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Contractor named on £3.5m Coventry Cathedral plans

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Coventry Cathedral has appointed a contractor to build its new pavilion annexe as part of a £3.5m fundraising programme.Harrabin Construction has won a tender process for the work, which will include creating 12 step-free accessible toilets, a passenger operated lift to the lower floor where a café is situated and a new education centre, which will also be used for community and external events.The scheme has secured £2.2m from the Cultural Capital Investment Fund from Coventry City Council and the government’s Local Growth Fund.Additionally, the project has been awarded more than £1m in grants or donations from a number of charity trusts and individual donations.The project is part of a wider four-phase programme of improvements to prepare the Cathedral for events when Coventry is UK City of Culture in 2021.