Walking Backwards No 10. Beechwood Avenue to Tocil Wood
coventrysociety Today we have the tenth episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
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The Art of Cutting Carbon
In April last year we reported on a new arts commission, called My Carbon Family, which was part of Coventry’s City of Culture programme. The Council allocated a budget of…
Appeal to Bring Hutton Drawings back to Coventry
The Friends of Coventry Cathedral have launched a funding appeal to bring cartoons of three panels of the famous Hutton Screen back to Coventry. The famous Hutton Screen is the…
Walking Backwards No 9. The Firs to Greyfriars Green
Today we have the ninth episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
Richard II Loop Moves Forward
In December 2020 we reported on plans for the Richard II Loop line. This is a new countryside walking and cycling route near the Charterhouse. Plans for the scheme have…
What Is The Real Purpose of Coventry’s Climate Board?
More tales from Coventry’s grassroots climate community, this is one from me, David Ridley (Coventry Green New Deal chair), about Coventry City Council’s Climate Change Board (link to video, there…
Walking Backwards No 8. From Earlsdon Avenue to ‘Ation’ corner
Today we have the eighth episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…
Coventry Synagogue
One 21st July two small groups from the CovSoc committee took an interesting tour of Coventry Synagogue, courtesy of Avi Tjordman. The building is badly affected by dry rot and…
Elvis and the Cathedral
The following interesting story was written by CovSoc member Martin Williams, the Chairman of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral and was published in his monthly e-newsletter. It is re-published here…
Walking Backwards No 7. Up Woodway Lane to the Boat Inn
Today we have the seventh episode of Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding…