Council Commits more Money to Ikea Project
coventrysociety The Council Cabinet has decided to commit a further chunk of public money to its Cultural Gateway project. The actual amount of money is secret but is assumed to be…
Culture
Coventry’s Links with the Royal Navy
Visitors to the Council House may have noticed a rather fine model of HMS Diamond on display. They may also have noted that the suite of modern meeting rooms is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Elephant in the City
After Lady Godiva, the elephant is perhaps the best-known emblem of the city. A new book has recently been published about the myriad of elephants around the city. CovSoc founder…
Was Coventry City of Culture a success? What is the verdict?
Local artist and CovSoc member, Mary Courtney, has taken a look at the evaluation report on Coventry’s City of Culture year. This is what she writes…. Here is my response…
Insiders / Outsiders – Ralph Beyer
CovSoc member, and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams tells us about Ralph Beyer, an influential artist celebrated for his contribution to Coventry Cathedral. In this article…