I welcome you to the website of the Bath Kaposvar Twinning Association known to members and supporters as the BKTA for
short.
It is great that you wish to explore how the cities of Bath in England and Kaposvar in Hungary resolved to twin in 1989 and share their life experiences, have fun and to create social and City to City links.
Peter Metcalfe
Chairman
The BKTA is run by its members who use their diversity of skills, interests and sheer enthusiasm to engage across all ages with each other.
Our aim is to develop human, cultural and sporting relations that will create a firm foundation for the continuing understanding, respect and friendship between the people of Bath and the people of Kaposvar.
As you delve into the site you will find two cities who welcome each others company and get on with life today, while acquiring a taste for the unexpected.
I hope it will encourage you to look at Hungary, a country in central Europe that is rich in history, personalities and human warmth.
Best wishes
Peter Metcalfe
What is a Soundbeam?
Soundbeam is an award-winning device which uses sensor technology to translate body movement into digitally generated sound and image.
In March 2008 the Bath Phil's musical director, Jason Thornton and Julie Payne, schools music educationalist went to Kaposvar on an exchange project to introduce music teaching in schools, English style! They spent 5 fantastic days in the city working with and learning from music teachers and students engaged in the art of making music. Later in the week they were with the aid of the remarkable Soundbeam technology able to encourage childen with learning difficulties to enjoy creating their own compositions through physical movement.
The Twinning Association and the Bath Phil are currently mounting a series of fund raising initiatives to match the budget set aside by the City of Kaposvar, so that people of Kaposvar can have their own Soundbeam.
