This article was submitted too late for inclusion in the printed October issue of ECHO. Here are a few things that have been happening so far in September and also what we have to come in October. The brilliant Joey Linden brought his Freddy Mercury tribute act to the Village – he was fabulous and …
Category: Earlsdon
11 Bus Stop Suspended
The number 11 bus service through Earlsdon is now being disrupted. This is the bus stop outside the library which was suspended earlier this week and, a reader has suggested, could remain closed until the school goes back after the summer holidays. Hopefully it won’t be that long. There is a temporary stop outside Taylor’s …
Councillor Toulson – surgery
The August issue of ECHO states that Sherbourne ward councillor Dave Toulson’s monthly surgeries at Earlsdon Park Village are open to the general public. Due to a change of policy by EPV management, this is no longer the case but we were informed too late to change this. We are awaiting details of alternative venues …
St. Andrew’s Open House
St. Andrew’s House is holding a strawberry tea and open house event on Saturday 20 July from 2-4pm. There is no entry fee. Cream teas available by donation, and stalls. Viewings of the home will also be given without appointment during that time, to anyone interested in a place at St Andrew’s.
Bring Back Banks!
One by one over the last decade the major banks, and Coventry Building Society, have closed their Earlsdon branches. The Earlsdon 2.0 group have launched a campaign to create a banking hub to compensate for the loss of these facilities. For an audio report from BBC CWR go to: https://bbc.in/3W6WgAw
BUS ROUTE CHANGES
The no. 51 bus routes (Stagecoach Monday-Saturday. and NX Sundays only) are being re-routed permanently away from Glendower Avenue. Heading towards Earlsdon, from the traffic lights on Allesley Old Road, they will travel along Brookside Avenue then into Wildcroft Road, up to the lights on Broad Lane. They will then turn left along Broad Lane …
Godiva Festival Headliners Announced
Godiva Festival has announced that this year’s Main Stage will be headlined by The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft on Friday 5 July, pop phenomenon Paloma Faith on Saturday 6 July and the legendary Beverley Knight will close the festival on Sunday 7 July. Other Main Stage acts so far include Sam Ryder, The Brand New Heavies, …
Updated Liveable Neighbourhood Proposals
The City Council project team have reviewed the previous proposals in the light of pubic feedback. https://letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/elnproposals?fbclid=IwAR2jhJ8Kliln-FVbFLXIikzdb7C2YNEz9RgZJo2XjKHbggXkjlzskAbhfOg
Liveable Neighbourhood Meeting Arranged
BUS CHANGES FROM SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER
This is ECHO’s understanding of the imminent changes to bus services in the area but if anyone knows different please let us know. These changes affect both National Express Coventry (NX) and Stagecoach services. The Albany Road/Earlsdon Street route is currently served by a combined service 2 / service 51 half-hourly service on weekdays and …