With Coventry United F.C. now established at the Butts Park Arena, the directors of the football club have announced the formation of a Vice Presidents Club. Long-term supporter Keith Green (photographed) has been the first to sign up. Joining costs £1,000 a year and this gives you: – Appearance in the Vice President roll-of-honour on …
Author: Keith Bushnell
Boon for Criterion
Boon Dog Theatre, en route to the Edinburgh Fringe, will be putting on a production at the Criterion Theatre on 28 and 29 July. ’Goody’ is an exploration of world of performing apes and the humans who live with them. Set in America in 1934, it deals with the relationship between one man and his …
Whoberley Avenue Access Restrictions
Road resurfacing in Whoberley Avenue will take place over approximately 7 days from Monday 17th July. The road will be fully closed between 7.30am and 5pm, during which time access will be permitted for residents, business, emergency vehicles and refuse collection but not for private motorists. Vehicles left parked on the road during the work …
Good Neighbours
Good Neighbours Earlsdon is already celebrating success following its recent launch. The project, which matches volunteers to visit older people in their own home, held its first volunteer introduction sessions on 19 and 21 June in St. Barbara’s Church meeting room. These volunteers are offering up to an hour each week or fortnight to befriend …
Beechwood Allotments Centenary
Beechwood Allotments was 100 years old on 10 April. To celebrate there will be an Open Day on Saturday 1 July from 10am-4pm and you are warmly invited to walk around the site, meet plot holders and take a closer look at the working of the allotments. Entrance is via the Beechwood Avenue gate near …
Cycle Speedway on TV
BBC Breakfast News Sports correspondent, Mike Bushell, came to Hearsall Common to record a feature on Coventry Cycle Speedway club which was broadcast this morning. Photos
2017 Earlsdon Festival
Festival events start Monday 10.30am. See the Festival website for full details.
May issue of ECHO
The May issue has now been completed and will be on sale by the end of this week.
Update: Another Earlsdon HIMO?
The final deadline is 31 January for comments or objections to the change of use from an elderly residential care home into a house in multiple occupation for 21 students. This follows an earlier post on the ECHO Website To date, over 340 people have signed a petition against the planning application for a change …
Rochester Road HiMO plan
On 8 January we reported on an application is to change a residential elderly care home in Rochester Road into a house of multiple occupation for 21 students. There is concern about the immediate impact on the community and in the long term effect on the character of the area. The deadline for comments and …