[13 JUN 09] WHAT'S ON : POSITIVE IMAGES
MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL
Coventry's Positive Images Multicultural Festival will run
from Saturday 13 June to Saturday 4 July. This annual festival
celebrating the Coventry's cultural diversity will host over 70
events across the city.
Events include a Community Information Fair, a poetry
performance by Dreadlockalien, a Multicultural Book and Craft
Fair and a Charity Begins at Home Exhibition.
The highlight of the festival will be a free Multicultural
Concert of Music and Dance at the Ukrainian Hall on Saturday 27
June.
The number of confirmed cases of 'Swine Flu' in the UK today passed
1000. The growth rate is now exponential. Luckily the mortality
rate is only c 0.5%.
[01 JUN 09] BUSINESS : BOWLED OVER WITH HARRY SHAW
Cricket giants - South Africa - have selected Harry Shaw to
carry out all their coaching for the 20:20 cricket tournament
this summer. The Harry Shaw VIP coach will accompany the team as
they travel around.
Harry Shaw have a wealth of experience in handling coach
arrangements for all sports teams - current customers include
Coventry City FC and The Coventry Blades.
Bablake Weather Station (BWS), based at Bablake School in
Coventry, has been running since 1977. Led by head geography
teacher, Steve Jackson, and aided by a rota of school pupils the
weather station has seen many technological advances over the
past three decades. Now fully automated BWS provides daily
weather information for Coventry as well as historical weather
data going back to 1870 and a webcam. The station is recognised
as an official Met Office Climatalogical Station.
www.bablakeweather.co.uk
Railway historian Mike Hitches has produced a new book
detailing the history of railways in Warwickshire. From the
opening of the first railway to serve the county in 1838 the
book recounts the struggles and battles between the various
companies - the L&B, TVR, LNWR, GWR and NWR - for supremacy over
some of the Warwickshire branches. The book includes archive
photographs, period timetables, company advertisements and
loco-shed allocations. The paperback, published by
The
History Press, costs £14.99.
Gil Robottom has produced a new book detailing the history of
Coventry's cinemas. Before being ‘Coventrated’ in November 1940,
Coventry was home to 22 cinemas, though others had closed
earlier. At the end of the war there were still 17. By the 1980s
there were only three houses left devoted to the silver screen.
Published by the
Mercia Cinema Society at £ 14.50, the book is
available from The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum or post-free
from Mercia Sales, 29 Blackbrook Court, Durham Road,
Loughborough LE11 5UA.
Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves will be signing
copies of his new autobiography at Waterstones Coventry on
Saturday 14 March, 12noon - 1.30pm. Peter Purves is the
legendary former Blue Peter presenter and "Here's One I Wrote
Earlier...The Autobiography" is published to coincide with his
70th Birthday on 10 February 2009. This iconic presenter started
life as an actor and many people will have forgotten that he was
one of William Hartnell's companions in the early episodes of
Doctor Who.
Police investigating an accident in Coventry have released
the name of the lady who died following the incident. Pedestrian
Eileen Taylor was in collision with a Ford Escort at the
junction of Phoenix Way and Austin Drive at 1.25pm on Saturday 6
December. The 81-year-old, from Foleshill, was taken to
hospital, where she died as a result of her injuries. A
30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
He has been bailed pending further inquiries. Anyone who can
assist police with their investigation should contact Stoney
Stanton Road police station on 0845 113 5000.
[28 OCT 08] BANDS : HALLOWEEN LAUNCH FOR
HEADTAPE'S DEBUT SINGLE
Coventry band Headtapes launch its debut single 'Love is
Suicide' at the Hope and Anchor on Friday 31 October. Headtapes
is a Coventry based, one man band, Gareth Wright, who writes the
songs and music, plays all the instruments and creates a
beautifully sad pop cacophony from his own studio. Mixing pop,
shoegaze and electronica in a whirlwind two and a half minutes
Love Is Suicide is the perfect introduction to Headtapes.
Headtapes will play a live set followed by a night of electro
tunes past and present.