Festival goes on despite protests
| Published: 2nd July 2008 13:18 |
Coventry's Godiva Festival has been granted an entertainment licence despite protests from local residents.
Environmental Health officers and some residents had objected to the annual festival as noise levels were expected to be slightly higher than usual.
CV One has been organising the event, which will be held in Memorial Park between 4 and 6 July.
The Godiva Festival offers a variety of major events and activities including live music tents and stand-up comedy.
The council's city services spokeswoman, Hazel Noonan, said she was "delighted" the licence had been granted on Tuesday.
She said: "The Godiva Festival has become a fantastic event for thousands of people, firmly putting Coventry on the map as a great place for live entertainment.
"The majority of residents are behind it but we fully understand the concerns some people living close to the park have."
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**Latest news from the festival **
Organisers of the Festival are appealing for people to arrive early on Saturday night when local band The Enemy perform.A spokesman said
"The Enemy are very popular and we expect to reach the event capacity.
From then on admission will be on a one in one out basis."
The Enemy will be on stage at 9.30 pm.
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