The History of Holbrooks
coventrysociety The Coventry Observer has reported that a new community history book has been released to capture the history and vibrant spirit of a Coventry neighbourhood. The Holbrooks Community Care Association…
October 2025
Coventry Peace Festival 2025
Coventry’s annual Peace Festival happens in 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…
CovSoc Heritage Conference 2025
Coventry Society held its fifth annual Heritage Conference in October. The City Heritage: Future Strategies conference, held at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum on 18 October 2025, brought together…
School Streets Programme to be Extended
In February 2024 we reported on a council experimental programme to create School Streets. The Council has now decided to make the scheme permanent and extend it to three new…
Cardboard Structure to Commemorate Blitz
Plans have been announced to build a huge cardboard model that will reflect the old Cathedral to mark 85 years since the blitz. Taking its cue from the cathedral ruins,…
Moon Craters in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reminds us of the previous location of Volgograd Place and its failed vision. Paul writes…. A modern landscape that looks like moon craters or even…
Coventry in 1955– Still Change, Change, Change…
Historian and CovSoc Committee member, David Fry, has been studying past editions of the Alfred Herbert Newsletter. These Newsletters are much more than just a works magazine and some articles…
Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire
The current arrangement of local government in Warwickshire is set to change over the next three years. At present there is a two-tier system of government, with Warwickshire County Council…
Dunlop Aviation
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the history of the Dunlop company in the city, which is still very active, although under a different name and ownership.…
Alexander Craig 1872-1935
Discover the life and legacy of Alexander Craig (1872–1935), a pioneering British engineer whose work with Humber, Maudslay, and Standard Motor Company helped shape Coventry’s early automotive industry.