The long-established CARTA (Chapelfields Area Residents’ and Traders’ Association) is looking for new blood – several of its committee have for various reasons had to stand down in recent months which means that they are seriously short-handed, with attendance figures at recent meetings being alarmingly low. They meet on the first Wednesday of every month …
Category: Community
Drinking Fountain – correction
Anyone who has tried to contact Mike Torbe in connection with the Earlsdon Drinking Fountain as per the article on page 25 of the September ECHO may have had a problem trying to use the mobile phone number printed for Mike (079665618046) which is incorrect. The correct number is 07966 518046.
LIBRARY NEWS
(Our apologies that due to an internal communication failure this article was accidentally omitted from our August issue). Earlsdon Carnegie Community Library would like to thank all of their library members for bearing with them during their recent closure and the subsequent lockdown period. They’re still awaiting guidance from Coventry City Council as to when …
Campaign Ramps Up
The WMRR Campaign is crowdfunding to start the design of the new skatepark at the War Memorial Park. For more details go to WMRR Crowdfunding
Earlsdon Library Reopening Still Not Scheduled
ECHO AVAILABILITY
A reminder that copies of ECHO are available from most of its regular outlets but there are still some which are closed. The ‘closed’ list includes the churches, Earlsdon Library, Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind and Hearsall Golf Club. The ‘open’ list is: Broomfield News Butts News Earlsdon St P.O. Hearsall News, Hearsall Lane …
Planning Application Concern
We have been asked by a reader to draw attention to an outline planning application, details of which are at the link below: Strictly speaking this is outside our area, being in Abbot’s Lane which is really Coundon / City Centre, but since it will impact Spon End, which is in our area, we are …
APPEAL FROM ECHO
ECHO’s regular readers will know that we always welcome additional material from local people and organisations. That’s even more important in the current situation. We remain hopeful that we can keep publishing monthly issues but with most of the regular community activity that we report on postponed or cancelled, the more contributions we get from …
Listen to Science
One of the features of the coronavirus crisis is that people appear to be starting to reverse a perceived or actual trend of ignoring experts and science. All advice should be delivered and received with caution. The following has been shared by an NHS contact and originates from Johns Hopkins University in the USA. ECHO …
April issue out now
The April issue of ECHO in now on sale but a few of our usual outlets are currently closed. It is available from these shops: Broomfield News Butts News Co-op, Allesley Old Road Co-op, Earlsdon Street Costcutter, Sovereign Road Earlsdon Park Village (for residents only) Hearsall News, Hearsall Lane Popping Cork Post Office, Earlsdon Street …