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GILL DAWSON
The funeral of Gill Dawson, the wife of ECHO team member Tony Cardinali, will take place on Thursday 22 September 2022 at 3.00 pm, Cannon Hill Chapel, Canley Crematorium. Gill died on Monday 15 August. Gill was well-known in the ECHO area in her own right and herself wrote a number of articles for this …
Seasonal Issue December 2021 / January 2022
The combined December and January edition of ECHO is now on sale. This bumper 40-page issue includes 3 cash prize competitions, other seasonal items and the usual range of news reports, features and events. Once more we owe a huge thank you for keeping us going during a difficult couple of years to: – our advertisers …
ECHO Distribution Update
Copies of the November issue are now available in ECHO’s major outlets, including Earlsdon Street Post Office and the Earlsdon and Allesley Old Road Co-ops. Most of the remaining outlets will be stocked over the weekend and the rest by Monday.
ECHO FOUNDER’S LIFE CELEBRATED
Around 80 people gathered at the Village Hotel yesterday afternoon for the long-delayed celebration of the life of ECHO founder, Graham Partridge. Graham died in January 2020, aged 68. As a succession of speakers testified, Graham’s contribution to the community went way beyond creating ECHO, important though that was. Among the initiatives he was responsible …
Graham Partridge Event
We have had an excellent response to the invitation to the commemorative event for ECHO founder Graham Partridge, which is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Thursday 29 July 2021 starting at 2pm. It will be held in the Inspiration Suite in the Village Hotel, Dolomite Avenue, Coventry CV4 9GZ. There will be …
Graham Partridge
This a reminder of the commemorative event for ECHO founder Graham Partridge, which is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Thursday 29 July 2021 starting at 2pm. It will be held in the Inspiration Suite in the Village Hotel, Dolomite Avenue, Coventry CV4 9GZ. There will be light refreshments provided later in the …
Walks from Earlsdon – Map
For technical reasons the map printed in the April issue of ECHO to accompany ‘Walks from Earlsdon – Baginton and along the River Sowe’ was of poor legibility. The version posted here should be easier to follow.
Correction to February 2021 ECHO “Walks from Earlsdon” Wainbody Wood East Section
Please note that the section of the walk leaving Stoneleigh Road to visit Wainbody Wood (East Section) is now removed. There are no official rights of way and the landowners have confirmed that they do NOT PERMIT walkers to cross their land to visit the wood. Walkers can, of course, still enjoy the rest of …
ECHO Prize Competitions
The cut-off for entries for the four cash prize competitions in our December / January issue is noon on Monday 4 January. If you still intend to enter any of them: Wordsearch, Anagrams, Crossword or Quiz of the Year, please do so in good time. At this stage an email to newsdesk@echonews.org.uk is the quickest, …