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News from around the region
Compton Verney to host Winter Festival Compton Verney is hosting a Winter Festival in December. The event’s highlights include a chance to explore the popular Warwickshire attraction’s ‘enchanted woodlands’, reindeer trail and indoor forest. Visitors can also try something new at festive workshops, enjoy some seasonal shopping at a Christmas gift market and say hello to Father Christmas in his woodland grotto. Carol concerts and seasonal fare also feature... The Winter Festival runs from Friday 3 to Friday 24 December. For more information, visit comptonverney.org.uk
V&A exhibition adapted for the big screen The V&A’s blockbuster exhibition, Alice: Curiouser And Curiouser, has been made into a documentary film which will be screened at selected West Midlands cinemas from 14 October. The documentary follows V&A Senior Curator Kate Bailey and broadcaster Andi Oliver as they explore how the titular character from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland has become a cultural icon throughout art. The film shows at Cineworld Birmingham, Midlands Arts Centre, Showcase in Coventry and Dudley, and Solihull Cineworld.
Visitor Centre at Highley and The King & Castle pub in Kidderminster were also recipients of the accolade.
Harry Potter Platform 9 3/4 Trolley heading for the Midlands region To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film, the iconic Platform 9¾ Trolley will be stopping off at Birmingham New Street Station from 23 to 25 October. The installation allows fans to recreate the moment when Harry first made it onto Platform 9¾ by running through a magical brick wall in London’s King’s Cross station. Muggles, witches and wizards alike will be able to get a photo of themselves appearing to emulate Harry by running through the wall.
Severn Valley Railway scoops top award The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has scooped a TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Award for the second year running. The prize puts SVR in the top 10% of all visitor attractions worldwide, based on reviews and feedback submitted via the online platform. Alongside the railway as a whole receiving the award, its local sites at The Engine House 04 whatsonlive.co.uk
the wall of the Caribbean Association’s community centre. The work has been produced in collaboration with Midlandsborn artist Carleen DeSozer.
Brand-new In Paint We Trust mural revealed The latest mural to be created as part of Coventry’s In Paint We Trust initiative has been revealed - showcasing the city’s Caribbean culture. Dubbed ‘Community Love’, the mural adorns
Coventry to host arts & culture Citizens’ Assembly Coventry is to host what is believed to be the UK’s first Citizens’ Assembly on art & culture. Fifty people, selected by democratic lottery, will take part in the event, which is called Art For The People. The assembly, which will run between late October and late November, will be posing the question: How will arts, culture & creativity shape a better future for Coventry?.
