The last working party of the year in early December was on a mild sunny perfect winter day, a last chance to tidy up before the serious winter weather arrives. Most of the tasks are never ending like litter picking and mending fences. The ford itself seems alive, as it changes from day to day …
Category: Community
Night shelter gets under way locally
Coventry Winter Night Shelter (CWNS), a city-wide initiative that has quickly caught the public imagination, is up and running. And St. Mary Magdalen in Chapelfields, “the church with the blue roof”, is pitching in to help. It was late October when a night-time tour of the city centre with the rough sleepers team showed councillors …
Forrest Medical Centre closure consultation
As a result of the 700-signature petition last year, a meeting was held in January with the Forrest Medical Centre practice manager, NHS managers and Cllr. Bally Singh regarding the closure of the Mount Street surgery planned for later this year. This will result in patients based there having either to attend the practice’s Canley …
New residents’ association to be formed?
Residents in the Hearsall/Earlsdon area (that part which falls into Whoberley Ward, rather than Earlsdon Ward, i.e. north of the main railway line) are planning to set up their own residents group so that the quality of life, amenity, and security can be improved. There is concern that the area, which has a high …
Action on gum removal
Earlsdon Councillor Allan Andrews has urged the city council to take more proactive steps to improve the cleanliness of local shopping districts following a rise in the number of complaints received by residents. Cllr. Andrews has been contacted by a number of residents concerned that nothing is done to remove chewing gum from busy shopping …
Earlsdon Christmas Tree Festival
Every year, as Christmas approaches, Earlsdon Methodists organise a Christmas Tree competition for local groups and societies to enter. This year 20 groups entered the competition, which is held in the church. The entries are judged by visitors who vote for their favourite adult and children’s tree. Since the introduction of artificial Christmas trees people’s …
Age UK home library
AGE UK HOME LIBRARY Do you enjoy reading or listening to audio books? Is it difficult for you to get to your local library to choose new items? Or are you just not able to carry heavy books home? Then a FREE Home Library Service could be just right for you. Working closely with Coventry …
Choir’s 100th anniversary concert
St. Barbara’s Church Choir will celebrate 100 years of singing and leading worship with a concert on 22 February at 7pm at St. Barbara’s Church. The choir will sing from its extensive repertoire spanning many centuries and styles, plus instrumental music. It was 100 years to the day that the first boys and men were …
North Earlsdon Neighbourhood Association (NENA)
NENA kicked off the New Year with a good turnout at its January residents meeting. NENA residents meet every two months to hear from invited guests. 46 people welcomed Graham Partridge from ECHO Community Newspaper and Nigel Lee from the Earlsdon Festival Organising Committee. NENA residents were treated to a potted history of ECHO from …
St. Barbara’s new vicar
The next vicar of St. Barbara’s in Earlsdon will be Rev. Tulo Raistrick. Tulo is married to Sarah, a GP, and they have three children: Peter (aged 8), Greg (5) and Libby (3). He is currently curate at St. Thomas’s with St. Stephen’s Church in Telford Park, South London. After growing up in Suffolk, Tulo …