Investment Zone bid for Gigafactory
coventrysociety A bid for Investment Zone status for the West Midlands Gigafactory, and its immediate area, has been submitted to Government. If successful, Investment Zone status will help secure the £2.5bn…
2022
CovSoc Comments on Browns Lane Development
The Coventry Society has submitted its objection to the proposed development of the Coundon Wedge. Our comments were as follows: Planning application – OUT/2022/2259: Outline application for Residential Development at…
The Broken Angel
The following article has been wrtitten by CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, and first appeared in the Friends newslettter. Martin writes….. The final…
Revised Plans for City Centre South Announced
The plans for City Centre South, which gained planning permission in February, have been revised following the appointment of development partner the Hill Group. The main changes are: There is…
Sergeant Bilko in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member and former Chair, Paul Maddocks, tells us the interesting tale of Coventry’s strangest museum. Paul writes…. Who would believe that an American comedian would have a special…
Greenfield or Brownfield?
Two planning applications being consider before Christmas give our council the opportunity to show its true colours in relation to greenfield and brownfield development. In November there is a planning…
The Future of Coventry’s Past – 2
More than 80 representatives and supporters of heritage groups in the city ensured a lively audience for the Coventry Society’s heritage conference in the stunning setting of Drapers Hall on…
Walking Backwards No 20. Cox Street to Gosford Green
Today we have the final episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
Christ Church
This month the Coventry Society visited Christ Church in Frankpledge Road, Cheylesmore, courtesy of Reverend Arthur Woo. The original Christ Church was built in 1832 on the site of the…
The Culture of Ukraine
The October meeting of the Arts Society Coventry is focused on the culture of Ukraine and is open to the public. “This lecture tells the Ukrainian story through the shared…