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Address | High Street Bedworth England |
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Coordinates | 52°28′44″N1°28′18″W / 52.478773°N 1.471775°W |
Owner | Bedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) |
Capacity | 763 |
Current use | Theatre |
Construction | |
Opened | September 1973 |
Renovated | 2004 |
Closed | October 2022 |
Reopened | July 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.
The centrepiece of the venue is a 763-seat hall, other facilities included a gallery, meeting rooms, a bistro, a coffee bar and a small hall. [1] [2]
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]
In 1990, the world famous opera singer Luciano Pavarotti sang here 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 show Dickinson's Real Deal. [11] [2]