Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary events

In honour of Coronation Street’s 50th anniversary, this blog post will be regularly updated to contain all the things happening to celebrate the soap’s special year. If you know of any events, merchandise or items we haven’t included below, do please email me and between us all, we’ll keep this blog post up to date.

Coronation Street’s 50th Anniversary Brand Partners
Imperial Leather
Holland's Pies
Warburton's the bakers
Typhoo Tea

Coronation Street’s Chosen 50th Anniversary Charities
NSPCC
Cancer Research UK
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Games
Coronation Street Nintendo DS
Coronation Street Quest board game
Coronation Street Audio Quiz
Coronation Street Jigsaw

TV SpecialsAnniversary extra shows on TV
Books
All the Corrie 50th books - new and updated - are listed here
William Roache: Life on the Street, 50 Years with Ken Barlow

Magazines
Official Corrie 50th souvenir magazine

DVDs
Coronation Street Golden Anniversary Collection

Events
Florizel Street – BBC drama about Coronation Street
Coronation Street – The Stage Show!
Poet Laureate to pen a poem
Coronation Street to lead Manchester Gay Pride, August 2010
Coronation Street press party, September 24, 2010

Misc. Merchandise
J W Lees Coronation Street Ale
Corrie kitchen items for sale in Robert Dyas
Russell Hobbs Corrie kettle and toaster
Corrie fun items for sale in Wilkinsons