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Covent Garden NEWS - July 2001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - an occasional, free up-date of news and events in Covent Garden - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Contents: 1. Michael Palin speaks at the AGM 2. Annual Report 3. Neal Street Festival 4. Moving Views 5. Jumble - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please copy this message to anyone else interested in Covent Garden - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Annual General Meeting of the Covent Garden Community Association will be held on Wednesday 4th July 2001 and you are invited. Our guest speaker is MICHAEL PALIN, who will talk about his Monty Python years in Covent Garden and his globe trotting. WHERE: New Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden WHEN: Wednesday 4th July 2001 at 6.30pm until late WHAT’S ON: AGM and social gathering afterwards WHAT’S THE CATCH: we only have room for 300 people, so please arrive early. For more details: http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/news/agm_2001.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The CGCA's Annual Report for the year 2000/2001 has now been printed (kindly sponsored by Rugby Estates plc). You can pick up a copy at the AGM on 4th July or read all articles on the Web. Read lots of interesting 'snapshots' of life in Covent Garden during the past year, and during the past 30 years. Find out what the area's oldest resident thinks of Covent Garden! For your free copy: http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/report_2001/annual_report_2001_index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lots of fun for all the family. Neal Street will be the scene of one of our 30th anniversary events - a street festival with a real community focus. There will be stalls, music & entertainment, a Food & Delicatessen Market, various competitions, and a huge jumble sale. WHERE: Neal Street, Earlham Street & Short’s Gardens, Covent Garden WHEN: Saturday 28th July 2001 between 11am – 6pm WHAT’S ON: free entertainment, Indian music, stalls, games & competitions WHAT’S THE CATCH: we have been unable to confirm the weather forecast. For more details: http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/report_2001/30th_anniversary_events.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A stunning, free exhibition of colour photographs of the old Covent Garden fruit, vegetable and flower market is now on at the Royal Opera House. Compare today's Covent Garden with what it looked like in 1972 in these interesting photographs. WHERE: 1st floor Gallery area, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden WHEN: daily between 10am – 3pm until the middle of August WHAT’S ON: free access to the ROH & a glorious collection of old pics WHAT’S THE CATCH: not open on days when there is a matinee performance. For more details: www.coventgarden.org.uk/report_2001/covent_garden_in_old_photographs.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you live in Covent Garden and have any books, clothing or bric-a-brac to get rid of, please let the CGCA have it for our jumble sale at the Neal Street Festival on 28th July. We would be very grateful for any unwanted things that we can sell to raise much needed funds. Please contact us ASAP if you have any donations: jumble@coventgarden.org.uk or tel 020 7836 3355. Many thanks! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This newsletter has been sent to you because you have subscribed to it in the past, or because you live, work or have an interest in the Covent Garden area. This is a free service, but please let us know if you do not wish to receive further mailings. To unsubscribe yourself from our mailing list, please send an email to remove@coventgarden.org.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For more details on any of the above and a wealth of information please visit the Covent Garden website at http://www.coventgarden.org.uk Webmaster, CGCA, 21 Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5NN, UK Tel 020 7836 3355 Email news@coventgarden.org.uk
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