A few brief notes about tea, conversations, books and sometimes cats
The Coventry Society are partners in the Sherbourne Valley Project – bringing back the source of our city – for people, for wildlife, for the future. Led by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, the project is working with partner organisations and local communities to re-write the future of Coventry’s River Sherbourne by establishing an urban living […] …
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CovSoc Chair, Vince Hammersley, tells us the story of one of Coventry’s most famous sculptures. The Naiad sculpture by internationally famous Coventry artist George Wagstaffe stood in the Earl Street Courtyard, opposite the Council House for around fifty years. This courtyard was granted grade 2 listed status but has now been destroyed by Coventry University. […] …
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Early afternoon, we need something to watch on TV. My wife needs noise to block out the sound of other people eating and I need something other than the endless Youtube being watched by my son. Something that will keep all our attentions and so I look on Disney+ and see The Bad Batch. This …
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Not Your Every Day Beach, now this beach has some pretty rocks to look at. So different from the white sand beaches off the Gulf of Mexico, this beach is Agate Beach on Lake Superior. I love visiting here and look for agates as I walk along the shore line. I am not sure if […] …
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Today, we get to experience Summer that is truly us. For a moment nothing else matters except him, her, me and the beach we love. Calla Lily Valley, California Dream Adventure like no other. In my native tongue, Garappata means tick or parasite. First verbal reaction, “Eeew,” followed by fleeing. So, when a friend told […] …
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For the first time in what feels like so long I am BUZZING! I attended the opening night of Assembly Coventry – the new festival space now open in Coventry City centre as part of the City of Culture 2021. I was invited to a night of incredible entertainment, food and best of all… a… Coventry …
The deeply wooded banks of the upper reaches of the River Fal are a quiet, sparsely populated place. A place where the pace of life can seems as timeless as the stealthy creep of the tide over the mudflats. There are many hidden corners in this part of Cornwall, places where you can escape the… Tolverne …
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I came to Lampeter in 1996 from Cheshire, moving to Wales was not a shock. In fact I prefer it because in Wales you can really see the sky and you can really see the stars. I have never been anywhere else where the sky was so open. I remember one evening watching a meteorite …
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Today is the 4th of July and in 1776 the United States of America was born. I have many American friends and I have visited that great country on one memorable holiday to New York. Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com I am often asked what the British call the 4th of July and quite […] …
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