Coventry’s official Lady Godiva Celebrates her Ruby Anniversary
coventrysociety Pru Porretta MBE said “I rode in my first official Godiva procession on 12th June 1982 which started from the War Memorial Park, 6 miles around the city then back…
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Coventry Food Festival
Coventry will be having its own Food Festival from 17 – 19th June 2022. The event is being organised by the city’s BID team (Business Improvement District) and follows a…
Citizen’s Assembly on Arts and Culture
Our friends at Talking Birds have convened Coventry’s first Citizen’s Assembly to look at arts and culture in the city. Fifty residents were selected from across the city to explore…
Take a Virtual Tour of Two Friargate
In September 2020 we reported on the council’s high-risk plan for a new office building in Friargate. Since then, construction has been going ahead and marketing to prospective tenants has…
Demolition of the Black Horse to Go Ahead
On Thursday (26th May) Coventry’s Planning Committee took the decision to permit the demolition of the locally listed former Black Horse pub at 73 Spon End. The 200-year-old former pub…
Coventry’s Medieval Treasures tour
Medieval Coventry is delighted to announce that the Coventry’s Medieval Treasures self-guided tour is now available, free of charge. The tour: • presents ‘then’ and ‘now’ images to reveal the…
Biggin Hall Found in Gardens in Stoke
The long awaited More 4 programme, the Great British Dig: history in your back garden, was finally broadcast on Monday 9th May. The programme, which is presented by Hugh Dennis,…
Historic Coventry Trust Projects Shortlisted for Planning Award
The Historic Coventry 2021 Programme has been shortlisted in the 2022 Planning Awards’ best use of heritage in placemaking category. The initiative being delivered by Historic Coventry Trust in partnership…
Cathedral Reflections
As part of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the consecration of the Cathedral, the Friends of the Cathedral have published a small book called Cathedral Reflections. The book…
The Sahara as palimpsest.
The next Arts Society Coventry lecture, on Tuesday May 24th, provides insights into the richness and variety of art from what many regard as one of the most inhospitable places…