The Challenges of Responding to Planning Proposals
coventrysociety Coventry Society is involved in responding to a planning application for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) at 27A Westwood Heath Road – the site of County Scaffolding Ltd. As well as…
April 2026
First Time Home Buyers
Helping households into the owner occupation – reality or a pipedream? Our chairperson has been reflecting on a neglected aspect of the housing crisis – households who want to become…
City Nature Challenge
The City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition between cities, regions and countries to see who can get the most people out to record the most observations and species. The…
Cycle Racing in Earlsdon
Historian and CovSoc member, Peter James, tells us about the history of cycle racing in Earlsdon. Peter writes…… Bowls Club Heading south from Spencer Park and along Morningside, you come…
Next Milestone Reached in Spon End Regeneration
Citizen has reached the next major milestone in the regeneration of Spon End, with contracts now exchanged with The Hill Group. This means construction can officially begin on the first…
Re-Using Cooling Towers
We recently re-printed an article from Dezeen, the architectural magazine, about the Twentieth Century Society call to retain at least one set of cooling towers in the country. This article,…
Investment in the Market
More than £1m is set to be invested to ensure the much-loved Market is a striking landmark that supports the future of the city and the City Centre South development.…
Action for Nature at the War Memorial Park
On Saturday 18 April, the War Memorial Park will play host to a day full of hands-on-activities for the local community as part of National Day of Action for Nature.…
Goodbye to the Dean
The Coventry Society invited the Dean of Coventry Cathedral, the Very Rev. John Witcombe, to be the guest speaker at its annual general meeting last week (April 8). Peter Walters…
Twentieth Century Society calls to save UK’s cooling towers
As the UK closes its last coal-fired power station, conservation group Twentieth Century Society is running a campaign to preserve a set of cooling towers. Hyperboloid thermal towers, more commonly…