CovSoc’s Response to the Planning White Paper
coventrysociety The Government White Paper “Planning for the Future” was published in August and consultation ended yesterday. The White Paper proposes the most significant changes to the Planning System in England…
October 2020
Five Parks Win Green Flag Award
Five parks in Coventry have been awarded the prestigious national Green Flag Award. The winning parks are the War Memorial Park, Coombe Country Park, Longford Park, Allesley Park and Caludon…
1970 – The Year We Were Born
The Coventry Society was formed as the Coventry Civic Amenity Society fifty years ago this year. We were wondering what else happened during that year. In transport news, a Boeing…
The Free Men of Coventry
There are many Coventry Freemen. It is an honour granted to people who have completed a qualifying apprenticeship in the city. Coventry’s history goes back for hundreds of years and…
CovSoc AGM Goes Online
The Coventry Society held its first online AGM on Monday 12th October. In the unusual circumstances of the Coronavirus pandemic we postponed our AGM in April. We had hoped to…
Drapers Bar set for Culture Role
The bar and brasserie, originally known as Brown’s and more recently as Drapers, has been earmarked to provide a major cultural offering for the Coventry City of Culture year. The…
Coventry’s Newest Hotel Due to Open Soon
The Telegraph Hotel is set to open its doors in November this year in the former headquarters of the city’s newspaper. The Corporation Street hotel is being redeveloped by Complex…
Coventry Heritage Gets a £231,000 Covid Boost
Three Coventry heritage and cultural organisations have benefited from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. The three organisations in Coventry are amongst…
Frederick Lanchester – Britain’s Leonardo
So why did Coventry have a Polytechnic named after Frederick Lanchester? And why is Coventry University’s library named the Lanchester Library? Who was Frederick Lanchester? What did he do? Why…
Taking a Good Look at the Tapestry
A specialist textile conservator paid a visit to St Mary’s Guildhall recently to carry out a visual survey of the Guildhall’s stunning tapestry. The tapestry, dating back to the turn…