Tiles of Hope
coventrysociety Coventry University is organising an interesting City of Culture activity that most Coventry people can get involved in. They are creating a mural comprised of 1000 photographs which will be…
2021
Council Consults on Air Quality Plans
The Council has begun a public consultation on its plans to address poor air quality on the city’s roads. The Council has been told by the Government to reduce NO2…
Abbott’s Park Returns
Following the refusal of planning permission for the last scheme on the former gasworks site at Abbott’s Lane, the developer has come back with an improved scheme. Abbotts Park is…
Local Plans Sub Regional Website launched
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has created the first interactive website in the country which outlines all of the sub-region’s local development plans. CWLEP has launched http://www.cwlocalplans.co.uk in…
Indian activists who helped change the face of modern Britain
This interesting story is from the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio website and was written by Vanessa Pearce of BBC News, West Midlands. As Britain looked to recover and rebuild…
A New Historical Map of Coventry
As Coventry celebrates as UK City of Culture, a new map of the city sheds light on its fascinating past. Few cities have been altered over the centuries as Coventry,…
Did Handel Play the Organ in Old St. Michael’s?
CovSoc member James Rose tells us the the results of his fascinating research… In Ships of Heaven, an entertaining book about British cathedrals, Christopher Somerville’s list of what was lost…
Help Us Save St. Columba’s
St. Columba’s United Reformed Church opened 90 years ago on 10th October 1931. The church is located near to the Canal Basin and the old Admiral Codrington Pub. In January…
Antiques – Dusty, Smelly, Haunted and Expensive?
The next monthly lecture presented by the Arts Society Coventry brings a familiar face to Coventry. Mark Hill, well known from ‘the Antiques Roadshow’, presents a persuasive introduction to buying…
Heritage at Risk
Historic England has published its latest register of Heritage at Risk. The Register identifies sites most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.…