Coventry City of Culture Trust Archives - The Coventry Observer

4^th Jun, 2026

Coventry City of Culture Trust100 posts

NEWS 19^th Jan, 2024

TORY CHAIRMAN- 'We're keen to get to the bottom of Coventry's City of Culture year'

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2023

COVENTRY- A Year in Review

NEWS 6^th Dec, 2023

'LACKING ACCOUNTABILITY'- Coventry council calls for review to City of Culture Trust model

NEWS 9^th Nov, 2023

Coventry Council 'continuing to seek investment' after city of culture legacy cash bid rejected

NEWS 11^th Nov, 2023

LETTERS- Coventry City of Culture report, electric vehicles and rail ticket offices

NEWS 7^th Nov, 2023

Readers have their say on Coventry City of Culture report

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2023

Coventry City of Culture report leads to claims year was 'success overall'

NEWS 3^rd Oct, 2023

Coventry City of Culture Trust administrators report to be published next week

NEWS 20^th Jul, 2023

Calls for proposals to re-open Coventry's Reel Store

NEWS 18^th Jul, 2023

WATCHDOG- 'Covid and accounting error put pressure on City of Culture Trust finances'

NEWS 16^th Jun, 2023

Grassroots organisations looking to secure Coventry City of Culture legacy cash

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2023

Coventry MP calls for action to avoid repeat of ‘shameful’ city of culture trust failures

NEWS 8^th Jun, 2023

MP's to debate Coventry City of Culture Trust collapse next week

NEWS 31^st May, 2023

Probe to be launched into Coventry City of Culture cash

NEWS 26^th Mar, 2023

Bus strikes, the marathon des sables and the City of Culture Trust- This week in Coventry

NEWS 24^th Mar, 2023

Coventry hall looking to play 'central role' in keeping City of Culture legacy alive

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2023

Council call for public government inquiry into Coventry City of Culture Trust’s collapse

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2023

Petition calls for City of Culture inquiry so Coventry can ‘learn from Trusts failure’

NEWS 8^th Mar, 2023

Calls for clarity as Assembly Festival left in 'difficult situation' by City of Culture Trust insolvency

NEWS 28^th Feb, 2023

50 jobs lost as Coventry City of Culture Trust goes into administration

NEWS 3^rd Feb, 2023

Coventry City of Culture Trust in 'difficult financial position'

NEWS 5^th Jan, 2023

Coventry City of Culture Trust given £250,000 donation for future commissions

NEWS 26^th Oct, 2022

Last chance to see 'out of this world' exhibition at Coventry's Reel Store

NEWS 19^th Oct, 2022

£75,000 awarded to Coventry City of Culture Trust to fund a series of creative commissions

NEWS 31^st Aug, 2022

Final curtain as Coventry's Assembly Festival Garden closes

NEWS 19^th Aug, 2022

Last chance to catch summer entertainment at Coventry's Assembly Festival Garden

NEWS 29^th Jul, 2022

Have a go at sports and watch the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at new Coventry Festival site

NEWS 26^th May, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Lloyd McGrath's Collective EP and Good Neighbours Songwriting Project 'Back In The Day'

NEWS 18^th May, 2022

Sky Arts showcasing the work of ten Coventry filmmakers

16^th May, 2022

PICTURE SPECIAL - 27,000-strong Coventry crowd wowed by World Record-breaking dramatic drone show

NEWS 13^th May, 2022

Stunning drone show coming to Coventry's War Memorial Park on Sunday

NEWS 25^th Apr, 2022

Two sustainable fashion shows coming to Coventry this week

NEWS 23^rd Apr, 2022

Charterhouse Reveals to celebrate the reopening of one of Coventry’s oldest structures

NEWS 28^th Mar, 2022

National arts and culture facility to become a reality

NEWS 7^th Mar, 2022

'Rivers of creativity' flowing through Coventry SEND schools' pupils as they explore the city's waterways

21^st Feb, 2022

Meet the Coventry citizens launching new projects to bring their communities together

20^th Feb, 2022

Incredible Daniel Lismore exhibition launches in Coventry

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2022

Opening dates revealed for the UK's first permanent immersive digital art gallery in Coventry

NEWS 27^th Jan, 2022

MUSIC MATTERS - Festival celebrating Delia Derbyshire returns for the fourth year

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2022

Coventry Glides a universal hit with skaters from across the globe

NEWS 23^rd Jan, 2022

Deliaphonic festival returns to celebrate the music of Coventry's Delia Derbyshire

NEWS 5^th Jan, 2022

First ever Coventry Music Board announced as part of City of Culture 2021

NEWS 26^th Dec, 2021

Still time to get your skates on in the Coventry Glides 'winter wonderland'

NEWS 14^th Dec, 2021

UK's first immersive digital art gallery to open in Coventry

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2021

Pupils at Coventry's Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School presented with Lord Mayor's Peace Award

13^th Nov, 2021

House is a Feeling - Coventry's former IKEA building hosts dance culture exhibition

NEWS 8^th Nov, 2021

Dramatic new 'Ghost In The Ruins' art to mark Coventry Cathedral's 60th anniversary

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2021

Key group of MPs visit Coventry to check in on UK City of Culture progress

NEWS 4^th Nov, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Celebrating Coventry's thriving electronic dance scene

NEWS 2^nd Nov, 2021

Magical illuminated bike parade around Coventry set to celebrate city's historic landmarks and Diwali

NEWS 1^st Nov, 2021

Frog-inspired display more than just window dressing at former IKEA site

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2021

Ice skating returns to the Cathedral Ruins - Coventry Glides is back for 2021

19^th Oct, 2021

Special visitor to see the Turner Prize in Coventry

NEWS 12^th Oct, 2021

Thousands of entries for the Go Parks: Active Schools Challenge in first week

NEWS 11^th Oct, 2021

New art installation to replace John Huttons destroyed angel

Coventry schools urged to take part in Go Parks Challenge

30^th Sep, 2021

Trio of events to celebrate Coventry's 'Sound System' culture

27^th Sep, 2021

Young people in Coventry partner with their global peers to improve their cities

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

Assembly Festival Garden and Coventry City of Culture Trust answer call for encore

17^th Sep, 2021

Poetry and spoken word festival - BBC Contains Strong Language - heading to Coventry

NEWS 18^th Sep, 2021

Summer of Surprises strikes a chord in Coventry

PICTURE SPECIAL - Fantastic City of Culture weekend as Coventry's Godiva Festival returns

NEWS 2^nd Sep, 2021

Godiva countdown begins

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

Musicians, promoters, technicians and more needed to join new Coventry Music Board

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2021

Call out to join Coventry's first ever Music Board

NEWS 1^st Sep, 2021

More than 100 people sought to be part of UK City of Culture event in Coventry next weekend

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2021

Be part of Coventry's City of Culture scheme by becoming a community connector

NEWS 25^th Aug, 2021

Black artists and early years groups across Coventry get £69,000 funding boost

NEWS 20^th Aug, 2021

Win free family tickets to Coventry's Godiva Festival which returns next month

NEWS 13^th Aug, 2021

Two-day Hip-Hop and street dance extravaganza to celebrate Coventry youth culture

NEWS 30^th Jul, 2021

Celebrate the story of Coventry with an exclusive drive-in screening showing two BBC Four documentaries

NEWS 28^th Jul, 2021

Changes made to the Terry Halls Home Sessions line-up after mixed ticket sales

NEWS 27^th Jul, 2021

Coventry's Godiva Festival set to come back with a bang and Craig David headlining

NEWS 23^rd Jul, 2021

Live music in Coventry city centre this Sunday for International Buskers' Day

22^nd Jul, 2021

MUSIC MATTERS - Danny Ansell, Jerry Dammers and Terry Hall's Home Sessions

NEWS 17^th Jul, 2021

Coventry's new Metropolis now open - offering fine food and career opportunities for young people

NEWS 13^th Jul, 2021

FREE tickets now on offer for Coventry's open-air GENERATE festival

NEWS 6^th Jul, 2021

Rallying call for Coventry musicians to take centre stage at Terry Hall's HOME GROWN sessions

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2021

Just one day left to apply for latest Coventry UK City of Culture funding

NEWS 3^rd Jun, 2021

2021 Coventry Pride events announced - find out what's going on and where

Circus spectacular and feelgood music on the menu as Coventry's first Assembly Festival Garden events are announced

29^th May, 2021

Coventry's UK City of Culture 'Summer of Surprises' starts this weekend with pop-up pub performances

16^th May, 2021

VIDEO - Timeless Words Made New - the official launch of Coventry as the UK City of Culture 2021

15^th May, 2021

Coventry UK City of Culture launch - New George Eliot-inspired film, featuring music from Coolie to premiere tonight

NEWS 14^th May, 2021

Hosts with the most! - Team's uniforms unveiled as City of Culture gets set to start

30^th Apr, 2021

Coventry UK City of Culture - Tickets go on sale today and official shop opens

24^th Feb, 2021

Walking in a Window Wanderland - Coventry City of Culture Trust urges residents to get creative

NEWS 16^th Feb, 2021

Plans for Coventry's former IKEA store to become new national art collection centre as 'lasting legacy of UK City of Culture'

29^th Jan, 2021

VIDEO - In Touch - the moving film telling Coventry's lockdown stories

11^th Dec, 2020

First official Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 merchandise to go on sale

NEWS 3^rd Dec, 2020

#OurCovHeroes: 21 everyday heroes recognised for acts of kindness in Covid-19 crisis

NEWS 2^nd Dec, 2020

In for an ice time! Coventry Glides rink set to go ahead at the Cathedral Ruins

NEWS 28^th Oct, 2020

REVEALED - Coventry Cathedral Ruins to be transformed into 'winter wonderland' with outdoor ice rink from next month

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2020

Coventry Glides - Council confirms ice rink will still go ahead but from December 4

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2019

£4m more of taxpayers' cash released for Coventry City of Culture 2021

One-man play set for Coventry shop window after City of Culture 'road to 2021' funding

NEWS 25^th Apr, 2018

New UK City of Culture 2021 creative director for Coventry promises 'unforgettable year'

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Redundancies at Culture Coventry Trust - despite City of Culture 2021 award

18^th Jan, 2018

Lord Mayor hosts event to thank those who played part in Coventry's City of Culture bid

23^rd Nov, 2017

Coventry photographer Masterji, 95, releases first book