Category: Arts

Earlsdon Festival rescued

Following last month’s news that the annual Earlsdon Festival would not take place this year because of a lack of volunteers, ECHO is pleased to report that the popular event is now back on. Members of Rotary Club of Coventry Phoenix will now work with the Festival Committee to allow the May Day event to …

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Hear Coventry Singer Songwriters on Radio 4 today

The radio programme featuring Coventry Singer Songwriters (see ECHO’s August cover story) is broadcast this morning at 10.30 on BBC Radio 4 FM. If you miss the show, it will be available to hear via BBC iPlayer for a further 28 days: Will Gompertz Gets Creative: Hit Songs and Love Songs

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Vote: Would you pay a couple of quid to save Coventry’s Godiva Festival?

Coventry Telegraph is holding a poll about future funding for the Godiva Festival.  Some might find the results so far a little surprising… With the council having to make deep cuts, we might have to fork out a little something to keep the city’s best weekend going Source: Vote: Would you pay a couple of …

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Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph

Some bad news for revellers going to the Godiva Festival at the weekend. Heavy storms are expected between 7pm on Friday through to noon on Saturday Source: Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph  

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Cartoonist Nick

Earlsdon based cartoonist Nick Shingler has been featured regularly in the Coventry Telegraph recently after the Telegraph invited cartoonists to submit their work to be considered for publication. Nick’s creation the Cov Kids has proved popular with readers. Nick, who moved to this area from Wolverhampton in the 1980s, is a building surveyor by profession, …

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Calling all artists

 Albany Theatre is launching an exciting new project for the summer and is offering opportunities to get involved.  Applications are invited from people over 60 with a personal story to tell, digital artists and creative performers aged between 16 and 25.   Storytellers If you’re in your 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or indeed your 100s …

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