Officials from Meylan, France, first approached Didcot in the late 1990s. Why Didcot many ask, well there are 2 principal reasons. First, Grenoble, the major city closest to Meylan, is twinned with Oxford and Meylan wanted to maintain that relationship. Second, both our towns have common scientific interests especially in the field of high-energy physics exemplified by the syncrotrons to be found in both our neighborhoods. After several exploratory visits, an official twinning charter was signed in 1999. Since then there have been regular visits between the two towns. In addition to groups of residents from the Didcot area, we have also helped establish contacts between choirs, art groups, young people and schools.