Coventry Peace Festival 2025
coventrysociety Coventry’s annual Peace Festival happens in November promoting the city’s ongoing work of peace, tolerance and friendship. The city is well known around the world as a welcoming place and…
Culture
Cardboard Structure to Commemorate Blitz
Plans have been announced to build a huge cardboard model that will reflect the old Cathedral to mark 85 years since the blitz. Taking its cue from the cathedral ruins,…
Moon Craters in Coventry!
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reminds us of the previous location of Volgograd Place and its failed vision. Paul writes…. A modern landscape that looks like moon craters or even…
CovSoc Visit to St. John the Divine
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, tells us about a CovSoc visit to St. John the Divine Church in Willenhall. Paul writes…… The Coventry Society visit to St. John the Devine…
In the Company of the Coventry Coroner
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, reviews a book written by one of Coventry’s best known tour guides, Jo Phillips. Paul writes…… A new book has been published called “In the…
The LTB is Dead, Long Live the LTB
CovSoc committee member, John Goodman, attended the recent launch of a new book. John writes….. The Litten Tree Building, built for the Rover car company in 1910 as its showroom,…
Coventry School of Art
Coventry Society member, Peter James, tells us the interesting story of Coventry School of Art. Peter writes…. Coventry School of Art was built in Ford Street in 1863 in the…
George Shaw – Local Hero?
Coventry Society member, Peter Hunter, launches a campaign to hold a George Shaw exhibition in the city. Peter writes……. I get goose pimples looking at the work of George Shaw…
Alan Dyer 1944 – 2025
We are sad to report the death of Alan Dyer, the Chairman and Finance Director of the Coventry Canal Basin Trust and former University Lecturer. Alan was an artist, psychologist…
Three Libraries to Move
The City Council has approved plans for the relocation of three libraries in the city to save money. Coventry City Council approved plans to move the services in Bell Green,…