Original sentence: The festival is the first of its kind, as a festival of higher education and will take place in a variety of venues across the city between the 19th-25th October 2009, with preview events running from the 12th October
Edited sentence: The festival is the first of its kind, as a festival of higher education and will take place in a variety of venues across the city between the 19-25 October 2009, with preview events running from the 12th October