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CWR,3 mins

Foleshill communities shine on walk

Coventry: UK City of Culture 2021

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Local actor Vimal Korpal created a multi-sensory walk celebrating the diverse and vibrant heritage of the Foleshill Road during his Nest residency at Coventry-based Talking Birds. Visiting temples and hearing the sacred stories of gods and goddesses, with a stroll along the canal side, a stop at an Indian fabric shop, a Kurdistani hairdresser, an Iraqi Fishmonger, A Ugandan fancy goods shop with anecdotes of settlement, food and success, finishing with a glass of cold mango lassi and a hot aloo paratha2, it's a fun and informative 90 minute walk. 麻豆社 CWR's City of Culture reporter went along

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