Promoting sporting, cultural and educational links across Europe
Forthcoming Events
2026
Whitton Photographic Club
14th April – 6th May 2026. Members & local residents are invited to Whitton Photographic Club’s annual exhibition at Whitton Community Centre. Admission is free. Please see above flyer for details. Photographers from the club were involved in the recording of last year’s Reaffirmation & the club is currently exploring potential links with our partner towns.
One of the many pictures taken by Whitton Photographic Club during last year’s Reaffirmation celebrations..
For further information about Whitton Photographic Club please go to.
8th – 10th May 2026. The 40th anniversary of the partnership between Lodi & Konstanz will be celebrated in Lodi.
20th May 2026. REA will be running a stall at the Richmond Volunteer Fair. We are always looking for volunteers to publicise our international partnerships & the opportunities they afford. Also to help with administrative tasks & to organise & arrange our social events. We have nearly 500 members in Fontainebleau, Konstanz & Richmond.
For further information & to book your free ticket please go to.
The last performance of the EYO to a packed house at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington in June 2025 was greeted with rapturous applause.
Saturday 23rd May 2026. The next performance of the European Youth Orchestra will take place at the Olga de Cadaval Cultural Centre in Sintra to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the partnership between Fontainebleau & Sintra. The orchestra comprises young musicians from Richmond, Konstanz, Lodi & Alba Iulia as well as from Sintra & Fontainebleau.
Their last performance was in Richmond in June 2025. You can watch a recording of the performance here.
Our stall at the fair last year attracted lots of attention.
Monday 25th May. 10 a.m – 4 p.m. REA will be running a stall as usual at the Twickenham Green Fair. Please drop by to have a chat or to pick up one of the remaining Reaffirmation souvenir bags & mugs.
National Rejoin March
Saturday 20th June 2026. The next National Rejoin March on Parliament, starting from Temple underground station.
It is time to rejoin our European friends and partners. In an ever more dangerous world, we are stronger, safer and more prosperous together. For further details please click on the following link:
Tuesday 23rd June. Our good friend from Konstanz, Max Heber, will be visiting us in Richmond. We are arranging a reception for him in Teddington to which all members will be invited.
Max is encouraging his fellow Konstanzer to visit their partner town. The following message from Max will be circulated by the town council next month.
Max Heber, langjähriger Freund der Konstanzer Städtepartnerschaften und Mitglied der Richmond in Europe Association, reist im Juni erneut nach Richmond. Sein primäres Ziel besteht darin, Freunde und Bekannte zu treffen sowie weitere Facetten Richmonds kennenzulernen.
Max sagt über die Städtepartnerschaft mit Richmond: “Ich kann allen Interessierten aus Konstanz einen Besuch in Richmond nur wärmstens empfehlen. Ich war schon mehrere Male dort und wurde jedes Mal auf die wärmste und freundlichste Weise empfangen, die man sich nur wünschen kann. Einmal habe ich sogar den Bürgermeister kennengelernt. Man trifft in der Richmond in Europe Association sehr spannende Leute. Richmond ist eine sehr schöne, facettenreiche sowie kulturell sehr vielseitige Stadt; mit der Tube ist man außerdem rasch im Herzen Londons. Sprachkenntnisse sind kein Problem; viele Mitglieder sprechen Deutsch.”
Wir freuen uns sehr auf Max’ Besuch.
Anglo-French Rowing
Fontainebleau rowers were welcomed to Richmond last year.
26th-27th June 2026. Fontainebleau Rowing club will be hosting Richmond Bridge Boat Club. The Richmond club hosted the French last year.
A Cruise Along the Thames
The Princess Freda
Sunday 28th June. 2 – 6 p.m. REA members & their guests are invited to a cruise along the Thames from Richmond to Hampton Court & back aboard the Princess Freda. Richmond is the only London borough which is situated on both banks of the Thames. A guide will describe the many places of interest. Accordionists will also play French & German music for part of the journey each way.
There is a licensed bar on board & light refreshments will be provided. For further information or to reserve your tickets, priced £30 per person, please write to
richmondineurope@hotmail.com
Numbers are limited for safety reasons. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
29th August. A referendum in Iceland to recommence negotiations to join the EU. Given the current state of world affairs who wouldn’t want to be a member? Countries are queuing up to join.
2027
Delegates at the last Europakonzil in May 2025 with the flags they designed representing the 6 European values.
9th-14th May. Konstanz will be hosting the 4th Europakonzil (European Youth Conference).
Youth delegates & decision makers from Richmond, Fontainebleau, Lodi in Italy, Tabor in the Czech Republic & Berdychiv in Ukraine have been invited. Richmond’s youth will be represented by students from Orleans Park School. REA will also be there, as always.
The key themes will be intercultural awareness, political participation & empowerment in society.
Foreign Language Films
Whitton Library screens foreign language films monthly.
The Richmond in Europe Association 