This coming September The Albany Club are hosting a three day event, “The Music Against Racism Festival” in conjunction with the established “Love Music, Hate Racism” group who organise events on a national scale.

The festival aims to provide a bridge of common interest and meaningful interchange between different age, race, ability, economic groups and different cultures in our area and to provide an opportunity for people to engage in community activity through the universal language of music.

Activities will take place over the weekend of September 25th, 26th & 27th. Friday and Saturday will focus mainly on music by a broad range of artistes including prolific headline acts and the very best of local songwriters and performers, and Sunday will be very family orientated, again with lots of music and entertainers but also incorporating the Earlsdon Fun Run and engaging displays by The West Midlands Police and Fire Services. Food and refreshments will be in plentiful supply and a good time will be had by all. Oh yes.

Local Councilor and former Lord Mayor of Coventry Dave Chater is throwing his support behind the occasion in this our first of what we hope will be a yearly event, and he sends this message:

“I’m pleased to endorse the Music Against Racism Festival as Coventry is such a multi cultural City and we need to do all we can to bring all of our citizens together to promote an enlightened environment of tolerance and understanding.”

Dave is also a keen supporter of The “Hope Not Hate” Campaign and “Coventry Against Racism”

Local TV, Radio, and the press including The Coventry Citizen and ECHO Magazine will be covering the event and it should be a fantastic opportunity for Earlsdon residents as well as people and businesses in the local area to make a positive change for the better. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to join us.