This months speaker was Paul Salisbury from the Coventry family history society. Paul explained how the society collects, transcribes and organises records from a wide array of sources and timeframes to preserve the histories and lives of Coventry residents past.…

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Several members have approached me to say how much they enjoyed Jo Phillips' April General Meeting talk about Charles Webb Iliffe, Coventry Coroner in Victorian times. He was just one member of a distinguished local family. Jo is one of…

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The speaker at the March general meeting was wildlife film-maker Simon Watts who showcased his recent work in filming animals that are hard to locate or see. The first subject was a small, fast and nocturnal mammal. Capturing footage involved…

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Coventry u3a have kindly offered us the opportunity to book a very limited number of places on their 2026 coach trips. They will pickup near Pool Meadow and at the bus stop at the main Memorial Park car park. These…

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Joy and Mike C took these excellent photos of members enjoying our annual Midwinter Lunch at the Millpool. A good time was had by all.

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I've been rather lax in making the regional newsletter available on this website, but here it is, somewhat belatedly (see the Newsletters page). As references to the regional Zoom meeting are out of date, I've posted below an update in…

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Unfortunately it has been necessary to cancelled Thursday's planned walk around Brandon Marsh nature reserve as many footpaths are flooded. Given the unpromising weather forecast, it seems most unlikely that that the floods will sufficiently recede to allow us a…

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It's a New Year and (I'm sorry to mention this) the Annual Subscription is now due. They will be collected from February (I don't know who this "February" person is, but she would be more than welcome to pay my…

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The first meeting of 2026 offered the chance to learn about the upcomingBig Garden Birdwatch from the RSPB.Liz explained that the Coventry and Warwickshire local group is one of the earliest groups founded in 1969 and conducts walks, outings and…

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