Another Transport Experiment in Coventry
coventrysociety The City Council has signed up for yet another experimental transport system for the city. The project goes by the catchy title “Multi-Area Connected Automated Mobility” (MACAM) and is focused…
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Coventry to get a Solar Farm!
The City Council is set to start early-stage consultation over plans for a solar farm in the north of the city. The proposed solar farm would deliver clean, green electricity…
Local Hero…. the story of Sir Henry Parkes
Born in 1815, a few weeks after Waterloo, Henry Parkes grew up in Warwickshire, the son of a tenant farmer on the Stoneleigh Estate who was evicted and jailed for…
Ball Hill – the Thriving Centre of a new Edwardian Suburb
CovSoc member John Marshall tells us the fascinating history of one of Coventry’s best known suburbs. John writes…. It’s difficult to imagine Ball Hill as anything other than a typical…
A Bright Solar Future for Coventry and the West Midlands
At our January 2023 meeting we had an interesting presentation from Tony McNally about the opportunities for addressing climate change using solar energy. Tony McNally is Managing Director of Climate…
Coventry’s Mini Tram Takes a Step Forward
The West Midlands Combined Authority has approved funding for the next stage of the development of the new mini-tram system. As reported previously, the plan is to develop a Very…
Volunteer at the Charterhouse
Charterhouse, the ‘Grade I’ Priory off London Road has been restored by Historic Coventry Trust in partnership with Coventry City Council and the local community. It’s a unique Medieval and…
St Michael’s – a Royal Church
CovSoc member, and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, tells us how St Michael’s Church in Coventry was once a Monarch’s favourite church. Martin Williams writes…. That was back…
Three poems for the New Year
On 2nd December 2022 the Coventry Society unveiled a plaque at the birthplace of Coventry’s most famous poet, Philip Larkin. Larkin was born in Radford in 1922 and died on…
Arts Society Coventry forthcoming January Lecture
THE ARTS SOCIETY COVENTRY The Arts and Crafts Movement, Kirsty Hartsiotis Tuesday 24 January 2023 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) The Drama Studio, King Henry VIII School, Spencer Road, Coventry…