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BBC News
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Coventry's Godiva Festival ticket prices frozen for 2025
Ticket prices for the Godiva Festival have been frozen for the 2025 event, organisers have announced. The popular festival will welcome music lovers back to the War Memorial Park in Coventry on 4-6 City Council, who organise the event, have announced that early bird weekend tickets can again be bought for £29, while family weekend tickets will be available for £79. Deputy leader, Abdul Salam Khan, said the freeze will allow "everyone to enjoy the festival". The event has been organised amid a backdrop of questions over its financing, with calls made by an opposition council group for the festival to fund its own costs. The council have injected £330,000 into the event to cover a shortfall for this year's show. However, Mr Khan said the prices have been frozen to offer "great value for money" for fans. "Every year we see thousands of people from the city and beyond enjoy an amazing three days of top music acts, local talent and family fun, and I'm already looking forward to this year and another incredible line-up," he said."Also, this year we have extra security measures and new entry conditions designed to help people feel at ease and able to enjoy everything that is on offer."As part of the announcement, the council confirmed that the minimum age for teenagers attending without an accompanying adult will rise from 16 to 18 years.A new 'Teen Ticket' category has been introduced for those aged from 13-17 at a lower rate than an adult 18+ ticket, and a child's ticket for those aged five to 12 years, which is at a lower cost than last bird tickets will be on sale from 31 March. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Paving art marks Covid-19 Day of Reflection
The Covid-19 National Day of Reflection was marked in Coventry on Sunday with a large floor mural at the city's Cathedral Ruins. Members of the public were able to reflect on the impact of the pandemic, with the artwork unveiled by deputy leader of Coventry City Council Abdul Salam Khan. "As a city we came together to reach out in any way we could to support vulnerable members of our community and anyone who needed help," Khan said. "I'm proud that the city played a leading role in the roll-out of the vaccines and the hope and support it provided to people during such a momentous time." He added: "I hope this piece of art gives a place of peace and quiet reflection to anyone who feels they would like to come and have a few moments to reflect on what was a challenging and worrying time for us all." The artwork was produced by street artist Katie O, who said the lockdown period had shown how the arts could help to bring people together. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to mark this important day," she said. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. UK reflects on fifth anniversary of start of Covid 'People blamed me for bringing Covid to UK' Dogs given up since pandemic at 'record highs' Covid inquiry turns to PPE deals and the 'VIP lane'
BBC News
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Godiva Festival date announced as council overspend revealed
The Godiva Festival will return to Coventry this July, the city council confirms, as a new report reveals the authority went over their overall budget for culture this year by £1m. The popular event will again welcome music lovers to the War Memorial Park on 4-6 July. Festival-goers were previously warned they could face higher ticket prices when the city council elected to make cuts to its £300,000 subsidy for the event. New documents show the authority is yet to decide how to raise the money to fill the shortfall for the festival as a result of those cuts. A report, released ahead of a meeting of the council's finance and corporate services scrutiny board, said the authority was predicted to overspend by £1m on culture in warned "urgent action" was needed after it was revealed the council is set to go over its overall budget by £ said this year's budget issues were partly caused by a delay in rolling out last year's festival along with holding costs for the IKEA building - due to be turned into a collections centre and cultural hub - were the two main reasons for the culture overspend, the report its publication, the council's deputy leader, Abdul Salam Khan, stressed the Godiva Festival's economic benefits for the city and said the authority was committed to keeping prices "as low as possible".Ticket prices and the line-up for this year's festival have not yet been Local Democracy Reporting Service has contacted the council with further questions about the news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
