BRANDON MARSH BOOST
It’s good news for nature lovers visiting Brandon Marsh near Coventry, Ann Evans reports. Visitors to Brandon Marsh near Coventry are set to get a new, accessible...
ANCIENT ANIMAL POUND RE-OPENS IN COVENTRY
The problem of stray animals is nothing new as Ann Evans discovers as a 400-year-old animal pound is reopened in Coventry. Marking the start of Coventry’s...
COVENTRY’S LADY GODIVA The City of Coventry is famous for many things, Ann Evans tell the story of its most famous woman – Lady Godiva.
A visit to Coventry would not be complete without discovering the city’s most famous woman from history, Lady Godiva. A bronze statue in her honour stands...
DISCOVER COVENTRY’S HERITAGE
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography Ann Evans reminds us that Coventry’s Heritage Open Days are almost here. The City of Coventry is steeped in history and...
COVENTRY, UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021
By Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography As a Coventry Kid, Ann Evans is delighted that her home city has won the bid to...
WENDY’S WEEK GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES AND GETTING NOWHERE
What sort of week have you had? Mine has been chaotic to say the least, and I feel I am stuck on a merry-go-round unable to get off...
The Story Behind the Legend
By Wendy Hughes Finding I had time to spare on a visit to Coventry, I decided to find out a little about Coventry’s most infamous legend of Lady Godiva. The...
DISCOVERING YOUR LOCAL HISTORY
By Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. September is the month for making the most of your local Heritage Open Days. Every year around 40,000 volunteers turn...
BEYOND THE WATER’S EDGE
By Ann Evans Beyond the Water’s Edge: Poetry from our world is the brand new poetry-theatre show produced by Midland Creative Projects in association with Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre...
COVENTRY’S LADY GODIVA
By Ann Evans Modern photos courtesy of Rob Tysall She has been the inspiration for poets, painters, sculptors and historians for a thousand years. Mentioned in the...
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MUSEUM
by Ann Evans Photos: Rob Tysall of Tysall’s Photography For years it looked like a dumping ground for old railway carriages. Anyone driving past what is now...