Town Twinning History

Timeline of photos, articles and mentions of the twinning since 1946.

1946 Poster from the meeting to adopt Flekkefjord

1950: six twinners travel to Flekkefjord

Earlier this year the twinning committee were contacted by Sandy Fraser, who was in one of the first groups to travel to Flekkefjord. On the 3rd of May, we had the privilege of meeting with Sandy and this is his story…

Read Sandy's story

1971: a hand delivered letter to the Mayor

Ron Stuart (18) and Bruce Stuart (10) meet with the Mayor of Flekkefjord to deliver a letter about continuing the twinning link between our two towns.

1973: International Week - Flekkefjord

1975: Youth group

1977: Burntisland and Norwegian Twinners

1980s news articles

1985: gifts from Flekkefjord

1992: Dancers travelled to Flekkefjord

News article in Fife Today about Dancers from Isa Duncanson School travelling to Flekkefjord after being invited to perform at the Jubilee. Among those watching their routine were the King and Queen of Norway.

1996: Burntisland Heritage Centre panels

50th Anniversary commemorative cairn

A cairn was erected on Burntisland Links to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Burntisland/Flekkefjord town twinning. The plaque on the cairn says: "Erected by KIRKCALDY DISTRICT COUNCIL to commemorate the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the twin town link between BURNTISLAND and FLEKKEFJORD June 1996". Below the commemorative plaque are the town crests of Burntisland and Flekkefjord.

1996: Parade day in Burntisland

These are photos from the 50th anniversary of the Burntisland - Flekkefjord Town Twinning in 1996. Around 150 people traveled from Flekkefjord to Burntisland for four days of celebrations. These three photos are of the Burntisland Civic week parade in June 1996, with the young visitors from Flekkefjord taking part in the parade.