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Council speaks out on Godiva Festival pause
Coventry City Council has announced that the Godiva Festival will not be held in 2026.
It will instead be replaced with "Godiva in the City", a free event in the centre of Coventry.
Jon Hogan is head of events and told BBC CWR's Phil Upton why the council has made the decision.
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