What links R2D2 to a Coventry Electric cab company?
coventrysociety CovSoc founder member and former Chair, Paul Maddocks, has written the following article for the Historic Coventry website and we re-print it here with their kind permission. A good fiend…
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Coventry Poet Laureate Visits Twin City of Dresden
In September, Coventry Poet Laureate, Emilie Lauren Jones, took part in a poetry exchange visit to the city of Dresden. Dresden and Coventry were twinned in 1956, after both cities…
Coventry’s Newest Community Park
CovSoc Secretary John Payne writes….. During October I was fortunate to be given a preview of what I am sure will be the largest new area of open space in…
Investment Zone bid for Gigafactory
A bid for Investment Zone status for the West Midlands Gigafactory, and its immediate area, has been submitted to Government. If successful, Investment Zone status will help secure the £2.5bn…
CovSoc Comments on Browns Lane Development
The Coventry Society has submitted its objection to the proposed development of the Coundon Wedge. Our comments were as follows: Planning application – OUT/2022/2259: Outline application for Residential Development at…
The Broken Angel
The following article has been wrtitten by CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, and first appeared in the Friends newslettter. Martin writes….. The final…
Revised Plans for City Centre South Announced
The plans for City Centre South, which gained planning permission in February, have been revised following the appointment of development partner the Hill Group. The main changes are: There is…
Sergeant Bilko in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member and former Chair, Paul Maddocks, tells us the interesting tale of Coventry’s strangest museum. Paul writes…. Who would believe that an American comedian would have a special…
Greenfield or Brownfield?
Two planning applications being consider before Christmas give our council the opportunity to show its true colours in relation to greenfield and brownfield development. In November there is a planning…
The Future of Coventry’s Past – 2
More than 80 representatives and supporters of heritage groups in the city ensured a lively audience for the Coventry Society’s heritage conference in the stunning setting of Drapers Hall on…