Hearsall Litterbusters, a community litterpicking group based in the Earlsdon/Spon End/Chapelfields areas, gather weekly to help residents make friends and build community. Following the Covid19 pandemic, the group are undertaking a 24-hour charity litterpick for Samaritans, helping to raise valuable funds so that “there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone”. The event will …
Author: Keith Bushnell
Book of Baking Sale
Taking place outside Earlsdon Street Post Office.
Appeal to Catch Cashpoint Vandal − can you help?
Can you help trace an “elusive” cashpoint vandal who’s struck up to 50 times in Coventry and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage?The police have ATM camera images of the man who has repeatedly attacked cashpoints at four Coventry Building Society branches since February.He’s inserted a glue-like substance into the card reader at cashpoints …
Road Closure
From 4pm Saturday 24 April-1pm on Sunday 25 April, Spencer Road and Spencer Avenue will be closed to traffic at both ends from Warwick Road to Albany Road to allow for improvements at Coventry railway station. Diversions will be clearly signed and access maintained for residents.
Music Festival Plan
There is concern locally over a Premises Licence application relating to an event planned for Hearsall Common this summer and potentially annually thereafter. The application relates to an “outdoor performance of film, dance, live music recorded music and consumption of alcohol” on an unspecified date for Friday ,Saturday, Sunday 12.00 to 23.00 for up to …
Walks from Earlsdon – Map
For technical reasons the map printed in the April issue of ECHO to accompany ‘Walks from Earlsdon – Baginton and along the River Sowe’ was of poor legibility. The version posted here should be easier to follow.
Correction to February 2021 ECHO “Walks from Earlsdon” Wainbody Wood East Section
Please note that the section of the walk leaving Stoneleigh Road to visit Wainbody Wood (East Section) is now removed. There are no official rights of way and the landowners have confirmed that they do NOT PERMIT walkers to cross their land to visit the wood. Walkers can, of course, still enjoy the rest of …
Sisha Bar Planned
A planning application (ref: FUL/2020/3049) has been submitted for the Farmhouse, on the corner of Beechwood Avenue and Canley Road. This is for “Change of use from Restaurant to mixed use Restaurant and Shisha Bar (Shisha Bar added to first floor) and existing roof space to accommodate CCTV office area and storage, minor amended (sic) …
Planning Application for Earlsdon Street
A planning application has been submitted for 54D Earlsdon Street for a “3 storey building comprising of community cafe, gymnasium and fitness suite”.This was notified too late for inclusion in ECHO’s current edition but critically public consultation ends on 22/3/2021, which is before our April issue is published.The plan is for a new building at …
Roadmap Out Of Lockdown
This information has been sent on behalf of West Midlands Police.The below information is from Coventry City Council Community Resilience team about the Messenger Updates. – As you are aware the government this week set out their roadmap out of lockdown, a summary of this can be found here Roadmap out of lockdown Summary (GOV.UK) …