Walking Backwards No 4. Over Hearsall Common to Canley
coventrysociety Today we have the fourth 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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Hawkesbury ‘Canal Village’ Moves Ahead
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has granted outline planning permission for phase two of the £115million 72-acre ‘Canal Village’ in Hawkesbury. Phase two of the development will include 176 homes,…
Walking Backwards No 3. Up Kenilworth Road to Gibbet Hill
Today we have the third 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…
One Coventry Plan
The City Council is consulting the public on its upcoming review of the One Coventry Plan. This is a corporate plan for the future operation of the council and its…
Walking Backwards No 2. Down Daventry Road to the Charterhouse.
Today we continue Peter Walter’s series of lockdown walks “being a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and meaningless historiana gathered on walks within easy striding distance of the writer’s…
The Art of the Courtesan in Renaissance Italy
The last meeting of The Arts Society Coventry (TASC) for the 2021-22 series will be held as usual at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery on June 28th. Sarah Dunant,…
CovSoc Visit to the Sherbourne Valley Project
On Monday 13th June 2022 a group of eighteen CovSoc members had a tour of part of the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT). Our visit was guided…
City Centre South Retail Exodus Commences
The Coventry Telegraph has reported that the exodus of independent retailers from the city centre caused by the ill-thought-out City Centre South scheme has commenced The manager of a knitting…
Burges Art Gallery
Three stunning pieces of artwork have been revealed in an historic part of Coventry city centre. The three works in the High Street Heritage Action Zone of Burges and Hales…
Walking Backwards No 1. Through the woods of Styvechale Common to Coat of Arms Bridge Road.
Today we start a series of Coventry Walks, created by our Chair, Peter Walters, during lockdown in 2020. Peter describes them as “a compendium of idle facts, hidden places and…