Gigafactory – further plans revealed
coventrysociety Further plans for the proposed Gigafactory at Coventry Airport have been released as part of a marketing campaign to attract global investment in the scheme. The development is now being…
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Coventry’s Peace Festival 2021
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…
Grotesques Map Unveiled
A new online map that shows the position of grotesques in Coventry has now been published in the run up to Halloween. The Coventry Grotesque map reveals for the first…
Sandy Lane Proposals Reach Milestone
Wigley’s proposals for the regeneration of the old Sandy Lane Bus Depot and Kalmar Climax site have taken a step nearer with the submission of an outline planning application for…
New Sculpture in Recognition of Ira Aldridge
A new public artwork has been revealed on the former Ikea building. CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks writes: “Landmark” was a recent television series on Sky Arts. The series featured…
Lighting up the Canal
A spectacular one Kilometre trail of lights, projection, music and reflection is planned for the Coventry Canal in November. Random String is Ludic Rooms’ biennial festival of arts and technology.…
Money Approved for Ring Road Assessment
The City Council has been a awarded a grant of £50,000 to assess what needs to be done to improve the ring road. The grant is from Midlands Connect, the…
Telegraph Hotel in the Top 100
Coventry’s Telegraph Hotel has been named one of the top 100 hotels in Britain in a leading hospitality guide – just five months after opening The luxury 4* hotel, which…
Huge NHS Art Installation coming to Coventry
Coventry citizens and visitors are invited to walk and move amongst 300 life-sized NHS inspired figures which will be on display from Monday 11 October until Friday 29 October 2021…
New Transport Strategy for Coventry
The City Council’s Cabinet has approved public consultation on a new transport strategy for the city. The strategy sets out a long-term (15 year) vision for the way that people…