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Latest news and offers - December 2023 |
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Ending soon - win an early Christmas gift with Coventry's Christmas Cracker 🎁
A sparkling Coventry Christmas Cracker showcasing a range of fabulously festive prizes is now available exclusively for Go CV members to WIN.
Go CV, working in partnership with Visit Coventry and Coventry BID, have lots of prizes to giveaway! All prizes have been kindly donated by partners to celebrate all the great things the city has to offer over this festive season.
You can find a full list of the prizes and terms and conditions on our website.
⚠ Be quick, competition closes Sunday evening, 3 December 2023.
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 Celebrate Christmas in Coventry
From a city centre big wheel to pantomimes and foodie markets, there are plenty of ways to keep the entire family entertained over the festive period!
If you're planning on coming to the city for some late-night shopping, a reminder there's FREE parking after 3pm in City Council Car Parks on set days until Thursday 22 December.
More information can be found on the Visit Coventry website.
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 Weekend festive craft fair at West Orchards
Come along and experience our Christmas Craft Fair this weekend on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December.
Discover handcrafted seasonal gifts whilst supporting local artists. Unwrap the magic of Christmas!
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 Exclusive Go CV ticket offer for Oliver Twist at Albany Theatre
From the team that created The Albany’s stunning 'A Christmas Carol' comes a new play adaption of the story of Dickens’ most famous creation – Oliver Twist from Saturday 9 to Sunday 31 December 2023.
Go CV offer: £2 off each ticket for all members using promo code: CVTW2
You can book tickets online or you can telephone the Box Office on 02476 99 89 64.
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 20% discount for Santa experience at West Orchards
The Santa experience at West Orchards Shopping Centre will fill you with festive cheer and Go CV cardholders you can claim a 20% discount by using the code GOCV2023
Santa will welcome you to his sleigh lodge on level 3 of the shopping centre and take you on his Virtual Reality Sleigh Ride. After the ride, the children will chat with Santa for a few minutes and each child will receive a small chocolate gift.
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 Christmas Makers' Markets at FarGo Village
Struggling with gift ideas? Mark these dates in your calendar! FarGo Christmas Market has got you covered with all the unique treats and goodies. Best of all, they're from independent traders, handmade and one of a kind! There's two weekends in December:
- Sat 2 December: 11am - 5pm
- Sun 3 December: 11am - 4pm
- Sat 9 December: 11am - 5pm
- Sun 10 December: 11am - 4pm
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Adult Education - Spring Courses 2024
The new Choice magazine is now available for Spring Term courses in 2024 offering a choice of courses in a wide range of subjects.
Don't forget if you receive qualifying benefits you can pay the heavily reduced Go CV+ course fees.
⚠ Please ensure your Go CV+ account is fully validated before enrolment which opens on Wednesday 13 December.
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 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at The Herbert
Adult Go CV £4 | Go CV+ Free
Child Go CV £2 |
The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is on loan from the Natural History Museum in London.
The most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases some of the best photography talent from around the world for over 55 years.
All tickets include free entry to see Dippy the Dinosaur for all visitors.
Exhibition running until Monday 1 April 2024
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 Mini Museum Engineers Play at Coventry Transport Museum
Every Wednesday (until 1 January 2024) | 10.30am - 12noon & 1pm - 2.30pm| FREE for Go CV (included in admission) | Drop in | Designed for age 1 -5 (and older too)
Ready, steady, engineer! Get stuck into creative problem-solving and let your imagination loose in an open-ended play environment, with different themes linked to our museum collections each week.
Led by an expert learning team, sessions have been carefully designed to help promote early engineering and problem-solving skills, supporting with STEM-based learning through hands-on play items that differ every week.
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 Family Museum Engineers – Saturday Play days!
Sat 9 Dec | 10.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 3.30pm | FREE for Go CV (included in admission) | Drop in | Designed for age 0 - 99 (and older too)
Explore an open-ended play environment using unique resources that encourage engineering skills, problem-solving, imagination and, of course, quality family fun! This time, we’re making Super Sledged! Get inspired by our in-house Sleigh, to create your own moving Sleigh creation to take home!
Family Museum Engineers are play sessions designed for the whole family.
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 #CovConnects – National Databank in Coventry
We know that staying connected is important. Many organisations in Coventry make use of Good Things Foundation’s National Databank, which allows residents to access SIM cards with 6 months' worth of mobile phone data for free.
You can use the #CovConnects Venue Map to find nearby venues that can support you with National Databank gifting.
For any questions about the National Databank or the #CovConnects initiative you can email the team.
Also, if you know someone looking for support with basic digital skills, our volunteer Digital Champions can spend time one-to-one to help with the use of technology.
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 'Quiet Time' session at The Wave
Go CV discount applies for the next Quiet Time session at The Wave on Wednesday 27 December 4pm - 6pm
A fun-filled experience within a calm and relaxing environment with no music, sensory toys in the lazy river as well as accessible changing facilities.
Ideal for families and individuals who have complex needs and disabilities.
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Tinker | Make | Play Engineers: Festive Fun at Coventry Transport Museum
Thursday 28 & 29 December 2023 & Thursday 4 & Friday 5 January 2024 | 10.30am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm -3.30pm | FREE for Go CV (included in admission) Drop In | All ages are welcome.
Embrace festive STEM based play! Tinker | Make | Play Engineers are embracing festive fun to ring in the new year. Take old everyday electronic items apart and use your imagination to make magnificent new things for you to take home.
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 Albany Theatre - £2 off tickets for Puss in Boots
Come and join the Albany Theatre, Coventry this Christmas for the purr-fect family community pantomime from Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 January 2024.
Go CV offer: £2 off each ticket for all members using promo code: CVPB2
You can book tickets online or you can telephone the Box Office on 02476 99 89 64
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 🎉A big round of applause to our lucky winners!
Congratulations to the winners of our "WIN a family ticket to The Gruffalo at Warwick Arts Centre" giveaway!
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Samantha Payne, Binley
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Paul Armstrong, Coundon
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