News from the Earlsdon Research Group
coventrysociety 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…
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The Sherbourne Valley Project
For our January 2024 meeting we have a presentation about the Sherbourne Valley Project. The meeting is open to the public and we hope that you will join us. The…
City Centre South Moves Forward
The Reserved Matters planning application for the first phase of City Centre South has been submitted and is awaiting Council approval. Development partners, The Hill Group and Shearer Property Group…
Coventry’s First Modular Homes
Citizen Housing has completed its first group of modular homes in Coventry. They were built by a local company based in Stoneleigh. The housing association worked with Coventry City Council…
Celebrating 20 Years of Imagineer
In the summer of 2022, the Coventry Society visited Imagineer at the Daimler Powerhouse. This month as founding principal Jane Hytch departs the organisation, we join them in celebrating twenty…
Earlsdon Liveable Neighbourhood
Coventry is set to designate its first “Liveable Neighbourhood” in Earlsdon. Following a year of consultation, the plans are to be considered by the Council on 8th January. What is…
New Cathedral Celebrates 65 Years of Services
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Willims, has invited CovSoc members to a special event at the Cathedral, celebrating 65 years since the first Service…
Broken glass!
A recent conversation revealed an interesting story about the Hutton Screen at the Cathedral. The conversation was between CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, and author Adam Wood, known for his…
Dr Jon Plumley RIP
The Coventry Society is saddened to hear of the death of Dr Jon Plumley. Jon was one of the founding members and Chair of the Coventry Charterhouse Association, which championed…
Tree Equity
The Woodland Trust, in partnership with American Forests, has developed a tool to assess the tree cover in your neighbourhood. It is well known that the presence of trees in…