Picture the scene, a sunny Sunday morning outside Coventry Market, with five coach loads of Market customers and staff, ready for a day out on the glorious East Coast. This was The Market’s next natural step from a beach in the city centre that had been so successful the last two years. If the real seaside can’t come to Coventry, then we shall take Cov to the seaside, and oh how they did.
At half past eight, everyone was on their respective coaches and all in the mood for a great day. The Market staff on each of the five coaches, kept the day trippers amused with a market quiz and a colouring competition. Some two and a half hours later the entourage arrived at their destination. On leaving the coach every person was given a wonderful market backpack, loaded with rock, biscuits, crisps, water and fresh market fruit and even a baseball cap to keep the sun’s rays off.
All kitted out and ready for a great day, some headed for the beach, whilst many seeked out the local café’s for a Sunday roast or Fish and Chips. The team set up a Meeting Station base camp on the beach, so an queries were dealt with instantly. It proved to be a perfect day, the sun shone. The children enjoyed donkey rides (provided free by Coventry Market) and sand castles, fizzy pop and swimming in the sea all occupied the younger. Whilst the older crowd strolled the pier, had a cheeky pint and just enjoyed the day out.
Come five, and it was back on the coaches for the relaxing trip back to Coventry, winners of the quizzes were rewarded with prizes and money vouchers and many had a nap in the evenings heat, probably dreaming of what a great day they had..Coventry Market, definitely all kinds of everything!!