War Memorial Park Archives - The Coventry Observer

4^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 5^th Feb, 2025

Find out when Coventry's Children's Mile is set for its big return

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2024

Coventry remembrance service details

NEWS 18^th Jun, 2024

Coventry's Caribbean history explored in new exhibition at St Mary's Guildhall

NEWS 11^th Jun, 2024

Appeal launched Godiva Festival volunteers

NEWS 26^th Apr, 2024

Coventry's Vaisakhi Sports Festival and Mela returns this bank holiday

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2024

Coventry running events making summer return

NEWS 26^th Feb, 2024

REVEALED- The lineup for this year's 25th Coventry Godiva Festival

NEWS 13^th Feb, 2024

Parking fee plans at War Memorial Park scrapped by Coventry council after backlash

NEWS 4^th Feb, 2024

'SAVE OUR BUSES'- Residents push back against Coventry Council's mooted budget cuts

NEWS 15^th Jan, 2024

Coventry venues offering free cups of tea to tackle 'Blue Monday'

NEWS 15^th Jan, 2024

War Memorial park Friends slam council's parking charge plans

NEWS 11^th Jan, 2024

Plans for car parking price hikes in Coventry park hit with petition

NEWS 2^nd Jan, 2024

Dates revealed for Coventry's Godiva Festival

NEWS 1^st Jan, 2024

Coventry volunteers honoured at House of Lords

NEWS 12^th Nov, 2023

COVENTRY REMEMBERS- Crowds gather at moving War Memorial Park service

NEWS 2^nd Nov, 2023

REVEALED- Details of next week's Coventry Remembrance Sunday service

NEWS 20^th Oct, 2023

Coventry's annual peace festival returns

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2023

Coventry takes on memory walk to remember those with dementia

NEWS 23^rd Sep, 2023

Homelessness support 'more pressing than ever' as Coventry charity turns 30

NEWS 28^th Aug, 2023

Cashless system at Coventry bistro ‘unacceptable’, say readers

NEWS 21^st Aug, 2023

Coventry park bistro revamp completed

NEWS 16^th Aug, 2023

Coventry carer calls for more support and information for those with dementia

NEWS 31^st Jul, 2023

Memory walk returns to Coventry

NEWS 22^nd Jul, 2023

Five Coventry parks given the green flag

NEWS 22^nd Jun, 2023

Around 500 youngsters turn out for Coventry’s children’s mile

NEWS 15^th Jun, 2023

Coventry's Park Bistro to get over £100,000 expansion

NEWS 9^th Jun, 2023

Popular 'Bands in the Park' event returns to Coventry this weekend

YOUR PICTURES- Coventry Observer readers send in their snaps of the snow

NEWS 9^th Mar, 2023

A healthy chance to catch your breath with Coventry wellbeing event

NEWS 7^th Mar, 2023

'Doggy wall of fame' to remain at Coventry park bistro

NEWS 1^st Mar, 2023

Coventry flush with cash as funding for accessible toilets granted

NEWS 28^th Feb, 2023

More acts announced for Coventry's Godiva festival- including local 2-Tone legends

NEWS 17^th Feb, 2023

Mental health and well-being event tomorrow in Coventry

NEWS 15^th Jan, 2023

Coventry cafes team up with the Samaritans to offer free cuppas on 'Blue Monday'

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2023

Inspiring couple taking guided 250km charity run for Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind

NEWS 1^st Jan, 2023

Coventry great-grandad completes year-long charity walking challenge around War Memorial Park

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2022

Stadium sagas, council elections and a farewell to Terry Hall- This year in Coventry

NEWS 16^th Dec, 2022

Santa Claus is coming to town- and war memorial park- this weekend

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2022

Coventry's Godiva Festival to return to summertime slot in 2023

15^th Nov, 2022

Touching tributes to animal heroes at Coventry purple poppy service

NEWS 13^th Nov, 2022

Coventry marks Remembrance Sunday with moving service at War Memorial Park

NEWS 12^th Oct, 2022

Over £45,000 raised by memory walkers at Coventry's War Memorial Park

NEWS 5^th Oct, 2022

Coventry couple encourage others to put their foot forward for memory walk

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2022

Coventry fund-raiser Tony completes charity challenge three months early

NEWS 28^th Aug, 2022

Inspiring Coventry fundraiser passes £5,000 mark in year long walk

NEWS 18^th Jul, 2022

Does Coventry have the nations favourite park?

NEWS 17^th Jul, 2022

Coventry's War Memorial Park sports day returns

NEWS 5^th Jul, 2022

War Memorial Park eateries open after £400k revamp

NEWS 5^th Jul, 2022

Funtopia to return to Coventry twice this summer

NEWS 4^th Jul, 2022

Coventry fund-raiser Tony steps up for year-long mission

NEWS 29^th May, 2022

Check out our definitive guide to Coventry's Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

NEWS 19^th May, 2022

Wildlife Gathering showcasing nature in Coventry holding stunning events this weekend

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 9^th May, 2022

BBC Radio 1 launches 'Big Weekend Connects' to help young creatives pursue their dream career

NEWS 4^th Apr, 2022

360 strong drone show to fly over Coventry's War Memorial Park

NEWS 14^th Mar, 2022

REVEALED - The line-up of 'hottest acts' set to perform at Coventry's Radio 1 Big Weekend

NEWS 18^th Feb, 2022

Coventry bin strike latest - Changes to drop-off sites as Tom White Waste carries out fortnightly collections

17^th Feb, 2022

Coventry's War Memorial Park to get new ice cream parlour and bistro as part of £300k cafes revamp

VIDEO AND PICTURES - Godiva sisters lead Coventry's Chinese New Year celebrations

NEWS 14^th Jan, 2022

Two cafes in Coventry's War Memorial Park closed for massive revamps

NEWS 16^th Nov, 2021

Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 to take place in Coventry

14^th Nov, 2021

PICTURE SPECIAL - Thousands turn out for Coventry's annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations

NEWS 12^th Nov, 2021

Coventry’s schoolchildren remember the fallen

NEWS 8^th Nov, 2021

Details of Coventry's 2021 Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service announced

NEWS 30^th Oct, 2021

Coventry's Peace Festival returns this November

NEWS 27^th Oct, 2021

Coventry’s parks fly the flag as some of the country’s best

NEWS 11^th Sep, 2021

Severn Trent has granted £297,823 to good causes across Coventry and Warwickshire

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

NEWS 2^nd Sep, 2021

Godiva countdown begins

NEWS 27^th Jul, 2021

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

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

15^th Jun, 2021

Covid memorial rose garden officially opened in Coventry park

NEWS 10^th Jun, 2021

Plenty of debate in this week's Coventry Observer letters page.....

NEWS 7^th Jun, 2021

'Some disruption' as work to install parking machines at Coventry's War Memorial Parks gets under way

NEWS 26^th Oct, 2020

Coventry's Remembrance Sunday plans revealed

NEWS 26^th Jun, 2017

Final memorial run in honour of Coventry fallen cop

NEWS 21^st Jun, 2017

Coventry set to host circus spectacular for Godiva Festival

NEWS 5^th May, 2017

Prosecution allegedly hasn't proved Coventry War Memorial Park shooting case, jury hears

NEWS 3^rd Apr, 2017

BREAKING: Major plan to lay cable under War Memorial Park, Hearsall Common and roads for Jaguar Land Rover

26^th Nov, 2015

Have your say on prospective War Memorial bandstand

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

11^th Nov, 2015

Coventry remembers the fallen

NEWS 14^th Aug, 2015

Service to honour VJ Day to be held in War Memorial Park

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2015

Record crowds at Godiva Festival but future unclear

15^th Jun, 2015

Rainbow runners set to take over War Memorial Park