Brandon Stadium Saved?
coventrysociety A Planning Inspector’s decision to refuse planning permission for a housing development on the site of Brandon Stadium demonstrates the importance of local plans in protecting community facilities. The stadium…
January 2024
Solar Farm set for Approval
The City Council proposal for a new solar farm in the north of the city is scheduled to be considered by Planning Committee next month and is recommended for approval.…
Changes to the Planning System
In mid-December, the government made a series of announcements that affect the planning system. The most significant of these is an updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which takes immediate…
Car Parking at the War Memorial Park
The Friends of Coventry’s War Memorial Park have objected to the ‘counterproductive’ plans to increase car parking charges at the city’s premier green space. At present people staying for less…
Art Treasure Discovered in Cathedral Storeroom
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Willims, tells us about this remarkable sculpture re-discovered in the Cathedral. The following article is from the January Chair’s…
Phoenix Tree
A new sculpture by George Wagstaffe has been unveiled in Coventry. The new sculpture was previewed by George at Coventry Society’s AGM in April 2023 and has now come to…
Children’s Home Planned for former Waterworks House
The City Council has granted planning permission for the conversion of Waterworks House in Doe Bank Lane, Spon End, into a Children’s Care Home. Waterworks House was built over 170…
Painting is dead …. long live photography
A talk by Aliki Braine to the Arts Society, Coventry Tuesday 23rd January 2024 at 7.00 p.m. (Doors open 6.30 p.m.) Barr’s Hill School Theatre, Radford Road, Coventry When the…
Looking Back at 1956
Historian and CovSoc Committee member, David Fry, has been studying past editions of the Alfred Herbert Newsletter. These newsletters are much more than just a works newsletter and reveal a…
News from the Earlsdon Research Group
The Earlsdon Research Group have recently been benefiting from access to recently released 1921 Census to delve into the changing profiles of the original eight streets set out on farmland…