• International Women’s Day Activities
  Coventry Women’s Voices 22 Feb 12
  Lots going on for International Women’s Day Saturday 3rd March in London there is the Million Women Rise March On Thursday 8th March there will be ‘ Bridges of Peace and Hop e’ for the future, on Millennium Bridge (outside the Transport Museum) between  12:00 – 13:00. In the evening the Women…
• Society needs more battling underdogs like Rob Windsor
  Les Reid, Talking Politics, Coventry Telegraph 22 Feb 12
  (My column in today’s paper) “He’d probably give a quizzical smile at being in these surroundings.” So said Dave Griffiths at Coventry Cathedral addressing hundreds at the funeral of his non-religious Socialist Party colleague Rob Windsor. It wasn’t the only…
• Lobby Turns Up The Heat On Councillors
  Coventry Against the Cuts 21 Feb 12
  Many of the people gathered outside Coventry city council house were not political activists but ordinary people who use public services. The campaign to save Foleshill Leisure Centre is just one example of thedevastating effect central government cuts are having on local communities. Last year Coventry…
• BOB AINSWORTH LAMBASTS CENTRO OVER CHANGES TO COVENTRY BUS SERVICES
  Jim Cunningham MP, Labour, Coventry North East 21 Feb 12
  Bob Ainsworth has lambasted Centro for their failure to initiate an effective public consultation process as part of their Coventry Bus Network Review. The failure to consult effectively has left many elderly and vulnerable people feeling anxious and isolated.  They fear that the proposed changes will…
• What’s your problem?
  Coventry Women’s Voices 21 Feb 12
  from Women’s Networking Hub : Women in Birmingham and the West Midlands are dealing with a range of issues and inequalities that face them every day. This is your chance to change that. The Women’s Networking Hub is working with the Young Foundation, a centre for social innovation, to develop…
• Bob Ainsworth makes a speech in the House of Commons during a backbench business debate on Iran
  Jim Cunningham MP, Labour, Coventry North East 21 Feb 12
  Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab): There are two people to whom the House ought to be grateful including, first, the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron). I attended the Backbench Business Committee with him to push for this debate. I made it clear that I did not agree with…
• Lobby Coventry Council – No To £17m Cuts
  Coventry Against the Cuts 20 Feb 12
  There will be a lobby of Coventry City Council on Tuesday 21st February 2012 at 12.30pm as the 54 councillors that represent our city meet and vote on the Budget Setting and Council Tax Rates for 2012/13. Last year every councillor (with the exception of Socialist councillor Dave Nellist) , voted to…
• University students’ big screen dream
  The Birmingham Press 20 Feb 12
  ‘Crowd-funding’ means a little can make a lot of difference in the world of film.

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• Merry
  A mad scientist’s musings 22 Feb 12
  This was one of my favourite photos of Mum and Dad this Christmas, hours after dinner still wearing their hats! Used a fair bit of old stash, some Basic Grey from a few years back (not my first choice of papers, but i like them on this LO), and some new with the punched pattern on the right. After a…
• Versatile Blogger Award
  The Princess Prudence Diaries 22 Feb 12
  Last week, the delighful Miss Simmonds awarded me a Versatile Blogger Award. Thank You Miss Simmonds, and if you’ve not been over and checked her blog out then please do, it’s a fab read. Anyway the rules of the award are: You should pass it on to 15 recently discovered blogs and let the bloggers know…
• Anatomy in a new dimension
  Warwick University 22 Feb 12
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• Handbag Challenge outfit (or I'd forget my own head)
  The Princess Prudence Diaries 21 Feb 12
  In my last post, I forgot to tell you about the handbag that was part of my outfit, and is number 4 in the great handbag challenge. over 8 years ago, when I first started work, I treated my Mum to a long weekend in Barcelona. We had a wonderful time, I love Barcelona. One of the things it’s great for…

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• Video of the Week: This Modern Youth 'Plastic Crowns'
  The Music Abyss: Coventry Telegraph 22 Feb 12
  THIS week I’ve picked Plastic Crowns by This Modern Youth. They’re a local band, with members hailing from both Coventry and Leamington, and this is their debut video. Keeping things close to home they’ve used the sports hall at Coventry’s Cardinal Wiseman School as the backdrop to the video.
• Another day with the Gypsies
  Alex Mason Photography 22 Feb 12
  The daunting long walk up the drive to the gypsy camp. So I went back today with the usual anxiety which quickly dissapeared when I was invited in to one of the homes, this time with a photo that I took he day before of one of a teengage gypsy. They family were all really pleased with it and then…
• PC World
  Views from a Bum 22 Feb 12
  MOGADISHU Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Tuesday 21st February, 2012 This timely and topical play is set in an inner city comprehensive school. A black youth is prevented from marmalising a Turkish boy by a white teacher and so he levels a false accusation of racist abuse against her. The full weight…
• Wonderful Watercolours Sneak Peek 6
  Herbert Art Gallery & Museum 22 Feb 12
  William Brooke (1772 to 1860) Ancient Passage leading to the Hall 1819 St Mary’s Guildhall was begun in 1340 by the merchant guild of St Mary. The building was soon also used by the mayor and governing body of the city, which was closely linked to the guild. It continued to be the city’s centre…
• Heard about our free creative workshops for over 50s?
  Belgrade Theatre 22 Feb 12
  As part of the Creative Gymnasium (50+) project we're inviting members of the 50+ community to take part in free workshops exploring a range of creative exercises and the art of storytelling.
• Belgrade plays awarded official Inspire Mark of London 2012 Olympic Games
  Belgrade Theatre 22 Feb 12
  Stars in the Morning Sky and We Love You City have been granted the Inspire mark by the London 2012 Inspire programme, which recognises innovative and exceptional projects that are directly inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Did you know…
  Belgrade Theatre 22 Feb 12
  Since the launch of the new website, the Belgrade Theatre has raised over 6,000 through online donations.
• Updated #picbod app
  CU Photography 21 Feb 12
  The new and improved #picbod app version 1.1  for 2012 has just been released. This update allows photos to be uploaded to the #picbod flickr page straight from a camera phone, and then easily shared to Facebook and via Email. There is also a new search function, so you can quickly find the content…
• The Enemy Treat Fans To Free Single Download
  The Enemy Coventry 21 Feb 12
  Coventry band The Enemy are giving fans a very special treat – the first single from the new album ‘Streets In The Sky’ for free. The single will be ‘Gimme The Sign’ and fans will be able to download it from the two official websites www.theenemy.com and at www.facebook.com/theenemy . As we revealed…
• The AWARD WINNING Barricades Rise
  Barricades Rise 21 Feb 12
  Yes, yes, thank you very much. Along with our ‘Best EP’ award from OffBeat Magazine for No Love Lost EP, awarded last year, ‘Best Album’ for Repertoire in September 2010 given by PunkArtBlog and our ‘Best Acoustic Act’ awarded from ARTsLeicester, we’ve added to our trophy cabinet by being given a ‘Best…
• The Enemy Reveal Album Title And Tour Dates
  The Enemy Coventry 21 Feb 12
  The Enemy have finally revealed the name for the third album, they have called it ‘Streets In The Sky’ . The name relates to a block of flats in Sheffield (Park Hill), completed in 1961 but subject to much controversy ever since. A BBCdocumentary ‘Saving Britain’s Past’ featured the flats that became…
• Blind Summit's The Table Review by Billy Barrett
  Warwick Arts Centre 21 Feb 12
  Blind Summit’s successful Edinburgh transfer, The Table, is a triptych of absurd, funny and technically accomplished pieces exploring the possibilities of puppetry and performance. The company have, in the past, collaborated with the ENO, Complicité and other big names but here the puppet takes the…
• Gimme The Sign To Showcase On Radio 1 Zane Lowe Show
  The Enemy Coventry 20 Feb 12
  Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe will be the first radio station to play The Enemy’s new single ‘Gimme The Sign’ . The track will feature during Zane’s Tuesday evening programme (Tues 21st February 2012 from 7-9pm) around 7.20pm. Tom Clarke said, “Seriously, it’s an honour to be on @zanelowe again. He was the…
• Down by the river
  The Art of Teabag staining 20 Feb 12
  The cold from hell continues unabated this week, despite being back at work. I’m not normally one to suffer from colds – when you’re a teacher, you develop a super-strength immune system that will not succumb to the usual rounds ofsniffles – but being pregnant seems to have broken down my defences and…
• Afternoon With the Gypsies
  Alex Mason Photography 20 Feb 12
  So I went back this afternoon. It feels as if they are slowly starting to trust me more. They ended up showing me caravans and telling me to take certain photos which I did out of politness instead of saying ‘nah that won’t be a good photo’. They also showed me their Cockerels that…

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