City Centre South Moves Forward
coventrysociety Coventry’s long-delayed City Centre South regeneration scheme has taken a step forward with the appointment of an investment partner. Shearer Property Group has announced that it has selected the Hill…
Planning and Design
Coming Soon – City Centre South!
The article was written by Coventry Society member Mark Cook, following an invitation to give an ambulatory presentation as part of the “Arts and the urban commons: new visions for…
Pop-up cycle lane to be made permanent
A pop-up city centre cycle lane is set to be made permanent and two new connections to extend the city’s cycle network are also to move ahead. The temporary lane,…
COVENTREE – A strategy for Coventry’s Urban Forest
The City Council has launched a pubic consultation on its new strategy for Coventry’s Urban Forest. The Council states that this is Coventry’s first tree strategy and is a real…
More Trees for Coventry
This is a Coventry City Council report …. Coventry City Council is the latest local authority to join the Trees for Streets National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme, which aims to…
Hawkesbury ‘Canal Village’ Moves Ahead
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has granted outline planning permission for phase two of the £115million 72-acre ‘Canal Village’ in Hawkesbury. Phase two of the development will include 176 homes,…
One Coventry Plan
The City Council is consulting the public on its upcoming review of the One Coventry Plan. This is a corporate plan for the future operation of the council and its…
CovSoc Visit to the Sherbourne Valley Project
On Monday 13th June 2022 a group of eighteen CovSoc members had a tour of part of the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT). Our visit was guided…
City Centre South Retail Exodus Commences
The Coventry Telegraph has reported that the exodus of independent retailers from the city centre caused by the ill-thought-out City Centre South scheme has commenced The manager of a knitting…
Burges Art Gallery
Three stunning pieces of artwork have been revealed in an historic part of Coventry city centre. The three works in the High Street Heritage Action Zone of Burges and Hales…