Cathedral service for Cyrille
DETAILS of the service celebrating the life and legacy of Coventry City legend Cyrille Regis have been revealed.
Set to take place on Sunday, March 4, at 4pm, the service will take place at Coventry Cathedral.
Calls for a service came following the death of the Coventry City icon last month.
Cyrille died after suffering a suspected heart attack at his home on January 14, aged 59.
Tributes poured in from all over the globe, and a fitting service was held at West Brom’s Hawthorns Stadium last month, with some 1,800 people in attendance - including the current West Brom side, who gave Cyrille’s funeral cortege a guard of honour.
Admittance to the service at the cathedral will be free of charge, though it will be a ticketed event.
Some 700 free tickets will be available to the public for the celebration of Cyrille’s life, and those wishing to attend will be able to secure their tickets either online or at the Coventry City ticket office.
The service will be led by the Dean of Coventry and include tributes from some of Cyrille’s football teammates, including Brendon Batson and Greg Downs. It will also include contributions from the Archbishop of York, the Lord Mayor of Coventry, the Bishop of Coventry and Cyrille’s family. Those providing the music for the service will include the Boy Choristers of the Cathedral Choir, Mark Beswick, Sandra Godley and Neville Staple. Councillor Tony Skipper, the Lord Mayor of Coventry, said: “Cyrille Regis gave so much to football in this country and was an inspiration to many - this is Coventry’s chance to say thank you. “It will be wonderful to gather together his family, friends, former colleagues and supporters to celebrate his The life Right and Cocksworth, achievements.” Reverend Bishop Dr Christopher of Coventry, added: “It is a great honour for the cathedral to be able to mark Cyrille’s contribution to football in Coventry, the West Midlands and nationally, and to be able to celebrate the way he managed not only to influence so many individual lives but also helped to re-shape our culture’s attitude to race on and off the field.” Tickets will be available online at eticketing.co.uk/CCFC or at the Coventry City Ticket Office at the Butts Park Arena (Mon-Fri, 10:30am–4:30pm. Tuesday’s 10:30am–4pm). A £1 postage fee will apply to tickets, unless collection is chosen – with tickets available to collect from the Coventry City ticket office.
It is a great honour for the cathedral to be able to mark Cyrille’s contribution to football in Coventry, the West Midlands and nationally Rgt Rev Dr Christopher Cocksworth