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Stratford Literary Festival is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Young Poets Competition which will be published in a special Collection.

Today, 20 May, Coventry UK City of Culture Trust revealed six well-known people who will play a starring role in the signature event, Coventry Moves on 5 June.

Coventry UK City of Culture is delighted to announce that Assembly Festival will be setting up, programming and running a substantial new hub venue in the city centre, Assembly Festival Garden.

The Medieval Coventry Sword is to go on display at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, marking the first time it has returned to Coventry in over 500 years

Coventry City of Culture has been awarded a further £1.3million from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK.

The British Motor Museum is delighted to host ‘Young Driver’ who will launch their classic car driving experiences on 22 May by motoring expert and TV presenter Quentin Willson.

Coventry and Warwickshire community performers are being given the chance to take to the stage and showcase their talents at an exciting new outdoor festival during UK City of Culture 2021.

On Friday 30 April, at 10am the first tickets went on sale for Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture 2021 which kicks off on 15 May 2021.

Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell is just one of the leading names in the Stratford Literary Festival’s programme of events for young people this year.

Coventry City of Culture Trust has reaffirmed its commitment to Coventry being the ‘greenest’ ever UK City of Culture with the creation of a new code.