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Covent Garden NEWS - December 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ an occasional, free up-date of news and events in Covent Garden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents: 1. Christmas in Covent Garden 2. Covent Garden Market 3. Pre-Christmas concert in St Paul's 4. Cool corx 5. The Commonwealth Club ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please copy this message to anyone who may be interested in Covent Garden ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From the sublime to the tacky - find your perfect Christmas gift in some of the few remaining Covent Garden specialist shops. Avoid the high-street multiples that you can find in any town or shopping centre, Covent Garden still has some unique places to buy something special. Read our (slightly) cynical view of what to do and what to avoid in Covent Garden. WHERE: around the Piazza, Neal Street & Seven Dials, Covent Garden WHEN: any day until 7pm, sometimes later WHAT'S ON: shop till you drop WHAT'S THE CATCH: don't leave it till the last minute http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/features/christmas_in_cg_2001.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lots to see and do for all the family, including Santa's grotto, with great surprise gifts for all the children. The grown ups will enjoy the many specialist retailers & craft market stalls and plenty of places to partake in some seasonal refreshments.... WHERE: Covent Garden Market, Piazza, Covent Garden WHEN: every day until Christmas Eve WHAT'S ON: the perfect family destination before Christmas WHAT'S THE CATCH: could be exhausting, so allow for lunch in the Piazza http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/features/xmas_2001_piazza_events.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spanish tenor José Maria Guerrero will be giving a one-off concert in Covent Garden before his Japanese tour. A great male voice in one of Covent Garden's most beautiful settings. Highly recommended! WHERE: St Paul's Church, Bedford Street, Covent Garden WHEN: Fri 14th December 2001 at 7.30pm (NOT Saturday, as previously stated) WHAT'S ON: Spanish & Italian arias and songs WHAT'S THE COST: £7 per ticket (on the door), concessions £4 http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/news/st_pauls_concert_2001_12.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two pieces of cork, a flat surface and a bit of practice - that's all you need to play Corx, the addictive hand-eye co-ordination game. This game really is simplicity itself, it fits in your pocket and you can play it with your friends or alone. Every 'real' pub should have a few sets - more fun than a game of snooker! At £4.95 definitely our favourite Christmas gift. http://www.corx.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most people living or working in the Covent Garden area may not be aware that they are only a few streets away from a modern and multicultural meeting place: The Commonwealth Club - a great place to bring friends or business contacts or just to go for a 'breather' during an otherwise hectic and busy day. WHERE: Royal Commonwealth Society, Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square WHEN: 7.30am-midnight Monday-Saturday WHAT'S ON: first class dining and meeting facilities WHAT'S THE CATCH: members only http://www.coventgarden.org.uk/features/commonwealth_club.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you have news about Covent Garden? If you have anything newsworthy and would like to share it with the rest of the world, please email us! We are ALWAYS looking for news stories, snippets of local info and anything that affect the community in Covent Garden. mailto:news@coventgarden.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 - we hate receiving unwanted rubbish ourselves. To unsubscribe yourself from our mailing list, please reply to this email with 'REMOVE' in the subject box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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