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News from around the region
New exhibition explores women in motorsport A brand-new exhibition celebrating female motorsport is currently available to view at Coventry Transport Museum. Commenting on the installation, the venue’s Francis Nielsen said: “We’re hoping the show will inspire future generations to follow in these brilliant women’s footsteps. We wanted to focus on the impact women had on all aspects of motorsports alongside current developments such as grass-roots racing. What better place to demonstrate our ability to innovate than in the home of the cycle industry and birthplace of the motor car in the UK.” Women In Motorsport shows at the museum until 31 May.
Yonex badminton championships back in Birmingham Badminton England and the Championships return to Utilita Arena Birmingham next month (16 - 20 March), bringing the best players from around the world to compete in one of the sport’s oldest and most prestigious tournaments. For more information and to book tickets, visit: allenglandbadminton.com
Family rave at the cathedral Coventry Cathedral is next month hosting a family rave in celebration of the life and work of the city’s electronic music pioneer, Delia Derbyshire. Presented by Big Fish Little Fish and Delia Phonics Festival, the event takes place on Saturday 5 March and features a multisensory dancefloor, craft and playdoh tables, a giant colouringin mural, a baby chill area and a ‘toddler town’. For more information and to book tickets, visit: eventbrite.co.uk
Call out for people to share stories about life in the West Midlands Bach’s choral Passion at Worcester Cathedral One of the most significant classical choral works ever written is to be performed by 150 voices at a major concert in Worcester this spring. Worcester Festival Choral Society is bringing JS Bach’s Baroque masterwork, St John Passion, to Worcester Cathedral on Saturday 19 March. The concert marks the conclusion of the Society’s 160th season.
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Leamington Spa dance-circus company Motionhouse is calling on Midlanders to share their stories about life in the region. Motionhouse last month unveiled a special
post box in the city’s Centenary Square and invited people to post their stories there. All the stories will be uploaded onto a digital platform via the Motionhouse website. Commenting on the initiative, Motionhouse Rehearsal Director Junior Cunningham said: “The stories will form a snapshot of life in the region as Birmingham and the West Midlands become the focus of international attention through the Commonwealth Games.”
Lieutenant Pigeon and Mouldy Old Dough at Coventry Music Museum A Coventry band’s number-one single is being celebrated at the city’s Music Museum 50 years after it spent four weeks at the top of the charts. Mouldy Old Dough was a smash-hit for Lieutenant Pigeon back in 1972, and now its chartbusting success is being explored in a brand-new exhibition at the museum. Highlights of the installation include a reconstruction of the front room of 25 Kingsway - the semi-detached house where the single was recorded - and a chance to have a selfie with Lieutenant Pigeon himself.
