The 25th anniversary of the twinning with Angers looks rather unnoticed on Wigan (web) side

Angers will celebrate that week Europe, and through it, its twinning with Wigan implemented in 1988. On Angers side, the city council has planned numerous events celebrating Europe during the days to come. Because of the twenty fifth anniversary of the twinning, that celebration will have a "strong british accent", says the Angers city website. But what is planned on the other side of the Channel?

The traditional distrust regarding Europe in UK explains may be why the Wigan city council website does not dedicate a specific coverage to the European issue on its home page, rather interested in the next football derby between the Wigan Atheltic and the Manchester City (Wigan is in the suroundings of Manchester). But that does not mean the twin city of Angers is not involved in the awakening of its inhabitants' interest for what's going on on the other side of the Channel. But that interest is mixed for "French culture" as well as "Town twinning", in which, Angers is "the French connection".

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In the same page dedicated to the Wigan twinning policy, a "Leigh French Circle" and a "Children's French Club" have been set up to help the city's people to improve their ability in French while at the bottom of the page, an "Angers Twinning Association" may awake inhabitants' interest for the Angers way of life. It seems that in Wigan point of view, twinning is rather an opportunity to improve personal of professional skills than a celebration of Europe dimension, UK is not (yet?) entirely part.
 
That is visible on the Wigan website home page where no speaking English visitors may find a link leading them to a linguistic assistance, and French is only one among others. But on the Angers website, no page is dedicated to English speaking people. The "british accent" of Angers website remains to be confirmed...