Stories

Alan

If you spend enough time in Coventry, at some point you inevitably will cross paths with Alan, Coventry's talented independent film maker. Alan has been, for a long time, among the most dedicated of chroniclers for happenings in Coventry, both big and small. If you have not had the pleasure of meeting him in one… Continue reading Alan

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Liz

Flannelly's is a much-loved Spon End pub. Especially amongst the large Irish community in Spon End and neighbouring Coundon, or 'County Coundon' as one of our other interviewees had called it (see our previous post Paul). Our 'Stories of Spon End' therefore, would not have been complete without hearing from the owner of such a… Continue reading Liz

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John

John has lived in Spon End all his life. It was difficult to interview him because we were constantly interrupted by people passing by wanting to have a short chat with him. "In the old days", he said "everybody knew everybody." Perhaps that might not be the case anymore today, but everybody knows John. We… Continue reading John