Tom Radford is asking for your help. In September, he steps down as a Cub Scout Leader and wants to find a replacement for himself to continue Wednesday Cubs. Can you help or do you know someone who could? There is more information on these leaflets.
From Community
Bethel Service Cancelled
As per page 3 of the March ECHO, the Commissioning Service for Bethel Church’s new building on Spon End, was due to take place tomorrow, 3 March, at 2pm. Unfortunately this has had to be cancelled.
GODIVA FESTIVAL 2018 DATES ANNOUNCED
The Godiva Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is moving to a new date this summer. Festival organisers today announced the event will this year be held in the War Memorial Park from 31 August to 2 September. Contrary to what people may have heard on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, this is NOT …
Mayfield Road HiMO Plan Reaction
Nearby residents are objecting strongly to a planning application to create a House in Multiple Occupation (HiMO) in Mayfield Road. The plan is to turn the premises at 47a Mayfield Road and 3 Mickleton Road from retail shop and dwelling into a 9 bedroom HiMO and extend the existing outbuilding at the first floor and …
Cabling Works – latest
Here’s the latest on the cabling works being carried out by Western Power Distribution. Works at the junction of Beechwood Avenue and Kenilworth are continuing, with normal access from Kenilworth Road but a diversion along Warwick Avenue/Earlsdon Avenue for traffic going in the other direction. This is expected to last another 2 weeks. The contractors …
ECHO Prize Competitions
Just a reminder that you still have a few days left to submit your entries for the various prize competitions which appear in the current issue of ECHO. These are the Wordsearch, the Quiz of the Year and the Aspire Style Competition. The deadline for entries is Friday 5 January. The postal and email addresses …
Coombe Abbey Pub Plan Update
There have been some minor changes to the planning application for the Coombe Abbey Inn in Craven Street (ref. FUL/2017/2349). The plan is still for 14 bedsits over 3 floors with ground floor extension at the rear. However the comment from a City Council Senior Planning Officer to a representative of CARTA was “The changes …
25 Years at the Nursery Tavern
Chapelfields’ Nursery Tavern first opened its doors in 1865 and was taken over in 1992 by Harry Minton and St John Berisford, who have since worked to create the welcoming community pub and music venue that we now enjoy. Everyone is invited to join them at the Lord Street hostelry from 8pm on Saturday 25 …
Fountain in Hibernation
The drinking fountain in Earlsdon Avenue South has now been switched off in order to protect the mechanism from winter frosts.