40% of Global Warming?
coventrysociety According to the United Nations Environment Program, buildings and their construction together account for 36 percent of global energy use and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually. The…
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The Arts Society Coventry – Postponed
Update – due to the current Covid-19 Epidemic, the inaugural meeting of the new Arts Society Coventry will no longer take place on 24th March. We will advise you of…
Coventry’s Heritage Again under Threat
A site in Coventry city centre is again under threat only six months after developers were persuaded to withdraw their unsuitable planning application. The site, adjoining Greyfriars Green Conservation Area,…
The Restoration of the Cullen Tile Mural
For our March meeting we have Leslely Durbin talking about tiles in Coventry. Lesley will tell us about the restoration of the Coventry Mural. The talk will cover the removal…
Coventry Avoids Clean Air Zone
In our report in August 2019 we examined the pressure that the Council was under to establish a Clean Air Zone around the city centre. Following a long delay caused…
A Trip to Peterborough
A few weeks ago we decided to take a weekend motorhome trip to Peterborough. The general response was – why??? Even my wife’s best friend, who had been brought up…
A Book of Trails
Coventry’s City of Culture team have published a new booklet to promote the city’s heritage and culture. The 26 page document includes a whole host of city centre trails, including:…
Living with Beauty
The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission published its final report at the end of January. The commission was set up to advise the government on how to promote and increase…
Coventry City Centre’s Historic Area Assessment
Coventry’s Heritage Action Zone initiative is working to unleash the power in Coventry’s historic environment to create economic growth and improve quality of life in the city. Working with local…
Digging up the past in Baginton
The Coventry Society is very interested in Coventry’s future and is always pushing for it to be of quality. We also understand that to achieve that we to have to…