No charge for VE Day street party road closures
People who want to throw a street party in Coventry to celebrate VE Day are being encouraged to get their applications in to the city council.
This year's VE Day marks 80 years since World War Two ended, and streets will be able to select one day over the upcoming May Bank Holiday week - either the 3, 4, 5, 10 or 11 May.
The closing date for applications is 1700 BST on 14 April.
"There is no charge or cost, all we ask is for everyone who wants to hold a street party that requires a street closure just to log on to our website," said David Keaney, head of network management at Coventry City Council.
"We want to make it as easy as possible; we recognise lots and lots of people come together for VE Day celebrations, and street parties are the way that they like to celebrate," he said.
"We will try and facilitate as many as possible.
"Street parties are most suited to small residential roads, particularly cul-de-sacs with a simple closure with a few cones and road signs – which we will supply at no cost - for the event."
He added that the authority would consider options if there were applications for busier roads.
"This year we've seen a smaller uptake so far... we wanted to encourage as many people as possible to think about it.
"We would want as many people as possible to do this because we recognise that particularly coming out of winter, the first bit of warm weather is an opportunity for people to come together as a community."
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