Elastic – the new Silk
coventrysociety Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us what happened after the failure of the silk weaving industry and celebrates the only Elastic Inn in the country! Peter writes…… The signing…
2025
The Return of Direct Trains to Leicester?
Midlands Connect has renewed the strategic case for a direct rail service between Coventry and Leicester and Nottingham. Historically there were direct rail services between Coventry and Leicester, but these…
New Food Waste Collections
Coventry is set to introduce food waste collections within the next year. At present Coventry Council provides a bi-weekly food waste collection and recycling service for those who pay for…
Ikea Project Re-Starts
Following a number of difficulties, the plans for a major cultural project at the Ikea building seem to be back on track. The plans to transform Coventry’s old IKEA into…
Delia Shortlisted
Coventry University’s Delia Derbyshire Building has been shortlisted as a potential RIBA prize winner. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) unveiled nine projects that have been nominated across the…
Solar Farm Planned for Site north of Coventry
A planning application has been submitted to Nuneaton Council for a solar farm between Bulkington and Coventry. The site is at Hollyhurst Farm on Mile Tree Lane (B4109) between Alderman’s…
Future of Demolished Earlsdon Street Premises Still Uncertain
The City Council has reported that a full Stop Notice has now been served to prevent further unauthorised works at Ethe former Natwest Bank in Earlsdon Street. But the future…
Counting Culture
UNESCO has chosen the city of Coventry and Warwick Business School (WBS) to participate in its global project to highlight the role of culture in building a sustainable future for…
Corporation Housing 1890 – 1919
Coventry Society Committee member, Tim Brown, gave us an interesting presentation on the history of corporation housing on 12th February 2025. In a talk entitled “Two Steps Forward and One…
Luddites in Coventry
Coventry Society historian, Peter James, tells us the story of the Luddites in Coventry and what became of some of them.