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[03 JAN 02] COVENTRY GOES DUTCH
 Coventry
is going to be sold to the Dutch. MORE
[12 DEC 01] ROBBIE, RUBY AND A LOAD OF
CACHE
 Coventry
will be rocking on New Year's Eve with three live bands and a
whole lot more. MORE
[05 NOV 01] GILLIAN CROSS SPEAKS
 Top
children’s author Gillian Cross is to join the panel at a
literary evening in St Mary's Hall later this month.
MORE
[29 AUG 01] KIDS JOIN IN HERITAGE
WEEKEND
 A
new children’s activity programme is to be launched at this
year’s Heritage Open Days which take place over the weekend
of 8/9 September. MORE
[28 AUG 01] NEW AND OLD OPEN FOR
HERITAGE WEEKEND
 The
youngest star of Coventry’s Heritage Open Days 2001 is just
over a year old. MORE
[08 AUG 01] HERE COMES NEXT YEAR
 Coventry
Cathedral, the country’s most popular 20th century building,
is the star of a new Coventry calendar for 2002.
MORE
[10 JUL 01]
JAZZ FESTIVAL UNMASKED
 Coventry
Jazz Festival is to host a UK premiere by Colin Towns’ Mask
Orchestra in August. MORE
[28 MAR 01] TREAT IN STORE FOR
CITY CAR ENTHUSIASTS
Shakespeare and Lady
Godiva are to join forces for car celebrations that will also
see a cavalcade of historic Jaguars going through Coventry
city centre.
MORE
[22 MAR 01] ROLL UP FOR TOUR OF
CATHEDRAL QUARTER
Kings and queens,
writers and rebels, a hanged murderess and a real-life
gladiator are all featured in a new walking tour of Coventry's historic
Cathedral Quarter.
MORE
[14 MAR 01] LIFE OF CRIME SENDS
JUDITH TO COVENTRY
Crime writer Judith
Cutler, a former student of novelist David Lodge, will be
joining him on the panel for the Writers at the Hall event in
Coventry later this month.
MORE
[09 MAR 01] RADIO MEETING ENTICES
COE TO COVENTRY
An author who brought
the streets of Coventry to life in a novel will be returning
to the city later this month to give an insight into his
writing career.
MORE
[06 MAR 01] DAVID LODGE TO TALK AT
DINNER IN CITY
David Lodge, one of
Britain's best-known novelists, is to head the panel at the
next Writers at the Hall event in Coventry later this month.
MORE
[27 FEB 01] JOHN LENNON TO VISIT
COVENTRY
John Lennon is on a
ticket to ride for a special flying visit to Coventry tomorrow
- to check out the city’s tourist attractions.
MORE
[15 FEB 01] TAKE PART IN THIS
YEAR'S GODIVA PROCESSION
Groups in Coventry are
being invited to follow Lady Godiva through the streets of
Coventry as part of a colourful tradition dating back more
than 300 years.
MORE
[16 JAN 01] GODIVA SPARKS ORDERING
FRENZY
Calendars featuring
Lady Godiva and stunning shots of Coventry are being sold all
over the world to CWN readers after a huge surge of interest.
MORE
[28 DEC 00] TIGHTROPE WALKER MAKES
SURPRISE RETURN
The dazzling tightrope
walker who capped Coventry’s millennium celebrations is
making a surprise return to perform in the city on New Year’s
Eve.
MORE
[22 DEC 00] 'RAUNCHY' LADY GODIVA
TRAVELS THE WORLD OVER
A “raunchy”
calendar featuring pictures of Coventry and a print of a
classic painting of Lady Godiva is proving an international
hit.
MORE
[21 DEC 00] ACROBATS TO SWING FROM
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL
A unique set of
acrobatic shows using Coventry's most famous building are set
to stun the crowds this New Year’s Eve.
MORE
[20 DEC 00] DJs
BRING THEIR BEATS TO THE STREETS
Top DJs will be making
the streets of Coventry rock to a variety of tunes as part of
the city’s free New Year’s Eve party.
MORE
[19 DEC 00] 1000-YEAR
BEACON TO BURN FOR 20 MINUTES
Don't blink if you're
looking out for Coventry's Millennium Beacon - it's only going
to be burning for 20 minutes.
MORE
[18 DEC 00] RANGOLI
ALL THE RAGE IN CITY CELEBRATIONS
A Coventry Caribbean
community group is to learn a craft from south Asia so that
they can create a unique piece of artwork for New Year's
Eve.
MORE
[13 DEC 00] YOUNGSTERS
PREPARE THEIR LIGHTS AND LANTERNS
Coventry
schoolchildren will be displaying self-made artwork and
costumes in a special lights and lanterns procession at the
end of the month.
MORE
[12 DEC 00] CLOWNS
COME OUT TO AMUSE IN COVENTRY
Clowns and magicians
will be bringing a sparkle for the family on New Year’s Eve
in Coventry city centre.
MORE
[07 DEC 00] CIRCUS
PHOENIX TO STUN THE CITY
An acrobat strapped to
a giant helium balloon will start a circus extravaganza as
performers trip the light fantastic to usher in the New Year
in Coventry.
MORE
[05 DEC 00] MILLENNIUM
BEACON TO BE LIT IN COVENTRY
Coventry is to receive
a special millennium flame to light a beacon in the city as
part of the party celebrations on New Year's Eve.
MORE
[27 NOV 00] LA
DOORS TO BREAK COVENTRY THROUGH TO 2001
The night will be set
on fire in Coventry at New Year’s Eve when the LA Doors
takes the city into 2001 as part of a bumper evening of free
entertainment.
MORE
[16 NOV 00]
WATERMAN NOSTALGIC ABOUT COVENTRY THEATRE
Pop guru Pete Waterman
has revealed that the first-ever concert he went to was at the
Coventry Theatre, now the subject of a legal battle over its
demolition.
MORE
[16 NOV 00] REVIEW MISTY-EYED
MEMORIES OF COVENTRY
Oohs and aahs filled
the air as three very different authors shared memories of
Coventry they all know and love last night.
MORE
[08 NOV 00]
CROWDS BEG FOR MORE HERITAGE WEEKENDS
History lovers
visiting this year’s Heritage Open Day have proclaimed the
event a huge success, saying it just gets better every
year.
MORE
[01 NOV 00] SKA
LEGENDS RETURN FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE
The sound of 2 Tone is
coming back to the streets of Coventry on New Year’s Eve as
stars from the halcyon days of ska take to the stage once
more.
MORE
[27 OCT 00] ROSALIND
COMPLETES THE LINE UP
Author and journalist
Rosalind Miles will be returning to her old stamping ground
when she joins the panel for the Writers at the Hall event in
Coventry next month.
MORE
[27 OCT 00]
PRACTICE
WELCOME MAT OUT FOR FINAL TIME
A course dedicated to
showing people in Coventry how to give a proper welcome to
visitors to the city will be giving its final grin at the
weekend.
MORE
[20 OCT 00] HAIL
A NEW WRITER AT THE HALL
A former social worker
who turned to writing when she had to give up work to care for
her mother will be on the panel for next month's Writers at
the Hall event in Coventry.
MORE
[10 OCT 00] TRIP
TO HUNT FOR CONFERENCE TRADE
Coventry and
Warwickshire hopes to grab more than its fair share of the
national conference business at one of the country's most
lucrative trade shows tomorrow.
MORE
[09 OCT 00] WATERMAN
TO SPILL THE BEANS AT DINNER
Coventry-born pop
impresario Pete Waterman will be lifting the lid on his
soaraway career in the music industry at an event in the city
next month.
MORE
[28 SEP 00] NICE
TIME HAD BY ALL AT JAZZ FESTIVAL
This year’s Coventry
Jazz Festival hit the right note for most of its visitors
according to research by the organisers.
MORE
[26 SEP 00] COVENTRY
GETS iN WITH THE GLOSSIES
Coventry has taken a
step into the glossy league with the production of a
high-quality guide for tourists.
MORE
[25 SEP 00] COVENTRY
GETS READY TO GO ON-LINE
The first installation
work creating a website to put Coventry on the world‘s cyber
tourist map has begun.
MORE
[11 SEP 00] COVENTRY
WRITERS TO RECITE IN THE RUINS
The cathedral ruins
will be full of rhyme and reason this weekend when the
finalist of a writing competition will recite their works on
Coventry.
MORE
[24 AUG 00] HISTORY
A-PLENTY FOR JAZZ FESTIVAL VENUES
A
600-year-old guildhall, Britain's first post-war theatre and a
church crowned by one of Coventry's famous three spires all
take starring roles in this year's Coventry jazz festival. MORE
[08 AUG 00] TINA JAZZES UP CHOCOLATE
FACTORY
The Oompa-Loompas will
be swinging at this month’s Coventry Jazz Festival when
Willy Wonka’s magical world is re-created by one of the
country’s outstanding singers. MORE
[03 AUG 00] JAZZ IN STRANGE PLACES WINS
ARTS CASH
Coventry's Jazz
Festival has received a major cash boost, after winning a
grant from West Midlands Arts for an imaginative approach to
the music. MORE
[02 AUG 00] JAZZ TALENT BASSED WITHOUT
DRUMS
There will be rhythm and music in one set
at this month’s Coventry Jazz festival, but there won’t be
any drums. MORE
[01 AUG 00] HOTEL MANAGERS LEARN A
COVENTRY WELCOME
Managers at a Coventry
hotel have gone back to school to keep visitors returning to
the city. MORE
[26 JUL 00] COVENTRY WINS MORE PARTY
CASH
Coventry is to host
another big night of festivities to mark New Year’s Eve
after winning a grant to pay for the celebrations, but this
time there won’t be a tightrope walker.
MORE
[25 JUL 00] SHAKESPEARE IN JAZZ AS BARD
BOOKS FESTIVAL
William Shakespeare is
so crackers about Coventry's jazz festival that he's bought a
ticket for every concert.
MORE
[24 JUL 00] COVENTRY OUTGUNS STRATFORD
AND WARWICK
More people visited
Coventry in 1998 than Stratford and Warwick put together, and
they brought £173 million into the city with them.
MORE
[20 JUL 00] GODIVA AND DOG REWARDED FOR
TOURIST BOOST
Coventry’s
modern-day Lady Godiva and a dog called Peggy were among those
honoured for their contribution to tourism in the area.
MORE
[18 JUL 00] JAZZ FINDS CELESTIAL HOME
IN COVENTRY
Coventry's Holy
Trinity Church is to make its debut as a jazz venue next
month, while young musicians are being invited to wow the
crowds at the Hotel Leofric.
MORE
[08 JUN 00] SKATE
NAKED IN THE PARK THIS WEEKEND
If
you see a man with a lit sparkler coming out of his rear end
at the Godiva Festival, don’t be alarmed. MORE
[08 JUN 00] COME
TO THE FESTIVAL AND BE HEALED
People
visiting this weekend Godiva Festival could find themselves
leaving in a much better shape than they arrived. MORE
[06 JUN 00] BUS
SERVICE LAID ON FOR FESTIVAL
The
organisers of the Godiva Festival are to lay on a special bus
service for festival-goers during the event this weekend.
MORE
[05 JUN 00] TIGHTROPE
WALKER CAPTURED ON FILM
A
video of the death-defying millennium tightrope walk between
Coventry’s old cathedral and Holy Trinity church is to go on
sale at the Godiva Festival. MORE
[05 JUN 00] FESTIVAL
MOTORCADE TO MARK CITY'S HERITAGE
Coventry’s
rich motor heritage will proudly drive through the streets of
the city as part of the Godiva Festival on Friday.
MORE
[05 JUN 00] CHILDREN
TO GET FESTIVE IN THE PARK
Children
will be well catered-for at this year’s Godiva Festival with
a special festival all of their own. MORE
[02 JUN 00] GODIVA
TAKES TO STREETS IN FESTIVAL TEASER
The
Godiva Festival is taking to the streets of Coventry tomorrow
as part of efforts to make the celebrations a week-long event.
MORE
[02 JUN 00] CHILDREN
GATHER TO MARK THE MILLENNIUM
Instead
of a dome, Coventry is having a series of tents to mark the
millennium – but they will still bring more visitors than
the London attraction. MORE
[18 MAY 00] TICKETS
GO ON SALE FOR JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tickets
go on sale next week for two of the biggest star concerts in
August's Coventry Jazz Festival. MORE
[12 MAY 00] CONFERENCES
TO BE WOOED TO AREA
The
flag will be flown for Coventry and Warwickshire in
Switzerland next week to attract more conference business to
the area. MORE
[10 MAY 00] UNIVERSITY
BACKS EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
A
millennium celebration gathering almost 7000 children from 87
schools into Coventry’s War Memorial Park has secured a new
backer. MORE
[04 MAY 00] REAL
McCOY TO PLAY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Piano legend
McCoy Tyner is to top the bill at this year's Coventry Jazz
Festival. MORE
[28 APR 00] ALL
ABOARD FOR GODIVA PROCESSION
Community
groups are being invited to take part in this year’s Godiva
procession, which has been adapted to remember the old
Coventry carnival. MORE
[27 APR 00] JAZZ
SUPREMO SIGNED UP FOR FESTIVAL
A composer,
band leader and soloist widely recognised as Britain’s
foremost jazz artist is to headline the Coventry Jazz
Festival. MORE
[17 APR 00] COVENTRY
PREPARES FOR GODIVA FESTIVAL
Ferret
racing and children’s activities are being added to the list
of attractions for this year’s Godiva Festival.
MORE
[13 APR 00] SINGERS
PREPARE FOR CHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL
Choirs from
all points of the compass are coming together to sing in
heavenly harmony at the International Church Music Festival in
Coventry in June. MORE
[06 APR 00] INDUSTRIAL
LEGEND HONOURED IN CITY
A
German-born industrialist who founded one of Britain's most
famous motoring marques is to be commemorated. MORE
[24 MAR 00] JAZZ
AT THE BELGRADE
The Belgrade Theatre will be
joining the line-up of venues for the city’s international
jazz festival in August. MORE
[07 MAR 00] CALL
FOR QUALITY HOTEL IN COVENTRY CITY CENTRE
Efforts are to be made to
attract a top quality hotel to the centre of Coventry to
increase the range of tourists and businesses visiting the
city. MORE
[06 MAR 00] WELCOME
FOR LOWER PRECINCT PROGRESS
The announcement that the £38
million project in the Lower Precinct will finally start has
been welcomed by the organisations involved in the
scheme. MORE
[25 FEB 00] ADRIAN
MOLE CREATOR TO SPEAK IN COVENTRY
The hugely successful creator
of Adrian Mole, teenage anti-hero turned celebrity offal chef,
will be talking about her work in Coventry next month. MORE
[06 JAN 00] LETTER:
GODIVA WEEKEND FOR THE CITY CENTRE
Congratulations to Coventry and
Warwickshire Promotions for proving that a quality event in
the city centre can be run without major problems and be well
supported by the public. MORE
[01 JAN 00] LETTER:
MILLENNIUM TIGHTROPE WALK
How utterly disappointing for
Coventry that the proposed live coverage on the BBC of the
Millennium tightrope walk between St Michael's and Holy
Trinity was pulled from the schedule at the last
moment. MORE
[01 JAN 00] COVENTRY
MISSES MILLENNIUM BBC SLOT
Over 20,000 people packed
Coventry city centre to watch the spectacular millennium eve
sky walk by Ramon Kelvink. MORE
[31 DEC 99] COVENTRY
MILLENNIUM EVE TIMETABLE
The main entertainments will
take place on the stage over the fountain in the Precinct and
around Broadgate and the Cathedral Quarter. MORE
[31 DEC 99] COVENTRY
READIES FOR MILLENNIUM SPECTACLE
Final preparations are being
made for what will surely be Coventry's most spectacular ever
New Year's Eve party. MORE
[30 DEC 99] DARING
SKYWALK FOR MILLENNIUM EVE
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is
it ... no, not Superman exactly, but a man on a high wire,
fulfilling an awe-inspiring challenge from more than a hundred
years ago. MORE
[16 DEC 99] COVENTRY
ON-LINE
Major European funding is to be
used to create for Coventry one of the biggest destination
websites in Britain. MORE
[08 DEC 99] MUSIC
FOR MILLENNIUM TIGHT ROPE WALK
Music written to introduce the
spectacular highlight of Coventry’s Millennium Eve
celebrations will be performed for the first time in public at
Coventry Cathedral today. MORE
[07 DEC 99] MILLENNIUM
TIGHT ROPE WALK ON BBC
Coventry will get its four
minutes of fame during the BBC’s coverage of events on
Millennium night. MORE
[15 NOV 99] DON'T
DROP LADY GODIVA
Councillors in Coventry were
today urged not to drop one of the city's most famous figures
from their corporate logo. MORE
[10 SEP 99] COVENTRY
HERITAGE BUILDINGS ON SHOW
Heritage Open Days will
actually happen in Coventry this year – and look to be
heading to success. MORE
[19 AUG 99] TOP
NAMES AT COVENTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Coventry will become the home
of jazz next week when the city’s five-day festival, which
runs from 26 - 30 August, begins. MORE
[24 JUN 99] JIMMY
SMITH TO PLAY AT COVENTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
The legendary Jimmy Smith,
godfather of the jazz organ, is the latest star to be signed
up to play Coventry’s 1999 Jazz Festival in August. MORE
[22 JUN 99] IN
WITH THE BIG LEAGUE
Coventry joins all the UK’s
leading conference towns at the fast-expanding Meetings and
Incentive Travel Show in London this week. MORE
[09 JUN 99] PLAQUE
UNVEILED IN MEMORY OF SIDDELEY
Coventry industrialist and
philanthropist John Siddeley has had a plaque unveiled in his
memory – on a site once occupied by his factories. MORE
[01 JUN 99] COVENTRY'S
NEW MILLENNIUM CALENDAR
You’ve had the party, you’ve
got the hangover and you’re desperately trying to remember
what else Millennium year holds in store. MORE
[26 MAY 99] COVENTRY
PEOPLE INSPIRE NEW SLOGAN
[20 MAY 99] MUSIC
FOR LOVERS
[18 MAY 99] MEETING
OF MINES
[11 MAY 99] GODIVA
WEEKEND '99 - LIVE AND FREE
[08 MAR 99] FAME
TO TOP THE BILL AT COVENTRY JAZZ FESTIVAL
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