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Published:
November
21,
2009
Burnham-On-Sea
nominated to become Disney World's UK twin town!
 It
might be thousands of miles away across the Big Pond, but Walt
Disney World in Florida could soon be twinned with Burnham-On-Sea.
Four
nominations have been put forward for the town to gain the title
of 'Walt Disney World's UK Twinned Town' as part of a competition
that closed on Sunday (November 22nd).
Hugh Wood of Disney Destinations International explained: "Britain
has an established tradition of twinned towns and co-operation
with its European counterparts, and this is an incredible opportunity
to be the UK’s first town ever to be twinned with Walt Disney
World Resort in Florida."
"We
believe it is time to recognise the great values that make UK
towns and villages special and with so many guests visiting Walt
Disney World every year from the UK, we felt there was no better
way to find that special town or village than by allowing the
British public to nominate the places they are proud of."
 Disney
UK spokeswoman Charlotte Brooks confirmed to Burnham-On-Sea.com
on Friday that Burnham is among 400 UK towns to have been put
forward.
Four
entrants nominated Burnham by publishing photos, video and descriptions
of the town on the Disney competition
website.
One
entrant says: "Every November we have the beautiful Carnival
which brings light to the winter darkness, celebrates creativity
and unifies our community."
The
winning location will be announced as having official Walt Disney
World Twinned Town status later this year and one lucky person
who submits the winning nomination will jet off to Walt Disney
World in Florida with their family for the official twinning ceremony
in the Magic Kingdom, pictured above.
To
add further nominations for Burnham, click
here to visit the competition website.
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