NEWCASTLES OF THE WORLD – MAIN CONTACTS (as at September 2025)

Mayor, Shinshiro,- Hiroyuki Shimoe, City Hall 115 Higashiirifune, Shinshiro, Aichi, 441-1392
Japan. Secretary to the Mayor, email: hisho@city.shinshiro.lg.jp. Tel:+81-536-23-7697. Newcastles of the World contacts:- Yuki Kasegawa, City International Affairs Division, email: newcastle@city.shinshiro.lg.jp. Ms. Junko Ogawa, Shinshiro International Exchange Association, email: siea@tees.jp

President of the City Council of Neuchâtel, Ms Nicole Baur (Ville de Neuchâtel, Faubourg de l’Hôpital 2, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland) – email: FFSS.Neuchatel@ne.ch  Chancellor, Mr Daniel Veuve (daniel.veuve@ne.ch); Newcastles of the World contact : External Relations Officer, Mr Damien Vaucher (damien.vaucher@ne.ch)

Mayor (Oberbürgermeister), Neuburg an der Donau – Dr Bernhard Gmehling, Stadt Neuburg an der Donau, Amalienstraße A 54 86633 Neuburg an der Donau , Germany Email: b.gmehling@neuburg-donau.de  Newcastles of the World contacts Dr. Johann Habermeyer, Zweiter Bürgermeister  Email – J.Habermeyer@neuburg-donau.de. Tel +49 8431 55-205; Marieluise Kühnl, Head of Culture & Tourism, email: m.kuehnl@neuburg-donau.de  Christiane Dusse, Tourism Officer, email: C.Dusse@neuburg-donau.de

Mayor of Nové Hrady, Czech Republic – Vladimir Hokr; vladimirh@novehrady.cz  Náměstí Republiky 46, 373 33 Nové Hrady, Czech Republic. Newcastles of the World contact – to be confirmed – contact Mayor Hokr for the time being.

Head of Jaunpils and Viesatu Parish Administration, Latvia and Newcastles of the World contact – Baiba Rasa, Email: Baiba.Rasa@tukums.lv and jaunpils@tukums.lv tel +371 63 107 068 Also, Liga Eidmane-Kabaka, Tourism and marketing specialist, liga.eidmane-kabaka@tukums.lv, tel +371 28614651; and Kristine Liepina, Jaunpils Castle, kristine.liepina@jaunpilspils.lv

Mayor (Primator) of Nové Zámky , Slovakia – Otokar Klein: primator@novezamky.sk; Mestský úrad Nové Zámky, Hlavné námestie 10, 940 02 Nové Zámky, Slovenská republika. tel. 035/ 6400 235. Newcastles of the World contact: Mrs Monika Novák, Head of the Department of Culture, tel.: 035/6921 743, e-mail: monika.novak@novezamky.sk

Mayor, Herceg Novi, Montenegro – Stevan Katić, Municipality of Herceg Novi, Trg Maršala Tita 2, 85340 Herceg Novi, Montenegro. tel +382 (0) 31 321 052, email – kabinet@hercegnovi.me  Newcastles of the World contacts –  Mitar Kisjelica, Secretariat for Social Affairs and International Cooperation.   Email:  mitar.kisjelica@hercegnovi.me  Office of International Cooperation Email – medjunarodna.saradnja@hercegnovi.me Telephone +382 (0) 31 321 052

Mayor, Newcastle, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – Councillor Xolani Dube, Town Hall, 37 Murchison Street, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, 2940, South Africa. Email: mayor@newcastle.gov.za  Mayor’s office – nandi.mhlongo@newcastle.gov.za; Newcastles of the World main contact – Mlungisi Khumalo, Head of Communications. Email: mlungisi.khumalo@newcastle.gov.za

Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne (civic head) – Councillor Henry Gallagher – lord.mayor@newcastle.gov.uk, Newcastle City Council, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 2BN, United Kingdom. Leader of the Council (political leader): Councillor Karen Kilgour. karen.kilgour@newcastle.gov.uk.  Chief Executive: Pam Smith, pam.smith@newcastle.gov.uk. Newcastles of the World contacts – David Faulkner d_faulkner@sky.com tel 00 44 (0)191 284 5662 or 00 44 (0)7717 23600 and Sue Wilson, suewilson@aol.com

Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme (civic head)– Councillor Robert Bettley-Smith : Civic Offices, Castle House, Barracks Rd, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 1BL, United Kingdom; tel 00 44 (0)1782 717717. Leader of the Council (political leader): Councillor Simon Tagg; Email: simon.tagg@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk; Newcastles of the World contact:– Geoff Durham, Mayor’s Secretary: Geoff.Durham@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk

Mayor of Clarington (includes Village of Newcastle, Ontario, Canada) – Adrian Foster; Municipality of Clarington, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6, Canada. Mayor’s office: mayor@clarington.net Newcastles of the World contacts for the Village of Newcastle: Jane Black – jgblack@rogers.com; also Jen Stycuk, Community Development Programmer, Municipality of Clarington. jstycuk@clarington.net

Mayor of Nyborg, Denmark – Kenneth Muhs, Town Hall, Square 1, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark. Email:kmu@nyborg.dk Newcastles of the World contacts: Lars Kofoed, Head of Schools and Culture Email lko@nyborg.dk; also Councillor Martin Stenmann – Email: mars@nyborg.dk

Lord Mayor , Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia – Ross Kerridge, The City of Newcastle, City Administration Centre, 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West NSW 2302, Australia; Phone 02 4974 2000; lordmayoroffice@ncc.nsw.gov.au; Newcastles of the World contact: Gary Foster: gandjfoster@pip.com.au.

Mayor of Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Republic of Georgia: Irakli Lazarashvili c/o Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Merab Kostava str. # 18, Akhaltsike, 0800, Georgia, Email:akhaltsikhecityhall@gmail.com; Newcastles of the World contact: Levan Mikaberidze, Akhaltsikhe Municipality; email levani@hotmail.co.uk

Mayor of New Castle, Indiana, USA – Greg York: greg-york@cityofnewcastle.net; City of New Castle, 227 North Main Street, New Castle, IN 47362. PA to the Mayor is Kendra Blankenship:  kendra-blankenship@cityofnewcastle.net  Newcastles of the World contact: Beverly Matthews, former Chief Executive, Henry County Community Foundation: beverly.matthews1@gmail.com

Mayor of New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA – Mark Elisco: mayor@newcastlepa.org; Municipal Building, 230 N. Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101-2220, USA. PA to the Mayor – mayor-secretary@newcastlepa.org; Chris Frye, City Administrator –  cfrye@newcastlepa.org  Newcastles of the World contact: Janet Falotico, Visit Lawrence County; jfalotico@visitlawrencecounty.com; and Cindy Cochran – cjcochranco@aol.com

President, Kota Bharu Municipal Council Islamic City, Malaysia – Azie Rahimi Mohamed, Kota Bharu Municipal Council, Jalan Hospital, 15000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Malaysia. http://www.mpkb.gov.my; email Newcastles of the World contact – Izuddin Rashid – izuddin7337@gmail.com. also: Azman Mohddaham; azmohdaham@yahoo.com