A GIANT postcard toured the businesses, schools and colleges of the English town of Cirencester before it was sent to Bathurst recently.
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The postcard, measuring four foot by six foot, was created as part of the friendship initiative to bring Bathurst and the Cotswolds town together through commerce, tourism, education, sport and the arts.
The postcard features iconic images of Cirencester, signatures and photos from the English town’s community and businesses and an image of Bathurst’s Kings Parade.
Among those to view and sign the card were students and representatives of Cirencester Sixth Form College, the Royal Agricultural University and Deer Park School.
Cirencester Sixth Form College principal Jim Grant said he “welcomed the potential to encourage educational partnership with the city of Bathurst”.
Cirencester, north west of London, is the home of the ninth Earl and Countess Bathurst, who last visited the Australian city that bears their name during the bicentenary celebrations in May 2015.
A friendship relationship between Cirencester and Bathurst was raised during that visit and has been further explored in the years since.
As part of the friendship initiative, Cirencester plans to set up a fund that will pay for a young person from the area, who would not usually have the chance, to travel to Bathurst and experience a life-changing opportunity – through work, study, sports or in the voluntary sector.