Heritage Open Days
coventrysociety Heritage Open Days in Coventry will take place from Friday 6 September to Sunday 15 September 2024. The national theme across the UK for this event is Routes, Networks and…
August 2024
Coventry to Get Large EV Charging Station
The former Rowley’s Green Working Men’s Club is set to be the site of the city’s first large scale Electric Vehicle Charging Station. The 1.5 acre site is a prominent…
CVLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Coventry Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has…
Flagged Green!
Six parks and green spaces in Coventry which are owned by the city council have been awarded with a Green Flag Award after meeting the high standards set out by…
Blue Ribbon Scheme Gets Go Ahead
A scheme to help cyclists and walkers tackle the Blue Ribbon Roundabout on Foleshill Road has been given the go-ahead by the City Council. The scheme forms one part of…
Lake View Park to Get Lake?
The misleadingly named Lake View Park is to get some water features at last. Perhaps not a lake, but three new ponds are proposed for the park. Plans for the…
The Life and Work of George Fox
Saturday 7th September 2024 10:30 am at Coventry Quaker Meeting House, Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4ANAn illustrated talk about the life and work of George Fox, with readings from his…
VLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has taken…
A Drovers Road
CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us the interesting history of the Welsh drovers, and the route they took through Coventry. Peter writes…. The Welsh Road was a drovers road running…
Return to the Wedge
A group from the Coventry Society paid a return visit to the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We went to see the Stage Zero restoration project on…