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THE COVENT GARDENER THE COVENT GARDENER The widest read magazine in Covent Garden dedicated to exploring and celebrating the area The widest read magazine in Covent Garden dedicated to exploring and celebrating the area JEREMY KING OBE “The Covent Gardener is fiercely independent, properly informative and beautifully creative” REACHING OVER 120,000 READERS EVERY ISSUE SIR QUENTIN BLAKE “I am delighted with my copy of The Covent Gardener.” ROBERT ELMS, BBC LONDON RADIO “The Covent Gardener is a voice for Covent Garden” THE COVENT GARDENER THE COVENT GARDENER WINTER 2019/2020 ISSUE 17 £2.50 AUTUMN 2019 ISSUE 16 £2.50 CONTACT: [email protected] thecoventgardener www.thecoventgardener.com THE COVENT GARDENER THE COVENT GARDENER The widest read magazine in Covent Garden dedicated to exploring and celebrating the area REACHING OVER 120,000 READERS EVERY ISSUE Copies in every bedroom at The Savoy, One Aldwych, The Rosewood, The Stafford, The Connaught, 45 Park Door dropped Over 50 outlets! 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