Three poems for the New Year
coventrysociety On 2nd December 2022 the Coventry Society unveiled a plaque at the birthplace of Coventry’s most famous poet, Philip Larkin. Larkin was born in Radford in 1922 and died on…
Culture
Arts Society Coventry forthcoming January Lecture
THE ARTS SOCIETY COVENTRY The Arts and Crafts Movement, Kirsty Hartsiotis Tuesday 24 January 2023 7pm (Doors open at 6.30pm) The Drama Studio, King Henry VIII School, Spencer Road, Coventry…
Litten Tree Building to close
Alan Denyer writes….. Hi all – happy new year! Apologies it’s been a while since I’ve been in touch – can you believe this week marked 500 days since we…
Tile Mural Destroyed
The Coventry Society is disappointed to learn that post-war artwork located in an underpass near Croft Road has not been saved from destruction. The artwork was in the form of…
Delia Comes Alive
A couple of CovSoc committee members were fortunate to be given a preview tour of the amazing Delia Derbyshire Building in Cox Street. The Delia Derbyshire building is set to…
Hanukah to be Publicly Celebrated in Coventry for the first time in many years…
Avi Tordjman, from Coventry Synagogue, writes …. “I am pleased to invite you and your family, friends and colleagues to join us celebrating Hanukah this year outside the Council House…
New University Open Space
A new public open space is to be created on the site of the former Alan Berry Building opposite Coventry Cathedral. With the development of a new Coventry University building…
Cathedral Monument Collapses
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams writes … The Bridgeman Memorial on the walls of the Cathedral Ruins collapsed in October. This was quite…
Coventry Poet Laureate Visits Twin City of Dresden
In September, Coventry Poet Laureate, Emilie Lauren Jones, took part in a poetry exchange visit to the city of Dresden. Dresden and Coventry were twinned in 1956, after both cities…
The Broken Angel
The following article has been wrtitten by CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, and first appeared in the Friends newslettter. Martin writes….. The final…