Author Archives: trevor

According to Martyn Richards the Umbrella once boasted over a thousand poets… In the late 50’s and early 60’s the Umbrella was known for it’s quality literary journal UMBRELLA to which Philip Larkin had contributed an article (as you may … Continue reading →

In 1970 Geoff Pegg was one of the leading poets at the Umbrella Club and Chairman of it’s Drama and Literary Committee. In that year his chapbook of poetry – Knotted Sheets – was published by Outposts. Now a presenter … Continue reading →

Earlier in 1970 / 71 I had organised some of the band nights and co-organised the proposed 2nd Music Marathon. In 1972 I got an invitation from Julian Adams who was now a committee member, to organise some Folk Poetry … Continue reading →

 This sheet the essence of the constitution of the Coventry Arts Umbrella Ltd – A company limited by guarantee and not having share capital set up in 1968 and registered as a charity. The Umbrella had of course being going since 1955 but … Continue reading →

The premises at 18, Queen Victoria Road, Coventry had been condemned and a redevelopment plan put into motion. Unfortunately the redevelopment plan didn’t include plans for the relocation of the Umbrella Club in suitable premises. The building was finally demolished … Continue reading →

Click on the link below to open the pdf file containing copies of the Umbrella club programme 1968 – 1974. You can either view the programmes or go into the menu and save the pdf file to your computer free. … Continue reading →

Heather Lovett (Varney)’s Art Exhibition Notice

Advert from Umbrella Magazine between 1959 – 61 Some of these films have been re-shown recently at the Lanchester gallery in Coventry – Shadow Codex event Lanchester Gallery Project (LGP) hosted a weekly film night as part of the exhibition … Continue reading →

One of the memories I and some others like Chris Jones have, is of the Umbrella seances that happened about 1970. I never took part in one but i remember this particular night – One Saturday night, late after the pubs had … Continue reading →

In 1974 the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club operated in the Charterhouse off the London Road, Coventry. Activities at the Charterhouse are covered in the Umbrella Programmes in another post on this blog. The following photos are from an article int … Continue reading →