Lighting up the Canal
coventrysociety A spectacular one Kilometre trail of lights, projection, music and reflection is planned for the Coventry Canal in November. Random String is Ludic Rooms’ biennial festival of arts and technology.…
2021
Money Approved for Ring Road Assessment
The City Council has been a awarded a grant of £50,000 to assess what needs to be done to improve the ring road. The grant is from Midlands Connect, the…
Telegraph Hotel in the Top 100
Coventry’s Telegraph Hotel has been named one of the top 100 hotels in Britain in a leading hospitality guide – just five months after opening The luxury 4* hotel, which…
Huge NHS Art Installation coming to Coventry
Coventry citizens and visitors are invited to walk and move amongst 300 life-sized NHS inspired figures which will be on display from Monday 11 October until Friday 29 October 2021…
New Transport Strategy for Coventry
The City Council’s Cabinet has approved public consultation on a new transport strategy for the city. The strategy sets out a long-term (15 year) vision for the way that people…
Operator Appointed for Historic Buildings
Coventry Historic Trust has appointed an operator to manage six historic buildings being launched as boutique holiday and visitor accommodation in October. The Trust has appointed Coventry-based heritage attraction specialists,…
Draper’s Hall Due to re-open in November
Drapers’ Hall, in Bayley Lane is opening this Autumn as a venue for music and music education following a £5m restoration project led by Historic Coventry Trust in partnership with…
Hugh Dennis joins Stoke’s big dig
Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis caused a stir in Stoke last month when he turned up at Biggin Hall Crescent and asked residents if he could dig a hole in…
Affordable Very Light Rail Track Unveiled
VLR takes a step forward. We have reported previously on the project to create a Very Light Rail (VLR) network for the city. The project took a step forward last…
CovSoc’s Response to the Council’s Proposed Destruction of the Coundon Wedge
Two weeks ago, we reported on the consultation being carried out on the City Council’s proposal to build 350 houses on the Coundon Wedge. Below is the response to the…