Overseas Connections
The town shares its name with Penarth, Delaware in the US.
Penarth is twinned with:
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon Brittany, France The fortieth anniversary of the twinning charter took place in 2010. In the 1970s and 1980s there were regular joint civic meetings and events often in conjunction with Penarth Holiday Fortnight, coupled with annual student exchange weeks between the two towns of up to fifty young people. Since 2003 when the French town's long serving mayor retired and there were changes to their committee no cultural exchanges or joint civic events have taken place. In March 2010 it was announced that both towns were keen to reconnect and an appeal was made for local organisations and interested individuals to become actively involved.
The current chair of Penarth's twinning committee is Cllr Clive Williams MBE. In Penarth marina there is an address named after the twinned town, "Plas St. Pol De Leon".
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