in the future."