Bedworth Civic Hall

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Bedworth Civic Hall
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Hall entrance
Bedworth Civic Hall
Interactive map of Bedworth Civic Hall
AddressHigh Street
Bedworth
England
Coordinates 52°28′44″N1°28′18″W / 52.478773°N 1.471775°W / 52.478773; -1.471775
OwnerBedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Capacity763
Current useTheatre
Construction
OpenedSeptember 1973
Renovated2004
ClosedOctober 2022
ReopenedJuly 2024
Website
https://www.bedworthcivichall.co.uk/

The Bedworth Civic Hall is a multi-purpose entertainment venue in the town centre of Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.

Contents

The centrepiece of the venue is a 763-seat hall. Other facilities include a gallery, meeting rooms a small hall, and two bars (one downstairs and one upstairs in the piano lounge, which is host to regular comedy nights).

Box office is open every Saturday 11am to 2pm, and when shows are on.

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History

The facility was opened in September 1973. It was owned and managed by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. [3] In 2004, the hall underwent a major refurbishment costing £1.4 million. [1] [2] In 2021, the hall was used as a vaccination centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In October 2022 the borough council announced that the Civic Hall would close permanently, citing the cost of maintaining the venue, but they stated that it would be redeveloped into a new theatre and library. [5] [6] [7] However in March 2024 it was announced that it would be reopened in phases, after the council transferred the running of the venue to a community-driven organisation, Bedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on a 20 year lease. [8] It was reopened on 19 July 2024. [9]

Notable acts

In 1990, the opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sang at the Civil Hall as a rehearsal with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. [10]

Other notable acts to have performed at the venue include Lenny Henry, Billy Ocean, Pam Ayres, Billy Fury, AC/DC, Ken Dodd, Morecambe and Wise, the Drifters, Al Murray, Larry Grayson, Norman Wisdom, Jimmy Tarbuck, Martha Reeves, Elkie Brooks, and Cilla Black. It has also served as a venue for the television series Dickinson's Real Deal [11] [2] and Question Time . [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Civic Hall, Bedworth". Theatres Online. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Civic hall set to close for refurbishment". BBC Coventry and Warwickshire. 15 April 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bedworth Civic Hall". CWN. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bedworth's Covid-19 vaccine hub beats national target as hundreds of jabs given every day". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "'Much loved' Bedworth Civic Hall to close permanently". BBC News. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Harrison, Claire (3 October 2022). "Bedworth's Civic Hall will never reopen - and could be bulldozed". CoventryLive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "'Much loved' Bedworth Civic Hall to close permanently". BBC News. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Civic Hall in Bedworth will finally re-open after council lease confirmed". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Historic day for Bedworth as cherished venue finally re-opens its doors". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Potty over Pavarotti... in Bedworth". Coventry Telegraph. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "BEDWORTH CIVIC HALL". We Love Coventry & Warwickshire. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Harrison, Claire (23 September 2025). "BBC Question Time coming to Bedworth as Fiona Bruce says 'I do hope so'". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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