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Coventry City Council is the local authority for the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. Coventry has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city.
Stoney Road Allotments began life as a collection of these gardens in Cheylesmore park shortly after 1853. Various structures were built on some of the plots, including an elaborate half-timbered summer house which is still present today. [2] In July 1935 the City Council acquired the allotments for the sum of £1100. [3]
Each twin city country is represented in a specific ward of the city and in each ward has a peace garden dedicated to that twin city. Coventry is now twinned with 26 places across the world: [116] [117] On 22 March 2022, Coventry City Council voted unanimously to suspend the twinning arrangement with Volgograd in light of the 2022 Russian ...
John Roderick Mutton (20 September 1947 – 15 May 2022) was a British politician. He was the Labour group leader on Coventry City Council from May 2003 [1] until May 2013, Leader of Coventry City Council from 2010 to 2013 [2] and Lord Mayor of Coventry in 1997.
The garden of International Friendship was opened in 2000 as part of the City Council's Millennium Scheme: Phoenix Initiative. [15] Lady Herbert's Garden, Hales Street. 2004 Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS (1907–1996). Whittle was a Royal Air Force officer from Coventry who made a major contribution to the invention of the jet engine. [16]
The Council House, Coventry in Coventry, England, is a Tudor Revival style city hall building which is the home of Coventry City Council and the seat of local government. It was built in the early 20th century.
Coventry Archives is a records archive and local history centre for the city of Coventry, England.It is housed in Herbert Art Gallery and Museum and is one of 4 institutions owned by the Culture Coventry Trust, the other three being Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, the Lunt Roman Fort and the Coventry Transport Museum.
Coventry City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Coventry City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Coventry in the West Midlands , England.