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| SCOTLAND
- COWAL - DUNOON 1993 |
31st JULY till 8th
AUGUST, 1993
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Cowel Europe, Ltd.
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THE
PROYECT
- Dunoon was the city, which represented United Kingdom in the
Belgian City Libramont- Europe 1992. People responsible for the Scottish delegation
together with people from Dunoon and its surroundings decided to hold and co-ordinate a
similar event to the one we lived in Libramont. They shaped the Cowal-Europe Association
presided by the Duke of Argyll and Count of Cowal, and they invited to take part in the
occasion the organisations and associations who were in Belgium. |
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- The aim of the project was to widen the knowledge; tolerance,
mutual respect, solidarity and friendship, among the people from the twelve small and
medium sized towns belonging to every European Union Country in 1992.
- The people from Dunoon were our hosts and they assumed the
celebration costs. Every one of the other teams paid for the charges of their journey to
Scotland and their own other materials. Participants stayed during those days in Dunoon´s
people’s homes, as well as hostels, schools and nearby campsites. Such as Toward
Scholl, counting its green lawn sports grounds and beautiful views to the sea. |
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| - Different competitions were held at open-air or covered venues,
such as the Queens Halle, a multifunctional cosy building which also serves for social
events; the municipal swimming pool or the modern equipment from the previous American
Camp.
- Scottish media closely followed preparations of the European Festival. Scottish
TV broadcast several reports about Cowal- Europe showing the project and presenting guest
teams hometowns. |
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THE SCHEDULE
- Dates were from 31st July to 7th August
1993. After the 1st of August Opening Ceremony, seminars and exchanging trades
followed during the whole week. The Scottish Industrial Development Agency and the
Strathclyde Regional Council Group directed them.
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point of interest was the trade Fair. A stall with products from every hometown was the
right place to distribute brochures, maps, books and other tourist documentation. A
British Supermarket Chain "Presto" made possible the sale of products from
different countries. |
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| - During the evenings, before the night entertaining, every
representing group performed; they were folk dancing and musical groups from every
hometown. |
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| - Sports were a basic component of the
Festival. Competitions were swimming, volleyball, football, basketball, petanque,
badminton, squash, fishing, mountain cycling and running. A final score gave the
tournament winner. |
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| - Something new was the food exhibition. Every country was on charge
of a dinning room and a kitchen where local typical dishes were developed. During the
event days, people who wished it could taste typical food from the 12 towns taking part |
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| - It was a festival where cordiality respect and fair play overcame
borders and language boundaries. A celebration in which people from Dunoon, besides the
organisational effort, were determined to show us their town their countryside their way
of life.... |
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| - They revealed their hospitality, reflected in the sentence: "Ceud mille failte"
Gaelic which means, "we welcome you thousands of
times". |
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| Activities
Rooster |
HOUR |
SAT.
31st. JUL |
SUN.
1st. AUG |
MON.
2nd. AUG |
TUE.
3rd. AUG |
WED.
4th. AUG |
THU.
5th. AUG |
FRI.
6th. AUG |
| 9:00 |
ALL
TEAMS ARRIVE |
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VOLEY,
BADMINTON |
FISHING,
SQUASH |
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BASKET,BIKE |
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| 10:00 |
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BUSINESS
VILLAGE OPEN |
BUSINES
SEMINAR |
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TOURISM
SYMP. |
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| 11:00 |
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12:00 |
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PARADE
OF TEAMS |
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13:00 |
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OPENING
CEREMONY |
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14:00 |
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CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
15:00 |
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PIPER/DANCERS |
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16:00 |
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VIKING
BATTLE |
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VIKING
BATTLE |
VIKING
BATTLE |
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| 17:00 |
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| 18:00 |
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GRAND
FINALE |
| 19:00 |
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CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
CULTURAL
SHOWS |
LAST
SUPPER |
| 20:00 |
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MUSIC |
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| Sports
Overall Results |
POS |
COUNTRY
- CITY |
POINTS |
| 1 |
NEDERLANDS - HAARLEM |
80 |
| 2 |
U.K. - DUNOON |
72 |
| 3 |
IRELAND - ATHLONE |
70 |
| 4 |
LUXEMBOURG - SCHIFFLANGE |
66 |
| 5 |
SPAIN - ARANDA DE DUERO |
55 |
| 6 |
DENMARK - FREDERIKSSUND |
54 |
| 7 |
PORTUGAL - CATANHEDE |
41 |
| 8 |
ITALY - SAN VITO CHIETINO |
39 |
| 9 |
BELGIUM - LIBRAMONT |
37 |
| 10 |
FRANCE - LA CHÂTAIGNERAIRE |
35 |
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