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Coventry Precinct - 50 Years
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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS - 22 & 23 MAY 1998

FRIDAY 22 MAY
TIME EVENT LOCATION
2.30pm Cavalcade including 1948 vehicles carrying Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands, Lord Mayor & VIPs Council House to
Broadgate House
2.55pm Arrive Broadgate Broadgate
2.55pm Opening Speech - Lord Mayor Broadgate
3.00pm Unveil Broadgate Foundation Stone
Fanfare to be provided by TA Fanfare Team
Broadgate House
3.00pm Closing Speech - Lord Lieutenant Broadgate House
3.05pm Flypast of different aircraft from 1948 [courtesy of Air Atlantique] Above Precinct
3.10pm
- 9pm
Variety of Period Entertainments
[to include dance/music/drama]
Big Band Sound by 'Don Mather and his Millermen' also featuring 'Five-a-Side'
Local Radio to link
Bandstand
5.30pm
- 6pm
Outside Broadcast by BBC Bridge Link
7pm -
8.45pm
Invitation Tea-Dance Leofric Hotel
9.00pm Fireworks Display City Centre
9.15pm Tea Dance to include 2 sets from John Spencer's Nostalgics Leofric Hotel
ALL DAY Displays of historic vehicles
Period costume strollers
Fairground
Precinct
 
SATURDAY 23 MAY - a celebration of 50 years of music and dance
TIME EVENT LOCATION
12noon Music from the 1940s
Ted Heath, Glen Miller ...
[performed by the TA Band]
Bandstand
1pm Music from the 1950s
'Johny and the Zephyrs', local band playing music such as Elvis, Bill Haley, Carl Perkins ...
Bandstand
2pm 'Pre Fab Four', a Beatles tribute band
- playing the hits of the 60s
Bandstand
3pm 'Ballroom Glitz', 70s tribute band playing Garry Glitter, Sweet, T.Rex ... Bandstand
4pm Hits from the 1980s with 'Young Guns' from Leicester, playing Car Wash, Duran Duran, Wham ... Bandstand
5pm One of Coventry's top bands 'Dangerfield' playing current music from Oasis, Blur ... Bandstand
ALL DAY Displays of historic vehicles
Period costume strollers
Fairground
Territorial Army Activities
Precinct


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