Next Tuesday, 9 August, Lord Mayor Cllr Kevin Maton will join 72-year-old local man Tony Cunningham’s year-long sponsored walk to raise money for Warwick charity, Molly Ollys. If you want to see Tony, Kevin and his wife and Lady Mayoress, Angela, tackle a few laps together on Tuesday they will be at the War Memorial …
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Bus Timetables Tweaked
Bus timetable changes are being implemented later this month, which in the ECHO area affect the 14/14A service through Chapelfields. Changes
Earlsdon School Shortlisted in National Competition to Win Playground Worth £5K
Children from Earlsdon Primary School have collected and transformed 7,000 plastic bottle tops into stunning art murals, as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous impact of plastic waste on the environment. Earlsdon Primary has been named among the top ten finalist schools in the Message in a Bottle Top …
LIBRARY CORRECTIONS
There are a couple of errors in June’s ECHO, relating to Earlsdon Library. Firstly, it is stated that the next folk night (the Hush! event) costs £5 but the correct cost is £10 per ticket. and secondly the storytime session starts at 10.30am not 11am on Tuesdays.
Councillors’ Surgery Postponed
The June issue of ECHO lists the Earlsdon ward councillors’ surgery as taking place on Saturday 4th June, 11am -12noon. Whilst the first Saturday in the month is the regular arrangement for this, because Earlsdon Library is closed for the Jubilee Bank Holiday from Thursday 2nd – Sunday 5th June, the surgery will be held …
Fate of the Black Horse Confirmed
Follow up to the story on page 11 of the June issue: On Thursday 26 May, the council’s Planning Committee voted by a narrow 4-3 margin to approve the plan to demolish the former Black Horse pub in Spon End as part of the road widening scheme related to the Local Air Quality Action Plan. …
Councillor’s Black Horse Heritage Proposal
Cllr Bally Singh has setup the following petition to try and preserve the legacy of the Black Horse pub for the future. It accepts that demolition is preferable to a driving charge, but aims to restore some of the former pub building for an alternative use at another location. Please sign here if you support …
EARLSDON FESTIVAL 2022
Planning has begun for the Earlsdon Festival this year and, all being well, it will take place on Monday 2nd May. The festival team are now accepting applications for stalls on Earlsdon Street (£50 each), the Earlsdon Primary School playground (£25 each), and food pitches on Earlsdon Street (£150 each).If you would like to apply …
BLACK HORSE DEMOLITION
A planning application has been submitted to demolish the 18th century former Black Horse pub at 73 Spon End. This was submitted just too late for inclusion in the February issue of ECHO and is only open for public consultation up to 17 February with a decision expected by 10 March. This relates to the …
Festival of Hope – Correction
There was an error in the material Festival of Hope submitted for this month’s issue of ECHO, which announced A Thing with Feathers as taking place on Thursday 23rd February. It is in fact on WEDNESDAY 23rd February .