A selection of photos comparing and contrasting the two towns, which have been twinned for almost 50 years.

1. Bonjour Monsieur Bizot.

2. Je m’appelle Monsieur Bizot.
J’habite à Angoulême en France.

3. Je m’appelle Madame Jackson.
J’habite à Bury en Angleterre.

4. Angoulême - Wikipedia, the free
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• Bury has been twinned with the town of
Angoulême for almost fifty years.
• They were originally twinned because both
towns had a productive paper industry.
• But how are the two towns still similar
today? And how do they differ from one
another? Let’s look at some photographs
to help us compare Bury with Angoulême.

5. Nature All Around
La rivière
Charente à
Angoulême.
The River
Irwell in Bury.

6. Getting about.
La gare
à Angoulême.
The Metrolink
tram station in
Bury.

7. Offices for Local Services
La mairie à
Angoulême.
The town hall
in Bury.

8. Famous Landmarks
La cathédrale de
Saint-Pierre à
Angoulême.
The Parish Church
in Bury town
centre.

9. Famous People
In Angoulême there is a
statue of Hergé, who
created the famous
comic book character
‘Tintin’.
In Bury there is a statue
of Robert Peel, who
founded the first police
force known as ‘The
Peelers’.

10. Entertainment
Le cinéma à
Angoulême.
The cinema in
Bury.

11. Where to exchange money
La banque à
Angoulême.
The Royal
Bank of
Scotland in
Bury.

12. Where to post a letter
La poste à
Angoulême.
The post office
in Bury.

13. Going Shopping?
La centre ville
d’Angoulême.
The town
centre of Bury.

14. On the market.
Le marché de fruits
et de légumes à
Angoulême.
Bury’s
world famous
market!

15. Around Town
Le magasin
des jouets à
Angoulême.
The toy shop
in Bury.

16. Something special for dinner?
La boucherie et
charcuterie
à Angoulême.
A butcher’s shop
in Bury.

17. Where to grab a snack
La sandwicherie
et pâtisserie à
Angoulême.
The sandwich
and cake shop in
Bury.

18. If you have a sweet tooth
Le chocolatier
à
Angoulême.
The chocolate
shop
in Bury.

19. Photographs taken inside the French sweet
shop – miam miam!

20. Look how beautifully the cakes are
decorated.

21. Feeling poorly after all those sweets?
La pharmacie
à Angoulême.
A pharmacy in
Bury’s
Millgate Centre.

22. Where people live
Une maison
typique à
Angoulême.
A typical house
in Bury.

23. Our Neighbourhood
All the street signs in
Angoulême are in
the shape of speech
bubbles.
In Bury the street
signs are much
plainer.
Do you recognise
this one?

24. Many examples of wall art around the town
of Angoulême depict comic book characters
such as the cowboy ‘Lucky Luke’.

25. Angoulême is the famous for its comic book
history.

26. There is even a museum in Angoulême
dedicated to the history of comics.

27. Local Signs
Next time you go
shopping in Bury, why not
look around to find
evidence of the town’s
twinning with Angoulême.