Plans for the Ikea Building move forward
coventrysociety Plans are developing for the memorably named “City Centre Cultural Gateway” or CCCG, known to most of us as the Ikea Building. The building, which has been vacant for three…
Culture
Boy out of the city
Coventry born Declan Bennet (EastEnders’ Charlie Cotton) brings his one person show to the LTB Showrooms this summer before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2023. This raw…
Coventry Pageant and Cathedral Festival 1962
CovSoc former Vice Chair, Terry Kenny, reminds us of the pageant that accompanied the consecration of Coventry Cathedral. Terry writes…. In 1962 Coventry Cathedral was consecrated amid great pageantry. To…
The Portrait Bench
CovSoc member Peter James tells us about an interesting sculpture. Peter writes…… If you cycle or walk along the cycle route between Kenilworth and Warwick University you will see a…
River Festival Coventry 2023
The Coventry Society is pleased to be participating in the River Festival 2023 next weekend. We hope that you will join us there! Join the fun at the brand-new River…
Percussion: Use and abuse – Nigel Bates
23 May 2023 – 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) The Drama Studio, King Henry VIII School, Spencer Road, Coventry The next meeting of our friends at The Arts Society Coventry…
LTB Re-opens
The Coventry Society is pleased to learn that the Litten Tree Building community arts venue in Warwick Road has re-opened. The LTB had become the home of artists and creators…
‘Reconciliation’ Sculpture by Josefina de Vasconcellos
CovSoc founder member and Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, Paul Maddocks, tells us about “Reconciliation” – one of the Cathedral’s best-known sculptures. Paul writes…. ‘Reconciliation’…
Narwhal Horn in Public and Ecclesiastical Life
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, reflects on the use of narwhal horn in public and religious life. Martin writes…… Did you see last…
The Eagle has Landed!
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, has given permission for the reprint of this article from the latest edition of Chairman’s E News. Martin…