The Council Budget – 2022/23
coventrysociety The Council’s Cabinet has opened consultation on the provisional budget for 2022 / 2023. The consultation response and the Government Grant settlement will all come into play before the budget…
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A Story from Phoenix City 2021
An incident from the early adult life of CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, led to a scene in a City of Culture arts video currently on display in the Herbert.…
The Future of the Priory Visitor Centre
The City Council is moving forward with plans for the re-use of the Priory Visitor Centre and the Priory Undercrofts after several years of the buildings being vacant and deteriorating.…
The Mayor and the Social Anthropologist
CovSoc Member Peter James tells us the interesting story of a well known Coventry character and his step daughter. Malcolm Kenneth Pridmore was born in October 1869 in Foleshill to…
Coventry Railway Station update
The new station building, multi-storey car park, and taxi drop off point at the Coventry Railway station will now open in the New Year. Over £80 million has been invested…
ReTurner Prize 2021 – Reusing Coventry Empty Buildings
Our founder member Paul Maddocks wrote this article for the CAN (Community Action for Neighbourhoods) newsletter. Paul playfully asks whether there should be an award for the restoration of some…
Support Tree Wardens’ Drive to Plant Cherry Trees in Caludon Park
Our friends the Coventry Tree Wardens have put in a grant application to plant a cherry avenue to brighten up Caludon Park. This application is dependant on public support. Covid…
The Hospital of St. John
Our Chair, Peter Walters, told us the history of the Old Grammar School at the last CovSoc meeting on Monday 13th December. We had hoped to give this talk in…
Council to ensure private landlords meet energy efficiency standards
The Council has successfully appointed two new members of staff to help private landlords to meet the requirements of national energy efficiency standards. The Council made a successful bid from…
Former CET Paper Store to Become Digital Gallery
Coventry City of Culture Trust has announced that the UK’s first permanent immersive digital art gallery, The Reel Store, will open in Coventry in April 2022, becoming a permanent new…