Following last month’s news that the annual Earlsdon Festival would not take place this year because of a lack of volunteers, ECHO is pleased to report that the popular event is now back on. Members of Rotary Club of Coventry Phoenix will now work with the Festival Committee to allow the May Day event to …
Category: Earlsdon
Cat Missing from Stanway Road
Rachel Merry is desperately looking for her cat Molly in the Stanway Road area of Earlsdon. She is a small butterfly tabby with areas of ginger and white. She was last seen on the evening of Sunday 10 January. She has a reflective silver collar with 3 bells on it and she is micro-chipped. She …
Earlsdon Festival Cancelled
The organisers of the Earlsdon Festival have announced that the event will not take place in 2016. The bank holiday Festival, regularly attended by up to 10,000 people, has been an annual feature in the Earlsdon calendar since returning to the local community in 2011. A lack of volunteers has left the current organisers with …
Earlsdon Street Lights Up
Thanks to the sterling efforts of Sandra Grundy of Millsy’s and Street, there will be Christmas lights in Earlsdon Street after all. She has managed to negotiate the lights going up this year with contributions from most of the traders. In the February issue we will be doing a feature on the lights and the …
Clock on time
The Earlsdon roundabout clock has finally been repaired and should now show the same time on each of its faces.
Look: Restored Victorian drinking fountain in Earlsdon thought to be only one in UK still working – Coventry Telegraph
Mary Maginnis, who was forbidden by her mother from using using the fountain in the 1930s, performs official opening ceremony Source: Look: Restored Victorian drinking fountain in Earlsdon thought to be only one in UK still working – Coventry Telegraph
Community weed-pull and litter-pick
Saturday 10 October sees the annual Hearsall Earlsdon weed-pull and litter-pick. The organisers say: “Don’t be shy, pitch in and help out! Meet your neighbours, have a laugh and brighten things up.” Participants should meet up at 10am on the corner of Broomfield Road and Melbourne Road, when there will be a safety briefing.
Delivering Neighbourhoods Differently workshop
CJD Communities and Community Development Services, Coventry City Council and community specialist Carole Donnelly are supporting a workshop to explore ways to help the communities of Earlsdon and Chapelfields. ‘Delivering Neighbourhoods Differently’ will be held between 10am and 12noon on Saturday 17 October, at Earlsdon Primary School. Residents are invited to share ideas of what …
Mooch grand re-opening
Mooch reopens at 10am tomorrow, Saturday 3 October. The shop, at 46 Earlsdon Street, has been closed for several weeks and the proprietor, Claire, promises to reveal a major redecoration and some exciting new stock.
Community Arts Festival
The ‘ How Great Thou Art’ community arts festival, organised by Churches Together in Earlsdon and Chapelfields (CTEC) starts in 10 days. Go to www.hgta.org.uk for more information on events from 1- 17 October.