Hugh Dennis joins Stoke’s big dig
coventrysociety Actor and comedian Hugh Dennis caused a stir in Stoke last month when he turned up at Biggin Hall Crescent and asked residents if he could dig a hole in…
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Affordable Very Light Rail Track Unveiled
VLR takes a step forward. We have reported previously on the project to create a Very Light Rail (VLR) network for the city. The project took a step forward last…
CovSoc’s Response to the Council’s Proposed Destruction of the Coundon Wedge
Two weeks ago, we reported on the consultation being carried out on the City Council’s proposal to build 350 houses on the Coundon Wedge. Below is the response to the…
Planning Reforms – postponed or cancelled?
The Government’s planning reforms” Planning for the Future”, proposed last year, are now on hold. Despite there not being any official announcement, articles in the national and professional planning press…
Will the Mysteries ever be played again in Coventry?
CovSoc founder member Paul Maddocks reflects on this question The Coventry Mystery Plays date back to the Medieval period and are perhaps best known as the source of the Coventry…
Council Tackles Vacant Homes
The City Council has approved a new strategy to tackle vacant homes in the city. The Empty Dwellings Strategy 2021-2026 was approved by the City Council’s Cabinet on 31st August.…
Part of Coundon Wedge to be Destroyed by Council
The City Council has launched a consultation on its plans to build over part of the Coundon Wedge. The Coventry Society is opposed to this untimely development. The site is…
A Coventry made timepiece fit for a King
This article was first published in March 2019. It has been corrected and updated courtesy of CovSoc member and historian David Fry. King Charles II didn’t much like Coventry. In…
Coventry brook flowing for the first time in over 100 years
One of Coventry’s ancient watercourses on the edge of the city centre is flowing again for the first time in over a century thanks to a major new naturalisation project.…
New Artwork at the Station
Coventry’s Grade II listed railway station is to get a makeover this month, courtesy of artist Christopher Tipping. Christopher has been commissioned to create artwork to decorate the huge windows…