For the covid deLayed year as Uk City of culture 2021. Radio Jingle Bbc cwr Good morning, happy saturday this is rachel new. I hope youve had some caffeine in you already, because today is Going to be a very big day. The start of a Summer Weekend in coventry But this is no ordinary saturday. Today, the whole city will be become a giant stage, to mark the start of a big year. As the Uk City of culture. Stay with us all day, because were Going to make sure that you do not miss a moment of this. Cove ntry. Its been a long time coming. Coventry won the honour back in 2017. Cove ntry . Way before covid forced Artistic Directorjustine Themen to change all her pLans. You see the track . Its down here. Because we cant be bringing audiences together in Large numbers, or even participants, we have had to think very differently. For a start, what is about to take pLace on these streets has had to be kept a complete secret. Theres one of you that isnt. To avoid Large crowds gathering to watch, wit
Locals were treated to a Dawn Chorus featuring pauline black, lead singer of the Ska Revival Band the selecter. Coventry through and through. Riverflows. I ve lived in coventry for very many years and to even be in a city that is Coventry City Of Culture was Good, but to be asked to perform at the opening ceremony, ijust thought, wow it was fantastic, it was brilliant, and to have it in Spon End, it was brilliant as well. The colours, lovely, and im glad it stayed dry for them, not pouring down with rain. Action. Im singing The River song, i am The River, as you can see, with all this wonderful Kind Of Blue Make Up and all this flowing veil. Because there is a river that runs underneath The City. And, of course, that is kind of, the life spring, the well of everything, thats the reason why they settled, because there was a river. Its like miss haversham i know this area and i know the people round here, or some of the people round here, and to have them actually contribute the lyrics,
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The queen has welcomed the us president Joe Biden at windsor castle. The G7 Summit concludes with Member States agreeing to deliver more than A Billion coronavirus vaccinations to poorer countries and raise A Hundred Billion dolLars to help them cut carbon emissions. But there is also being a continuing row over the Northern IreLand protocol. Doctors confirm denmarks Christian Eriksen suffered a Cardiac Arrest during a match at the European Championship. And a Sterling Effort from engLand as they beat Croatia I O in their Opening Game of the European Championship at wembley. Well be back at the top of the hour with more news. Now on bbc news, were in coventry as the citys streets are transformed into a giant stage and the celebrations finally begin for the covid deLayed year, as Uk City of culture 2021. Good morning, happy saturday this is rachel new. I hope youve had some caffeine in you already, because today is Going to be a very big day. The
Streets are transformed into a giant stage and the celebrations finally begin for the covid deLayed year as Uk City of culture 2021. Radio Jingle Bbc cwr Good morning, happy saturday this is rachel new. I hope youve had some caffeine in you already, because today is Going to be a very big day. The start of a Summer Weekend in coventry, But this is no ordinary saturday. Today, the whole city will be become a giant stage, to mark the start of a big year. As the Uk City of culture. Stay with us all day, because were Going to make sure that you do not miss a moment of this. Cove ntry. Its been a long time coming. Coventry won the honour back in 2017. Cove ntry . Way before covid forced Artistic Directorjustine Themen to change all her pLans. You see the track . Its down here. Because we cant be bringing audiences together in Large numbers, or even participants, we have had to think very differently. For a start, what is about to take pLace on these streets has had to be kept a complete sec