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A giant mural in Coventry’s FarGo Village, illustrating what children across the country imagine a greener city could look like, has been completed.
The design of the mural, titled ‘Our Imagined Future’, has been inspired following E.ON’s research with 2,000 children from across the UK.
Located at the entrance of FarGo Village in the heart of Coventry and designed by both artist Ben Barter and muralist Katie O’Sullivan, the 32ft mural took over 40 hours to complete. It was finished by pupils aged 9-12 from local schools.
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Six parks and green spaces in Coventry which are owned by the City Council have all been awarded with a Green Flag Award after meeting the high standards set out by Keep Britain Tidy.
London Road Cemetery has won a Green Flag Award for the first time, joining Longford Park, Caludon Castle Park, Allesley Park, Coombe Abbey Park and the War Memorial Park which have all won the award before, proving them to be some of the best urban green spaces in the world. The six Green Flag Award sites in Coventry join the 2,227 other parks and green spaces in the UK which have also received the Green Flag Award this year.
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E.ON's latest sustainability workshops are paving the way for a greener future by educating and inspiring the next generation in environmental awareness.
More than 450 school pupils from across Coventry have taken part in a series of sustainability classes run by E.ON, our Strategic Energy Partner, learning about renewable energy sources and what is going on in their city to promote new types of energy, cleaner air and new green jobs and skills.
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Coventry City Council in collaboration with The University of Warwick and a local arts group, have come together to tackle fuel poverty and climate change in Radford.
The attached link below will take you to the survey, which aims to get a better understanding on barriers to engagement with retrofit measures to make your home more energy efficient. It will take between 5-10 minutes to complete the survey. By participating in the survey, you will get an opportunity to receive one out of three £50 love2shop vouchers. You can find our more about this project by visiting University of Warwick website.
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A sports ground in Tile Hill that has had a boundary footpath installed is to benefit from more improvements.
Jardine Crescent Sports Ground in Tile Hill – also known as the Ponderosa, was under used in the past, but since the completion of a 700 metre boundary footpath, more people are enjoying the use of the green space
To build on the improvements, plans are in place to install new illuminated bollards around the footpath. A new pond is planned too to help boost biodiversity.
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Coombe Abbey Park has received an amazing overall score of 93% from Visit England following a recent Visit England Quality Assessment.
It means that the Coventry City Council owned venue will be nominated for a Gold Accolade.
The park was praised as a welcoming place to visit for a more diverse audience with the welcome addition of facilities like the newly opened changing places toilets, pay and play for younger children alongside the climbing forest, Go Ape and all the free attractions including the initiation of the memorial trail, gardens, arboretum, old deer park, wildflower meadow and bird bide.
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Our Strategic Energy Partner, E.ON have launched an exclusive offer for Coventry residents to save 5% off home solar installs starting on 29 July and running until 10 September! If you want to know more please visit E.ON's website and use code COVENTRY5 to receive your discount. |
Coventry is accelerating its ambitious green vision to become a clean air city by securing over £12m in funding to create more than 2,100 on-street electric vehicle charging spaces.
This initiative demonstrates the Council’s commitment to make Coventry a greener, healthier city to live and work and to make it easier for local people who don’t have driveways to own and charge electric cars. Around 46% of Coventry households do not have access to private parking, so having on-street charge points for them to use is critical in supporting the transition to electric cars.
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 Did you know there are over 70 parks and green spaces across the city? Explore your local area or new green spaces in Coventry this summer.
 With plenty to see and do for the whole family, Brandon Marsh is a great option for a day out. It’s the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s headquarters, who are a leading local independent conservation organisation. Brandon Marsh is well known for the variety and quality of its scenic pools, reedbeds, grassland and woodland. There are nine birdwatching hides throughout the reserve where you can often spot the resident wildlife including kingfishers, otters, bank voles and badgers. The facilities and cafe have recently been refurbished and have reopened in time for the summer holidays
 The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment simply by counting the amount and type of butterflies (and some day-flying moths) we see.
The survey is running until 4 August, to take part follow this link: Big Butterfly Count (butterfly-conservation.org)
Coventry Outdoors Forest School programme
Children who are aged 4-7 years old (accompanied by an adult) can experience an inspirational environment building on self-esteem, confidence, being active and healthy. Get to know rules, boundaries and the environment, participating in a variety of activities including shelter building, fire lighting, outdoor cooking, woodwork, tool use, and nature-based exploration.
9am - 11am on 24, 25, 26, 31 July, 1 and 2 August. £50pp for six sessions (block booking only). Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry, CV3 2AB.
Book a place online.
For more information email outdooreducation@coventry.gov.uk or call 024 7538 1277.
Nature Makers
UK's leading provider of Award-Winning Mindful Nature Art, Craft & Play experiences for Children & Adults
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Nature Makers helps children, families and adults to connect with nature and themselves, by providing mindful nature Art, Craft & Play experiences using eco-friendly and vegan inclusive products, so that families can raise their children to have an appreciation of our precious Planet whilst learning mindfulness skills to develop emotional resilience and self-esteem. |
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The Green Business Podcast, produced by Coventry City Council, has recently released four new episodes. These cover important sustainability and climate change topics, including water scarcity and the role of drones in environmental management. |
The programme is designed to enable participants to have a go at inclusive cycling from introductory sessions to exploring cycleways in and around Coventry.
First session will take place at Centre AT7 Coventry, Monday 29 July 2024 from 10am to 12noon or from 1pm to 3pm.
Give it a go! Come and try the bikes available.
For more information contact via email sarah.ramsey@outdoorpartnership.co.uk or telephone 07742 875222.
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Free carbon literacy training
 The West Midlands Combined Authority is delighted to be able to offer free carbon literacy training to anyone across the West Midlands, as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games’ sustainability ambition to create a carbon neutral legacy for the region. Carbon literacy training is developed to empower you to make a positive impact on climate change and help to influence others around you to drive action.
It is an opportunity to learn more about climate change and what action is required to tackle the most important issue of our time.
npower Business Solutions Foundation
The npower Business Solutions Foundation is a new fund to help create stronger, greener and more sustainable local communities.
If you’re a not-for-profit or educational institution that is at least two years old and based within a 50-mile radius of their two offices in Solihull and Leeds, then you are eligible.
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Community Energy Fund
The Community Energy Fund (CEF) is a £10m grant scheme for urban and rural communities to develop energy services to benefit their local area.
The funding will help to kickstart clean energy projects including small-scale wind farms and rooftop solar partnerships, as well as battery storage, rural heat networks, electric vehicle charging points. It can also be used to fund fuel poverty alleviation schemes such as energy efficiency, retrofit, and advice projects.
The dates for the next rounds of applications are 13 September and 8 November 2024.
National Lottery Community Fund
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