Author: Keith Bushnell
Earlsdon Methodist Church Event Cancelled
As part of its Centenary celebrations, Earlsdon Methodist Church invited all residents and visitors to Earlsdon to join them for a free barbeque, to be held outside the church on Saturday 20 May. Sadly, owing to a combination of illness and double-booking of volunteers this event has been cancelled. A new date has yet to …
PCC VISITS EARLSDON
The following report is by Clare McArthur, on behalf of Earlsdon Community Speedwatch: The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster visited Earlsdon on Friday 21 April for a street audit of Beechwood Avenue and its adjoining roads and to hear from representatives of Earlsdon Community Speedwatch and local residents. Two members from our …
Chapelfields Artist Chosen for Arts Programme
Congratulations to Chapelfields glass artist Adam Hussain on being selected as one of six Midlands artists to participate in a local arts programme. For more information, follow the link below: https://www.culturecentral.co.uk/news/what-do-you-do-all-day-freelancer-research
Volunteers Urgently Needed
The Earlsdon festival is urgently looking for extra volunteers to help supervise road closures on the day (Monday 1st May) Can you and possibly a friend or family member, kindly spare 2 hours on the day to help a community event? The role includes supervising a barrier, alongside a friend, family member or other volunteer …
Rogue Trader Operating in Earlsdon
We have received a report of an elderly resident being persuaded by “a forceful man who would not take no for an answer”, to have her paved yard cleaned. He wanted £400 for what turned out to be one and a half hours’ work, using her hot water and leaving a mess on her walls. …
COVENTRY SPIRES U3A
Our apologies to Coventry SPIRES U3A for our mistake in repeating their March information in the April issue. This is how it should have appeared in April: Retired? Looking for something interesting to do during your retirement? Why not join Coventry Spires U3A which is a group especially for you? General meetings are held every …
OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE – SUNDAY 2 APRIL
Butts Road will be closed in both directions between Windsor Street and the Ring Road junction 7 as part of the long running roadworks. Albany Road will be closed between Butts Road and Brunswick Road. The closure will be from 8pm on Sunday until 6am on Monday 3 April. There will be signed diversions and …
Spencer Park Pavilion – Meeting Tonight
Wine and Crime
Next Saturday the “Wine and Crime” evening at Earlsdon Library features local author Jason Wilson, pictured below, discussing the crimes of his father (Earlsdon local Tony Spencer) with the True Crime Investigators UK. There will be input from ex-police officers and criminal law experts. The event takes place on Saturday 25 March at 7pm – …