C20 Architecture Slam
coventrysociety The West Midlands Region of the Twentieth Century Society is holding its 2022 Architecture Slam in Coventry. The slam covers short 15-minute presentations covering lots of Coventry architecture and public…
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The Heritage Action Zone – A Review
Our Secretary, John Payne, has been looking back at the Heritage Action Zone which ends this month. John writes… Back in 2018 we reported on the Heritage Action Zone and…
Let’s Hear it for the Girls!
The Arts Society Coventry (TASC) will hold its next lecture at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum on March 22nd at 7.00 pm. Doors will open at 6.30 pm. This…
Meet me under the Elephant
Coventry Community Interest Company, Photo Miners, is launching a new arts project and is looking for 12 participants. The project is funded by Arts Council England and City of Culture…
Coventry to get two new Conservation Areas
In a move which took the Coventry Society by surprise, Cllr Welsh, the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities last week approved public consultation on two new Conservation Areas for…
Coventry to get a blue plaque scheme.
Last week, Cllr Welsh, the Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities approved a heritage plaque nomination scheme, to be known as the Blue Plaque Scheme. The nomination process will be…
Public Meeting about the world nuclear threat and Ukraine invasion
Paul Maddocks, CovSoc founder member and Chair of the Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation reports back on the public meeting about the World nuclear threat which was held…
Coventry and Climate Change
Climate Change and Coventry For our March meeting CovSoc are focussing on climate change and our city. We have two speakers: Tony McNally is Managing Director of Climate Change Solutions…
Creative Writing Workshop
On Saturday 12th March, writer and academic Ruth Livesey is going to hold a creative writing workshop in response to artefacts and women’s stories found in the Coventry Archives and…
Lost Coventry by David McGrory
Our founder member Paul Maddocks writes…. I have been very lucky to be able to have a special preview of the latest book by David McGrory, it’s the twenty seventh…