Presentation competition

Abingdon and District Twin Towns Society

Home Rules Colmar Argentan Abingdon, Va Schongau Thames Lucca Sint-Niklaas

The Town of Abingdon is twinned or partnered with 8 other towns                                              worldwide:


Sint-Niklaas, Belgium         Colmar, France              Argentan, France


Schongau, Germany          Lucca, Italy                   Thames, New Zealand


                                   Abingdon, Virginia, USA



     The Task


The task is for individuals or small groups of pupils working together to create a 5-minute Presentation (PowerPoint or similar) on one of Abingdon’s twin towns. Schools may submit presentations for each of the twin towns, or for just one town, or for as many of the towns as they like.


Each presentation will be judged by a Judging Panel from ADTTS and the best of these will go forward to the Final Judging Stage where the overall winners will be chosen. At the Final Judging Stage the best presentations will be shown at an evening meeting of the members of ADTTS, where the eventual winners in each town category will be chosen.


The presentations should be 3 - 5 minutes in length, and should show the geographical position of the town and give a brief introduction to its history/formation, and provide an interesting and comprehensive picture of the twin town, which can include, for example:


Famous citizens of the town

Architecture/interesting buildings

Local industry/farming/means of livelihood

Cultural aspects

Famous events held in the town

Food and drink

Tourism in and around the town

What are the links with Abingdon?


The rules for the presentations can be found here: RULES


Participants are expected to do research on the Internet or in libraries to find information on the twin

towns.  To get you started, this website contains some useful links to the twin towns. Click on the town’s

name in the navigation bar.




The Presentations


The presentations will be expected to have a commentary (spoken or subtitled), may include still and moving images, music, text, and make use of the various techniques offered by Presentation software, and be capable of running in a continuous loop on a PC.

Each presentation should have a title at the beginning and credits at the end.


The Prizes:


There will be cash prizes for the pupils and for the runners up submitting the best presentation overall. 1st Prize £100, 2nd Prize £50, 3rd Prize £25. 4 further prizes of £25 each with be awarded to the best town presentations not included in the first 3.


Certificates will be awarded to each entrant


We are aiming to show the winning town presentations at a Twin Towns Music Concert, to be held in the Amey Theatre in  Autumn 2022 or Spring 2023.


THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMITTING PRESENTATIONS is JUNE 30th, 2022.


Presentations should be sent to: secretary@adtts.eu


For further information and for any queries, please contact secretary@adtts.eu


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  ADTTS is proud to announce the launch of its

        2022

The ADTTS promotes twinning with the twin towns of Abingdon and the Vale of the White Horse District Council and the Society liaises with other Vale twinning associations.

Social events on a twinning theme are held throughout the year, including garden parties, wine tastings, exhibitions and talks on European topics.

Frequent visits and exchanges are organised by the Society. Many Abingdon clubs and societies are now Associate Members and if needed, we help these clubs and societies to organise their own visits.