Coventry’s Peace Festival 2021
coventrysociety Coventry’s annual Peace Festival returns this November promoting the city’s ongoing work of peace, tolerance and friendship. The city is well-known around the world as a welcoming place and one…
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New Visitor Information Centre Opens
Further to our report in February the new visitor information centre at Coventry Railway station is now open and ready to welcome visitors to the City of Culture. A striking…
Brian Saunders – A Tribute
It has come to our notice that a memorable Coventrian, Brian Saunders, has passed away unreported in the media. Brian was a larger than life person who made a difference…
Ralph Butcher RIP
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ralph Butcher, one of the founding members of the Coventry Society. Ralph moved to Coventry in 1960 after a…
Coventry Society – Annual Report 2021
Over the past year the Coventry Society has had to adapt, very rapidly, to new ways of working. Covid requirements have resulted in all meetings being held online. These meetings…
The Free Men of Coventry
There are many Coventry Freemen. It is an honour granted to people who have completed a qualifying apprenticeship in the city. Coventry’s history goes back for hundreds of years and…
CovSoc AGM Goes Online
The Coventry Society held its first online AGM on Monday 12th October. In the unusual circumstances of the Coronavirus pandemic we postponed our AGM in April. We had hoped to…
Coventry to host International Children’s Games in 2022
The City Council has accepted an invitation for Coventry to host the 2022 International Children’s Games (ICG). The games planned for this summer in Kecskemét, Hungary have been cancelled due…
CovSoc Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
Following the recent tragic murder of George Floyd, Vincent Hammersley, Chair of the Coventry Society has issued the following public statement on behalf of the Coventry Society: “One of the…
Coventry Society Annual Report 2019 – 2020
Chair’s report It’s a strange and difficult time we find ourselves in at the moment with Covid19. I am writing my second Chairperson’s report knowing that the AGM will not…