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Although they do offer help to those wishing to establish cultural and social links, they are particularly involved with technical schemes funded by the British Government and the European Union to enable services to be developed in the countries concerned. In November 1996 (so now fairly out of date) the LGIB database held the following information on NON-technical links between Britain and the Czech and Slovak Republics.

CZECH REPUBLIC

FORMAL LINKS - 15

Coventry - Ostrava 1959
Coventry - Lidice 1959
Northumberland - Děčín 1964
Harlow - Havířov 1984
Bridgwater - Uherské Hradiště 1992
Calderdale - Strakonice District 1992
Southwell - Ceský Brod 1993
King's Lynn and West Norfolk - Jičín 1993
King's Lynn and West Norfolk - Mladá Boleslav 1993
Warrington - Náchod District 1993
Vale Royal - Rychnov nad Kněžnou 1993
Llanwrtyd Wells - Ceský Krumlov 1993
Halton - Usti nad Labem 1993
Caerphilly - Písek 1994
Dulverton - Frýdlant nad Ostravicí 1994

INFORMAL LINKS - 6

Blackburn and Zlín
Cotswold and Ceský Krumlov
Leeds and Brno
Newark and Sherwood and Prague District 13
Nottinghamshire and Kolín District
Sherbourne and Sušice

UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACTIVELY REQUESTING A CZECH LINK - 7

Berwick upon Tweed (26,700)
Brechin (9,334)
Broxtowe (107,000)
North Wiltshire (116,747)
South Hams (80,000)
Three Rivers (83,100)
West Lancashire (105,000)

CZECH COMMUNITIES REQUESTING A UK TWIN - 24

IN NORTH MORAVIA

Bílá Voda (520)
Frýdek Místek (67,000)
Kopřivnice (24,117)
Mikulovice (2,800)
Olomouc (107,600)

IN SOUTH MORAVIA

Bučovice (6,663)
Hodonín (31,000)
Líšeň District - Brno (26425)
Mikulov (7500)
Prostějov (50,000)
Rastiskovice (4,100)
Slavičín (8,078)
Veselí nad Moravou (12,700)
Zaječí (1,350)
Zbýšov u Slavkova (403)

IN NORTH BOHEMIA

Chomutov (54,531)
Dubnice (500)
Louny (20,000)
Most District (70,000)

IN SOUTH BOHEMIA

Jindřichúv Hradec (93,900)

IN CENTRAL BOHEMIA

Dobříš (8,000)
Říčany (10,700)
Zlatníky a Hodkovice (765)

IN EAST BOHEMIA

Libčany (750)

UK PRELIMINARY LINKS OR PRELIMINARY INTEREST IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC - 16

Alyth
Bradford with Liberec
Burnley with Kladno
Crewe and Nantwich with Karviná
Enfield with Prague
Fife with Southern Bohemia
Fishguard and Goodwick
Frampton Cotterell with Raduň
High Peak with Bruntál
Pencoed with Cheb
St Neots with Hodonín
Salford
Sealand
South Lanarkshire with Prague 10
Sutton
Wilmington with Bučovice

CZECH PRELIMINARY ENQUIRES - 4

Pardubice
Tábor
Týn nad Vltavou
Karviná

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

FORMAL LINKS - 1

Durham - Banská Bystrica District

INFORMAL LINKS - 5

Chepstow and Bojnice
Corby and Žilina
Haringay and Bratislava-Petržalka
Hyndburn and Poprad
Rochester upon Medway and Trnava

UK AUTHORITIES ACTIVELY REQUESTING A SLOVAK LINK - 4

Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire (107,000)
Middlesborough (140,850)
North Wiltshire (116,747)
South Hams, Devon (80,000)

SLOVAK COMMUNITIES REQUESTING A UK LINK - 5

Bardejov, East Slovakia (31,000)
Košice, East Slovakia (238,521)
Nitra, West Slovakia (75,000)
Prešov, East Slovakia (100,000)
Rožňava, East Slovakia (20,000)

UK PRELIMINARY ENQUIRIES REGARDING LINKING - 2

Alyth, Tayside
Armagh, Northern Ireland

SLOVAK PRELIMINARY ENQUIRIES - 4

Levoča
Martin
Považská Bystrica
Ružomberok