Democracy and the Unlearned!
Over the next few weeks I shall be lending my “on-foot services” to Coventry City Council by taking part in the electoral register...
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Phil
- Sep 22, 2019
- 1 min
Rambling back - literally!
After a recovering from bout of illness which has prevented me from carrying out my plan to visit as many Heritage Open Day sites as...
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Phil
- Sep 15, 2019
- 2 min
Heritage Open Days
I have spent some of the weekend visiting some of the sites open to the public for this year's "Heritage Open Days" events. I started off...
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Phil
- Sep 12, 2019
- 2 min
Caludon
Thanks to everyone who came along to my guided walk and talk on Caludon Castle yesterday evening. It was quite a knowledgeable party...
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Phil
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
Carry on reading....inspiration in the parks!
I have just returned from walking with my dog Spike in Caludon Park. Whilst there I used my height advantage to gather some of the few...
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Phil
- Sep 8, 2019
- 2 min
A Good Read .....
My book collection is growing after attending two events organised by the Stoke Local History Group in the last three days. Friday saw...
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Phil
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
Coaches, Planes and a Working Men's Club
What may seem like fairly trivial family heirlooms can sometimes put some important aspects of social history into a personal context. I...
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Phil
- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
Children of War
Although some of my friends and family have served and seen action in Post WWII conflict zones most that were born here of my own and...
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Phil
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
“What’s in a Name?”
Yesterday I made an appearance (if that is the right word!) on local community radio station Hillz FM. Hillz is based in Hillfields and...
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Phil
- Aug 26, 2019
- 7 min
Saints, Shade and Solar Panels....
My weekend has been very much at a rambling pace! An exceptionally warm few days (especially for a bank holiday weekend) has meant my...
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Phil
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min
Globetrotting ... All the way to Highfield Road
Following on from my last blog I’ve been thinking a little more about American influences on sport in Coventry. My biggest sporting...
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Phil
- Aug 21, 2019
- 3 min
Franchises and Flap Tracks
My last few posts have looked at aspects of sport and pastimes in Coventry to coincide with Coventry Sports Fest 2019. Today I’m taking a...
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Phil
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
No mere bagatelle for the Champions of the World!
Last Friday evening I visited the Albany Social Club in Earlsdon to take in an entertaining performance by local band the Subterraneans...
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Phil
- Aug 16, 2019
- 7 min
Bare Knuckles and Tommy ...It's not just Cricket
A couple of days ago I went along to an event in the City Centre organised as part of Coventry Sports Fest 2019. The “Step into Culture”...
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Phil
- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Sportsfest, Football, Factories & Finances
This week sees “Coventry Sportsfest 2019” so my themes over the coming days will centre around the history of sport in the city. In...
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Phil
- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min
Backgammon
Today sees Coventry Backgammon Club fielding a team in the UK Backgammon Federation’s UK Clubs Championship in York. Backgammon is one of...
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Phil
- Aug 10, 2019
- 2 min
A Midsummer Night's Drench
I went along to Kenilworth Castle last night to see an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by the "Lord...
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Phil
- Aug 8, 2019
- 2 min
A Tangled Web
In yesterdays blog post “Tudors & Technology” I mentioned that I am working on some pamphlets covering various aspects of local history...
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Phil
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
Tudors & Technology
In recent post I have started to look at the changing nature of work - particularly the impact of increased automation and the rapid...
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Phil
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
Clutter
It is now four weeks since I launched my "Coventry Ramble" project. I am aiming for it to conclude in a publication loosely based on my...
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