Couples rush to join injubileecelebration; Organisers of city tea dance overwhelmed.Byline: KRYSIA DIVER diver, general term used to refer to many diving birds, e.g., the loon, the grebe, and some ducks, auks, and penguins. ORGANISERS of a tea dance have been overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. by the number of Coventry Coventry, city, England Coventry (kŏv`əntrē, kŭv`–), city (1991 pop. 318,718) and metropolitan district, central England. Coventry is an industrial center noted for its automobile production. pensioners wanting to attend the event which celebrates the Queen's Golden Jubilee For the diamond, see . A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarch's reign. In the Commonwealth Realms In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms, a Golden Jubilee celebration is held in the 50th year of a monarch's reign. . They fear they may have to disappoint dis·ap·point v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points v.tr. 1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of. 2. scores of city pensioners who hope to secure tickets. In just a few days, city council officials have been inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with calls from more than 70 couples making inquiries about the 50/50 Tea Dance at St Mary's Guildhall on June 5. But the dance, which is open to couples who will be celebrating their golden wedding anniversaries this year, can only cater for 50 couples. And with the deadline to apply for tickets being on May 6, event organisers now say they may have to resort to picking the lucky couples out of a hat. The event will be hosted by the next Lord Mayor of Coventry, Cllr Ken Taylor. Office manager Jane Barlow bar·low n. An inexpensive, one- or two-bladed pocketknife. [After Barlow, the family name of its makers, two brothers in Sheffield, England.] said: "The phone has been red hot and hasn't stopped ringing. "We predicted that a total of 20 couples would show an interest and nothing like 70 in a few days. But we are pleasantly surprised with the response. "The dance isn't on a first come first served basis and it looks as though we are going to have to look at pulling names out of a hat. "They have to have room to dance, so it wouldn't be fair to cram everyone in." She added that one solution would be to organise a second date for the dance. She said: "We couldn't just get a larger venue because the prestigious St Mary's is the whole attraction of the tea dance. "But it may be possible to arrange a tea dance on another evening. It would be a real shame if we had to disappoint so many people." Meanwhile 20 people have already applied to the city council to hold street parties for the Golden Jubilee. This compares with seven street parties on Millen-nium night. CAPTION(S): HOST: Councillor Ken Taylor |
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