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The star of TV’s Bargain Hunt and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Charles Hanson, made his own road trip recently to The Winery in Burton. His aim was not to price up some


rare antiques, but to help raise funds for The Donna Louise Children's Hospice. During the event, the star


recounted his experiences discovering treasures and curiosities, including amusing anecdotes about the antiques business and working on television.


Stage craft (L-R): Lord Mayor Tony Skipper, Executive Director Joanna Reid and Artistic Director Hamish Glen


B2 auditorium in celebration


The Belgrade Theatre has hosted an anniversary party to celebrate 10 years of its B2 auditorium. Speakers at the event included


artistic director Hamish Glen, associate director Justine Themen and Coventry’s Lord Mayor, Tony Skipper. B2 opened in 2007 following an


18 month closure during which a £14m refurbishment and expansion took place. The auditorium is the brainchild of


Mr Glen, and has allowed the theatre to stage risk-taking and innovative work, cementing its reputation as one of the most dynamic producing houses in the country. During its ten year history, B2 has


attracted some of the UK’s top theatre makers to the city. Their landmark production of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage, was directed by Sir Trevor Nunn and starred Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen, alongside Imogen Stubbs. A key part of the artistic policy for


B2 has also been to bring the history of Coventry to life on stage with


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productions such as the hit Coventry Blitz play One Night in November, Too Much Pressure, which was set amid the decline of the city’s motor car industry and the 2 Tone musical Three Minute Heroes. Hamish Glen said: “B2 has been


the saviour of this theatre. It has allowed us to produce high-quality and ground-breaking work alongside our popular main stage programme, and appeals to a broader and more diverse theatre- going audience. We’re enormously proud of the work we have produced in B2 over the last 10 years, that has helped to establish the Belgrade as a top regional theatre and attracted so many internationally renowned artists and creatives to Coventry.” Justine Themen, associate


director, said: “B2 is an essential place to showcase work created by the communities we engage with from a diverse range of backgrounds. This work also provides fertile ground for growing new talent in the city.”


‘We’re thrilled that The Winery has chosen the Donna Louise as their nominated charity’


His career began when, at nine


years old, his parents bought him a metal detector and he used it to find a 1642 silver shilling. Among his anecdotes was


telephoning a Midlands lady with news that her old £50 vase might sell for £500,000 – and also the sale of Sooty, the famous TV puppet.


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TV star bids to help hospice


Chris Belyavin, relationship manager for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice, said: “The splendid lunch in the beautiful setting of The Winery was a great opportunity to get an insight into the antiques business from one of the best known experts in the country – and he’s locally based. “We’re thrilled that The Winery


has chosen the Donna Louise as their nominated charity and have put on this splendid event that, together with a raffle including a surprise invitation to a Bargain Hunt auction in November, has raised £600’. Chris also spoke about the


hospice’s £2.5 million expansion to cater for young adults, as appropriate care provision that fulfils their specific needs is currently non-existent. He said: “When this opens early


in 2019, our cost of providing care will be rising to £4 million a year so we'll be pleased to hear from local businesses who could help us – 30 per cent of those for whom we care come from southern Staffordshire but that's matched by just 10 per cent of our fundraising income.”


Raising funds: Charles Hanson, David Browning (chairman Donna Louise Trust Burton Group), Chris Belyavin and Rachael Harlow (event organiser)


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