My Carbon Family
coventrysociety As part of City of Culture, the City Council is commissioning new public artwork intended to address climate change issues. My Carbon Family is a ‘family’ of sculptures commissioned to…
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Beyer – A Man of Letters
In 2015 The Archers’ Lynda and Robert Snell are making a garden at Ambridge Hall as a memorial to the victims of the village’s floods that year. The garden’s centrepiece…
Locked in Protest
Our Vice Chair Paul Maddocks is reminded of a bare faced protest at the Cathedral. Paul writes: Recently a lad woke up to find his mate had put a ‘D’…
Bringing history to life at the Daimler Powerhouse
As the Daimler Powerhouse continues to take shape, Imagineer are bringing the history of the building to life through restoring elements of the original building and through encouraging people who…
Route Map to the City of Culture
The City of Culture Trust has announced its latest plan for the Year of Culture, which now starts on 15th and runs for 12 months. The programme will start under…
Hertford Street to get Flash of Colour
World-renowned artist artist Morag Myerscough is working with Coventry City Council in order to breathe vitality into Hertford Street in advance of the City Centre South scheme. Morag will be…
City Council invests in Albany Theatre
The City Council is shortly to consider proposals for the future development of the Albany Theatre in the former City College in the Butts. Plans being considered will facilitate improvements…
CovSoc Welcomes Re-use of Ikea Store
The Coventry Society welcomes the exciting new plans for re-use of the former Ikea store in Croft Road. The City Council has released reports showing that it is planning to…
Visitor Pod at Station
Plans for a new visitor information pod to be installed at Coventry Railway Station have been submitted to Coventry City Council’s Planning Committee. If approved, the plans will see the…
New Digital Library will Celebrate City’s Cultural History
Coventry University has teamed up with Coventry City of Culture Trust, Culture Coventry and other partners to launch Coventry Digital – a new online platform designed to celebrate the city’s…