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 …
Category: Earlsdon
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 …
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 …
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 – …
Springboard Festival approaches
It is now only a couple of weeks to the opening of the Springboard Festival, one of the most exciting events we have ever held at the Criterion Theatre. More than 30 performances, involving over 60 performers, actors and artists will be presented on our stage over 8 evenings from 25th March to the 1st …
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BUTTS ROAD CLOSURES
There are more road closures affecting Butts Road over the next 9 days. Every night 8pm – 6am from Monday 16 January to Friday 20 January, there will be no access from junction 7 of the Ring Road onto Butts Road westbound. Access onto the Ring Road from the Butts Road citybound carriageway will be …
CHAPELFIELDS BUSES UNDER THREAT AGAIN
National Express Coventry has announced changes to its timetables from 1 January 2003. Whilst they have tried to play down the significance of these changes, the reality is that the historic no.1 Chapelfields route, already butchered almost beyond recognition by previous cancellations and restorations, is being dropped again. The explanation given on the NX website …
‘Alice’ opens at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday 10 December
The psychedelic set is painted, the dressing rooms are full of weird and wonderful costumes, and the cast of 21 actors are giving their all… it must nearly be showtime! Get your tickets now for Alice by Laura Wade, a modern adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic, which opens in a week’s time, running from …