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  • River Festival 2025

    River Festival 2025

    We were again invited to take part in The Sherbourne Valley Project’s River Festival and were delighted to take part. A fantastic event celebrating the river and including music, theatre, crafts and storytelling, we brought along some Tudor games as well as some weaving related items.

    Photos: Aaron Law Photography

    We loved taking part in the event which took place at Fargo Village. It was great to see so many people taking part and celebrating the river. You can find out more about the project, including how to get involved, here. The Sherbourne Valley Project | Home

  • A busy September rounds off 2024’s Open Days

    A busy September rounds off 2024’s Open Days

    The Weaver’s House volunteers have had a busy month taking part in an off-site event at Fargo Village in the form of the River Festival 2024 and an on-site event with Heritage Open Days.

    The River Festival included guided walks, theatre, music and more and The Weaver’s House were joined by The Weavers’ Workshop and the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, to represent the link to the River Sherbourne and the traditional textile industries.

    The river itself runs very close to The Weaver’s House house itself and can be seen just a few minutes’ walk away where it flows under the Spon Bridge at the top of Upper Spon Street. Which brings us to the theme of Heritage Open Days which for 2024 was ‘Routes’, appropriate for the little house which stands on one of the most historic streets in Coventry, a route into the city for hundreds of years, even though it is now cut in two by the ring road. Heritage Open Days was the final public opening this year and saw a steady stream of visitors enjoying cake, history and some sunshine!

  • Celebrate the River Sherbourne at River Festival 2024

    Celebrate the River Sherbourne at River Festival 2024

    The Weaver’s House will be represented at this year’s River Festival with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust which takes place at Fargo Village for the weekend of 7th and 8th September. Weaver’s House volunteers will be there on Sunday 8th September.

    Join in with this year’s River Festival which will include guided walks, theatre, music and more. The Weaver’s House will be joining in the fun on Sunday, to represent the link to the River Sherbourne and the traditional textile industries.

    The river itself runs very close to the house itself and can be seen just a few minutes walk away where it flows under the Spon Bridge.

    a shallow and short stretch of water that runs under the Spon Bridge
    A glimpse of the River Sherbourne which would have been used by former residents of The Weaver’s House.

    The festival is FREE and you can book your ticket via Eventbrite, here.