CovSoc Visit to the Sherbourne Valley Project
coventrysociety 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…
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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…
Coventry’s official Lady Godiva Celebrates her Ruby Anniversary
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…
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…