Welcome to the twinning association site of the City of Chichester in West Sussex and the City of Ravenna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Happy New Year to all our Members!
We hope you will join our January 2026 Event
A ‘Visit’ to Siena via Zoom
on Thursday, 15 January 2026
An illustrated talk on Zoom by Chiara Fanti

In January you can visit Italy from the comfort of home, by joining us on Zoom for an illustrated talk about Siena by local guide Chiara.
As a Christmas gift to our members there will be no cost for this meeting. Look out for the link to join the meeting on the next ‘Friends’ Email .
Friends of Ravenna activities and benefits of membership :
- Monthly meetings, with an Italian theme, on either cultural, historical, musical or lifestyle topics
- Biennial visits between the members of the Chichester and Ravenna twinning associations
- Projects between our cities with clubs, local societies and educational organisations
- Italian conversation groups
- Circulation of a quarterly newsletter
- We meet in the Assembly Room of the Council House in North Street in Chichester PO19 1LQ. The meetings regularly start at 7.30 p.m.
Click Here To See Our Programme of Events for 2025/26
Please see the map below showing the exact location of the meetings venue:
The Council House, North Street, Chichester, PO19 1LQ
If you require further information, or are thinking of joining us, please CONTACT our Membership Secretary.
About Ravenna & The ‘Amici Di Chichester’
Find out more about Chichester’s enduring friendship with the city of Ravenna.
Visit the Website of our counterparts in Ravenna – The Amici di Chichester
Visit the ‘Amici’ Facebook Page here:

Mosaic decoration of the cruciform oratory of imperial princess Galla Placidia. Photograph by Steph Janes
