la maire de Liverpool Joanne Anderson accueillie à l’hôtel de ville
By Serge Latapy
Pierre Hurmic met Monday, March 28 the elected English Labor, whose city will host the event “Taste Liverpool Eat Bordeaux” in early June. The two city councilors spoke about the environment, social issues, wine and the Beatles
“First time in Bordeaux? “It was Monday evening one of the rare replies in English from Pierre Hurmic, who welcomed Joanne Anderson, Mayor of Liverpool, to the Palais Rohan, who came to Gironde for two days at the invitation of the Bordeaux Wine Interprofessional Council (CIVB) and the Tourist Office. And in fact, it was the first visit for this Labor mayor, the first black woman at the head of a large English city, elected in June 2021 in the city of the Beatles.
During the speech in a small committee in the living room, the two city councilors pointed out their common points – they are both recently elected – insisting on “social values” and the environmental transition, in particular towards organic wine. “).
The English city will host the festival from June 2 to 5 Taste Liverpool Eat Bordeaux, in partnership with the CIVB, and should be guest of honor at a future edition of Bordeaux celebrates wine, “in 2023 or 2024”, according to tourism assistant Brigitte Bloch.
Pierre Hurmic offered a scarf to his counterpart, who in return gave him a book on John Lennon. “I will take the opportunity to work on my English,” promised the mayor of Bordeaux, adding that the other point common to the two cities, the past of the slave trade and the work of memory, will be suggested during dinner.