Godiva

The three-day Godiva Festival has been held in the War Memorial Park since 1998 and has gone on to become the UK's biggest free family music festival, more than doubling in size in recent years.

The Road Haulage Association signed up Mrs Porretta, Coventry's official Lady Godiva and wife of RHA member Mr Steve Porretta, for its Fair Play on Fuel Campaign, which wants a lower tax on fuel and to head off a planned six per cent increase.

The clock face high up on the building is still keeping the correct time but there are issues with Lady Godiva.

Trevor Tennant's somewhat ghoulish clock pageant created in 1953 showing wide-eyed Peeping Tom peering down on the wooden horseback nude figure of Godiva riding out of an opening on the wall of Broadgate House on every hour offers an unusual tourist attr action.

Godiva's Rio-bound trio Kare Adenegan, Mel Nicholls and Ben Rowlings were joined by Coventry University superstar Hannah Cockroft who provided a world record highlight by breaking the twominute barrier in the T34 800m with 1-56.89.

And because Godiva chocolates are bought by weight (pounds 18 per lb) temptation can be as great or little as you like.

Godiva showed their strength in the track events with key performance in the ladies 800m where both Paula Richardson and Abigail Nolan managed personal best times - Nolan leading from tape to gun for a commanding verdict.

That was eclipsed by the girls, who were 24th, but Godiva were again under-represented in the other women's categories - Julie Emmerson ploughing a lonely furrow to take 46th in the junior category on her return from a foot injury as Zarinda Batstone again flew the flag for the senior ladies to complete her 100-per-cent attendance record this term.

Godiva's senior ladies opted to run in the masters category, Paula richardson building on a strong start to take the victory from northbrook's Amanda Deavy with Jayne Mumford and Zarinda Batstone clinching the team decision.

Nathasja Flapper made a scale model of Broadgate's Lady Godiva statue, which she entered into the Decorative Exhibit section at the Cake International show at the NEC.

He clocked 17 minutes 39 seconds, the fastest leg of the day, while Godiva's under-17s just missed out on a medal.

Coventry's present-day Lady Godiva, Pru Porretta, welcomed 18 Godiva Sisters from all across the world - including places such as Japan, Poland and Serbia - to the iconic statue bearing the same name in Broadgate.