Royal wedding 'fails to excite' in Coventry and Warwickshire

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There have still just been 18 expressions of interest for street parties in Coventry and Warwickshire to mark the Royal Wedding.



14 of them are in Coventry – although these aren’t even official intentions to hold a party.

It follows a mistake by the city’s council a fortnight ago, who’d admitted they’d put incorrect information about street party activities on their website, claiming no music or entertainment would be allowed.

The webpage – which also incorrectly stated all parties would have to end by 9pm – has since been changed.

A City Council spokesman said: “We are fully committed to encouraging local people to hold street parties in celebration of the forthcoming Royal Wedding in April.”

“Our overall aim is clearly to make the organisation of parties as easy, inexpensive and straightforward as possible.”

“We would like to make it clear that there is no ban on people eating food, consuming alcohol or playing music.”

People in Coventry need to have completed an application form for a party by March 14th – there are more details here.

Warwickshire County County say they need eight weeks’ notice of any event planned.