Performance Art
coventrysociety The October Arts Society Coventry (TASC) lecture will be given by Helen Oakden, whose lecture early this year on Black Artists in Britain since 1960 went down very well with…
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Robert Glover and the Coventry Martyrs
CovSoc member Peter James has been researching his ancestors and came across some interesting information about the Coventry martyrs. Peter writes….. My maternal grandmother Edith Haddon grew up in Foleshill…
A Cut-Out Model of Coventry Cathedral
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, tells us this interesting story from the 1960s. Martin writes…. One of the souvenirs produced in 1962 to…
The Art of Slow
Architect John Prevc will speak on the subject of “The Art of Slow” at the Coventry Society meeting in October. John is a Coventry Kid, who was brought up in…
The Wrestling Saint
CovSoc member and Chairman of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, contemplates the image of St. Michael wrestling with the Devil in the Sutherland tapestry. Martin writes…. St Michael…
The Thin Blue Line
CovSoc member, Peter James, had a grandfather who was a member of the Coventry Police Force in 1919, which put him onto this story from the period after the end…
Honouring St. Michael
CovSoc member and Chair of the Friends of Coventry Cathedral, Martin Williams, tells us about the historic quarter day of Michaelmas. Martin writes… On September 29th each year we celebrate…
CovSoc Response to the Local Plan Consultation
Further to our article earlier in September, the Coventry Society has now submitted its response to the consultation on the Issues and Options paper. The Coventry Society – the city’s…
New Measures to Enable Active Travel in Foleshill
The City Council has announced new measures to improve pedestrian crossings, provide a high-quality cycleway and improve bus service reliability are to be introduced along the Foleshill Road after a…
Heritage Open Day at Drapers’ Hall
The Coventry Society hosted a Heritage Open Day event at Drapers’ Hall on Sunday 17th September 2023, courtesy of Historic Coventry Trust. Over 370 people visited the Hall to inspect…