VLR Progress
coventrysociety City councillors received an update on progress with the Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has taken…
Climate Change
Giga Factory gets new name
Greenpower Park is the new name of the Gigafactory site at Coventry Airport. The change in name comes with a new website and a major marketing campaign aimed at promoting…
Solar Farm Refused!
In a surprising decision last week, Coventry’s Planning Committee shot a huge hole in the Council’s own Climate Change policy. As previously reported, the City Council is promoting a new…
CVLR Takes a Step Forward
The planning application for the Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) demonstrator project in Coventry city centre have been submitted. The Planning Statement that accompanies the application makes it clear that…
Sherbourne Recycling
A group from Coventry Society visited the new Sherbourne Recycling centre on 13th February 2024. Here is our report.Sherbourne Recycling Ltd is a new company that has taken on the…
Solar Farm set for Approval
The City Council proposal for a new solar farm in the north of the city is scheduled to be considered by Planning Committee next month and is recommended for approval.…
The Sherbourne Valley Project
For our January 2024 meeting we have a presentation about the Sherbourne Valley Project. The meeting is open to the public and we hope that you will join us. The…
Tree Equity
The Woodland Trust, in partnership with American Forests, has developed a tool to assess the tree cover in your neighbourhood. It is well known that the presence of trees in…
New Recycling Centre set to launch
The BBC has reported that the new recycling Centre in Whitley is due to open shortly. The following is an article by Caroline Gall published on the BBC website on…
Gigafactory – A step forward?
The City Council has reported that it is in advanced discussions with several leading Asian battery manufacturers about future investment at the Coventry site. The Council claims that the West…