Clonmel Bianconi Twinning Group marks 40th anniversary with Costa Masnaga
Clonmel and Costa Masnaga celebrate town twinning link
A delegation from Clonmel Bianconi Twinning Committee, led by Deputy Mayor Richie Molloy, recently visited Costa Masnaga in northern Italy at the invitation of Mayor Sabina Panzeri to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Twinning of the two towns.
Costa Masnaga is the birthplace of Charles Bianconi, who is famous for starting a horse-drawn vehicle as a young boy and where some of his descendants still live. They were presented with paintings of Silversprings House, Clonmel and Boherlahan Church painted by Maureen Purcell of STAG.
The group was also treated to concerts by Banda Santa Cecelia and Coro Travirgolette Choir, both of which have visited Clonmel. A visit to Giovanni Don Bosco School was also made where the pupils had compiled a history of the life of Charles Bianconi.
A reception was held by the Costa Masnaga Council to celebrate the Anniversary. It was attended by Frank Bradley, Deputy Irish Consul and Paola Del Bigio, daughter of the late Monica Del Bigio (Cullen) for Clonmel who became a famous Opera Singer, lived in Monza and was very much involved in the starting of the Twinning between the two towns.
The Clonmel group were grateful to Mayor Sabina Panzeri, her Council and all involved in the organisation of the anniversary celebrations.