Profile of our new Chair – Vincent Hammersley
coventrysociety On Monday 20th April 2020, what would have been the date of our AGM, a new person takes on the leadership of the Coventry Society. Our existing Chair, Paul Maddocks,…
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The Future of Work – Len McCluskey
Tom Mann Memorial Lecture. Speaker Len McCluskey, Unite. Plus there will also be a major photographic exhibition which Coventry Keep Our NHS Public has borrowed from Hackney NHS campaigners. The…
A Profile of Alan Griffiths BEM
Coventry Society member Alan Griffiths will have his formal investiture for his award of MBE in the Queen’s official birthday honours on 12th September 2019. Alan said it is difficult…
CovSoc Member Receives BEM
Long serving Coventry Society member, Alan Griffiths, was awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this week. Alan received the award in recognition of his…
David Danskin – from the cradle to the grave
Football fans may have heard of David Danskin, the founder of Arsenal Football Club. But did you know that he is buried in Coventry’s London Road Cemetery? It is perhaps…
Covsoc 2018-19 – A Look Back on the Year!
With our Annual General Meeting being held last week we thought that it would be a good time to set out what we have been doing over the past year.…
One Hundred and Seventy Three Newsletters!
When the Coventry Society was given a new lease of life 14 years ago we started a monthly newsletter for our members. The first publication provided details of the newly…
Misinformation – The Word of the Year
Dictionary.com defines misinformation as “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.” We have seen it raise its ugly head around the world, even close…
Professor Richard Farnell RIP
Many people in Coventry will mourn the untimely death of Professor Richard Farnell. Richard was a qualified Town Planner who worked as an Assistant Principal Planning Officer in the City…
Coventry Society Honours Architect / Planner Ralph Butcher
At its meeting on Monday 10th September 2018 the Coventry Society honoured one of its longest serving members, Ralph Butcher. Ralph moved to Coventry in 1960 after a spell in…