Coventry cathedral

The most popular citizen of Coventry

Picture of Lady Godiva, by John Collier, ca 1897

According to the popular legend, Lady Godiva was a noblewoman, wife of Leofric (968 – 1057), Earl of Mercia, who rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed to her husband on his tenants. She symbolises the equality of humans and the power of women who can make big changes in the society. Hence it's not surprising that Coventry City Council chose Lady Godiva as its symbol.



However another popular citizen from the city of Coventry is a tailor, ever afterwards known as Peeping Tom, who disobeyed Lady Godiva's proclamation that all persons should keep within doors or shut their windows during her procession। Legend has it that our mister Tom got blind after piping at Lady Godiva naked through a hole in his shutters. The name "peeping Tom" for a voyeur owes its origin to this legend.

Coventry, the city of peace and reconciliation

We are attaching a picture of the "Reconciliation" sculpture, designed by Josefina de Vasconcellos, placed in the ruin of St. Michael's Cathedral in Coventry. It symbolises the act of forgiveness towards individuals, nations or human beings. It made a deep impression on us.

Save the date

Save the date

for the wedding of

Tiziana Favretto

with

Ashutosh Trivedi

at
St. Mary's Guildhall, Bayley Lane, Coventry

on
Sunday, 22nd July, 2007

INVITATION TO FOLLOW

Useful information

Our wedding will take place in St. Mary's Guildhall in Coventry, which is right in the center of the city, next the the ruins of old Coventry Cathedral. However, we live in Earlsdon, which is just 10 minutes walk from the city center.

How to get there by air:

• Airports nearby Coventry (Coventry, East Midlands, Birmingham, Luton, Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick)
• Low fare airlines (Ryanair, EasyJet, Germanwings, Thomsonfly, Bmibaby)

Where to stay :

• Coventry and Warwickshire Accomodation
• Hotels and Guest Houses
• B&Bs
• Discount hotels (Hotel Club, Late Rooms )
• Coventry University Accomodation

Transport:

• Train services(virgin trains, national rail)
• Coach services (National express, Megabus-low cost)
• Coventry local bus service
• Taxi services
• Car rental
• Car parks in Coventry

Sightseeing in West Midlands:

• Heart of England
• Coventry information center
• The Historic City of Coventry
• Warwick Castle, Kenilworth Castle
• The Herbert Museum and Art of Coventry
• Coventry Transport Museum
  
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
• Stonehenge
• English Heritage

Miscellaneous:

• Coventry City Council
• Birmingham City Council
• The University of Warwick
• Coventry University

Maps to download:

• Coventry map (12 is St. Mary's Guildhall) and other maps.

Tips if you go to London:

• Globtrotter Inns -cheap independant hostel

Date and the Venue

Yesterday we finalised the date and the venue for our marriage.
We were considering so many different cities, ranging from Venice to Varanasi, but finally we decided on Coventry, the city of peace and reconcilliation.
Yes, the question our friends might ask, "Why Coventry?" We will answer this question soon in some other posting, but let us announce the date and the venue as the following:

Venue: St. Mary's Guildhall, Bayley Lane, Coventry CV1 5RN.

Date: Sunday, 22nd July, 2007

Time: 4:30 pm