Hollywood Comes to Stoke Aldermoor
coventrysociety Stoke Aldermoor native, Kevin Conway, has written to us to about his plans to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the filming of the Italian Job. On Friday 18th October there…
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Homelessness – Coventry and Beyond
By Nobby Clarke – Founder of Coventry Winter Night Shelter and Coventry Emergency Shelter Background I started a personal and steep learning curve about homelessness, when I set up the…
Join a Photo Tour of 1950’s Coventry
CovSoc is joining with photo enthusiasts Igers Coventry and Warwickshire on a tour of Coventry’s iconic 1950s architecture. Igers Coventry & Warwickshire are a community organisation that focuses on bringing…
October Meeting – Brian Stote – Changes in Broadgate and its Environs
For CovSoc’s October meeting we have a presentation by CovSoc member Brian Stote about changes in Broadgate and its environs. Brian Stote is a member of CovSoc who has researched…
CovSoc Supports Heritage Open Days
As usual the Coventry Society was actively involved with this year’s Heritage Open Days. The Society had a stand at the Old Grammar School and Paul Maddocks, Chair of the…
“Coventry Re-Visited”- A Talk by Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers – Actress/Writer/Director/Activist The Friends of Coventry Cathedral have asked us to help promote their forthcoming event which will be held following their AGM on Saturday 28th September 2019…
George Wagstaffe Exhibition
Coventry artist and sculptor George Wagstaffe is holding a rare public exhibition later this month. The exhibition is being held at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Sir Thomas White’s Road, Chapelfields,…
A Profile of Alan Griffiths BEM
Coventry Society member Alan Griffiths will have his formal investiture for his award of MBE in the Queen’s official birthday honours on 12th September 2019. Alan said it is difficult…
Coventry’s Favourite Conservation Area – the Results
Today we announce the results of our campaign to find Coventry’s Favourite Conservation Area. After a three week online campaign, which included over 100 social media posts, and a vote…
The Vertical Forests of Utrecht
In the third and final story about Utrecht we look at a couple of other environmental projects that the city has sponsored or supported. The first is a 90m high…