Behind the Scenes – Getting Ready for 2026!
It’s been a busy start to 2026 for the Museum. While the doors have been closed to the public to allow for important maintenance work, the staff and volunteers have been working hard organising our collections, preparing for temporary exhibitions, and for our upcoming school visits and events. Making the most of closed doors Throughout January, …
Remembering officer killed on duty fifty years ago
Today we remember PC David Green, who was fatally stabbed while on duty in 1975. David Christopher Green was a cadet with the Birmingham City Police, becoming a regular officer on his 19th birthday, on 28th January 1974. Just over two months later he became a West Midlands Police officer with the merge of local …
We have had a whirlwind weekend full of festive cheer, with over 250 guests meeting Santa in our first ever Grotto! Christmas Crafts Families visited Mrs Claus’ workshop to get crafty with Christmas decorations – creating reindeer’s with chocolate noses to hang upon their trees, and mini-trees from those pesky bits of spare wrapping paper! …
New Coventry Police Museum opens
We’re delighted to have opened our new Coventry Police Museum within the heart of the city centre. It has been opened today (4 September) within Coventry City Council House and contains a range of information, images and historical items. A number of guests including our Chief Constable Craig Guildford, the Police and Crime Commissioner Simon …
