The Nuclear Threat
coventrysociety The Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation is organising a public meeting next month on the threat to the world from nuclear weapons. The public meeting will be held…
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What will the New Year bring?
This article is re-printed from the newsletter of Coventry Action for Neighbourhoods, courtesy of Paul Maddocks. We all know that the Coventry City of Culture has many more months to…
The Council Budget – 2022/23
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…
Coventry’s Peace Festival 2021
Coventry’s annual Peace Festival returns this 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 one…
New Visitor Information Centre Opens
Further to our report in February the new visitor information centre at Coventry Railway station is now open and ready to welcome visitors to the City of Culture. A striking…
Brian Saunders – A Tribute
It has come to our notice that a memorable Coventrian, Brian Saunders, has passed away unreported in the media. Brian was a larger than life person who made a difference…
Ralph Butcher RIP
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Ralph Butcher, one of the founding members of the Coventry Society. Ralph moved to Coventry in 1960 after a…
Coventry Society – Annual Report 2021
Over the past year the Coventry Society has had to adapt, very rapidly, to new ways of working. Covid requirements have resulted in all meetings being held online. These meetings…
The Free Men of Coventry
There are many Coventry Freemen. It is an honour granted to people who have completed a qualifying apprenticeship in the city. Coventry’s history goes back for hundreds of years and…
CovSoc AGM Goes Online
The Coventry Society held its first online AGM on Monday 12th October. In the unusual circumstances of the Coronavirus pandemic we postponed our AGM in April. We had hoped to…