Taking matters into our own hands, a group of us decided to clean up the Volgograd Monument and take the trees out of it before it was permanently damaged.
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The 1509 Coventry Model, explained by its creator
Pete Garbett talks through his 1509 model of Medieval Coventry
Midsummer Fire Gardens
The Midsummer Fire Gardens at Caludon Castle Park was a fantastic event. Here’s some of the highlights. The version above is on Youtube. If you would like to share this video via Facebook, you can use the version below.
Two Tone – Lives and Legacies
The Two Tone Lives and legacies exhibition at the Herbert Gallery and Museum remains open until 12th September 2021. Here’s just some of the things you can see there.
Coventry Cathedral: Building for a New Britain
On Wednesday 10th June, BBC Four broadcast a documentary called “Coventry Cathedral: Building for a New Britain“, which told some of the story of the building of the new St Michaels Cathedral, against the backdrop of the wider rebuilding of Coventry. In what is a welcome change for this sort of documentary, instead of havingContinue reading “Coventry Cathedral: Building for a New Britain”
Coventry Moves Together – All the Livestreams
Here are all the livestreams from Coventry Moves Together. They have all been set to start from the start of the performance, cutting out the ‘please stand by’ message there were on the day.
Sorry, but you do realise that doesn’t look like an elephant….?
While no-one currently knows what fate will befall the Coventry Sports Centre building that straddles Cox Street as the umbilically joined swimming pool is surrounded by hoardings and prepared for demolition, what we all know is that it looks like an elephant. Of course it looks like an elephant, everyone knows that, it’s called theContinue reading “Sorry, but you do realise that doesn’t look like an elephant….?”
A slight change of plan…
After a stacks of research, thinking things through, literally months of planning, and test events, it now time to throw out the original idea and start again! While some may question the sanity of setting up in tourism in the middle of a global pandemic, having my sanity questioned is not a new thing forContinue reading “A slight change of plan…”
Please Stand By
While this weekend was meant to be the original launch date for Sky Blue City Walks, the offer of getting an early second Covid jab today Saturday was not really something that could be turned down. I’ll be much happier about starting up after having had a second vaccination not just for me, but forContinue reading “Please Stand By”
A few odd jobs – Part 2
On my first visit to the new Salt Lane car park (see The View from Salt Lane) at the payment machine, there was this rather snazzy new map of the city centre. It’s great, nice and big, though it is very tourist focussed in that things like the University don’t seem to be on it.Continue reading “A few odd jobs – Part 2”
Sky Blue City Walks 