The Free Men of Coventry
coventrysociety 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…
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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…
Coventry to host International Children’s Games in 2022
The City Council has accepted an invitation for Coventry to host the 2022 International Children’s Games (ICG). The games planned for this summer in Kecskemét, Hungary have been cancelled due…
CovSoc Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
Following the recent tragic murder of George Floyd, Vincent Hammersley, Chair of the Coventry Society has issued the following public statement on behalf of the Coventry Society: “One of the…
Coventry Society Annual Report 2019 – 2020
Chair’s report It’s a strange and difficult time we find ourselves in at the moment with Covid19. I am writing my second Chairperson’s report knowing that the AGM will not…
Profile of our new Chair – Vincent Hammersley
On Monday 20th April 2020, what would have been the date of our AGM, a new person takes on the leadership of the Coventry Society. Our existing Chair, Paul Maddocks,…
The Future of Work – Len McCluskey
Tom Mann Memorial Lecture. Speaker Len McCluskey, Unite. Plus there will also be a major photographic exhibition which Coventry Keep Our NHS Public has borrowed from Hackney NHS campaigners. The…
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…
CovSoc Member Receives BEM
Long serving Coventry Society member, Alan Griffiths, was awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this week. Alan received the award in recognition of his…
David Danskin – from the cradle to the grave
Football fans may have heard of David Danskin, the founder of Arsenal Football Club. But did you know that he is buried in Coventry’s London Road Cemetery? It is perhaps…