See below the events taking place in Green Week 2024.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust - Practical Volunteering at Lakeview Park
Volunteer work party to improve wildlife habitat in an urban park
Time: 10:30am - 3pm
Location: Lakeview Park
This is a ticketed event, please sign up via :
Coventry University - How to Go Zero Waste, With Rachel Ward of Cogs Zero Waste Shop
Pick up some tips 'n' tricks of how you can incorporate more zero waste hacks into your life.
Time: Monday 4th March, 12 pm- 1 pm
Location: The Hub, Coventry
This is a ticketed event, to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/828373165437?aff=oddtdtcreator
Suitable for: People who want to learn more about how they can reduce their waste
Coventry University : Pie-Making- Cooking Together to Save Energy
Come together to make a pie with fellow students using sustainable ingredients
Time: 6pm
Location: Bishop Gate, Tower St, Coventry CV1 1AJ
This is a ticketed event, please sign up via: reslife@futurelets.co.uk
Suitable For: Resident of Futurelets accommodation
Coventry University, Sustainability Fair
Find out more about Sustainability at Coventry University with Pop Up Shops, Stalls, Food Tasting, competitions, Quizzes, and more...
Time: Tuesday, 5th March 2024, 11 am - 3 pm
Location: The Hub (off University Square), Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB - Free, Drop-In Session
Suitable for: All
Coventry University, Dr. Bike - Bike maintenance session
Dr Bike session will be hosted in Starley Gardens during the Sustainability Fair.
Time: Tuesday, 5th March, 10 am- 2 pm
Location: Starley Gardens, Cox St, Coventry CV1 5PH
This is a ticketed event, to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/826979496937?aff=oddtdtcreator
Suitable for: Cycle Owners
University of Warwick - Swap Shop
Come along to this academic year's final Swap Shop to browse a wide range of clothing items that were donated by University staff and students.
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Warwick SU Atrium
University of Warwick - Nature and Climate Emergency Talk by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Ian Jelley from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust will be joining us on campus to give a talk on the Nature and Climate Emergency.
Time:1-2pm
Location:FAB4.52
Coventry University - Sustainability Staff Champions Meeting (In Person)
Join us for an in person meeting to discuss the university's net zero plans and hear from Head of Sustainability Selina Fletcher.
Time: 12-1
Location: Priory Hall, PPHG21
Suitable For: Coventry University Staff
This is a ticketed event, to sign up:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/837346194007?aff=oddtdtcreator
Coventry University - Dr Bike - Mobile Bike Repair Shop and Servicing
Broomwagon Cyclery will be providing a mobile bike repair shop outside of the hub where staff and students can pay to have more advance works undertaken on their bikes including availing of new equiptment. The shop will be discounted for staff and students and will enable for advance repairs be undertaken than are provided within a Dr Bike session
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Outside the Hub
Drop In
Coventry University Reslife - Soup Social - Batch Cooking on a Budget
Time: 2pm
Location: Bishop Gate, Tower St, Coventry CV1 1AJ
Suitable For: Students in Futurelets accommodation
Coventry University - Fablab - Make Planters Out of Recycled Bottles
Upcycle old plastic bottles and transform them into windowsill planters, using digital technology to aid the decorative process and bring some creativity to your herbs
Time: 3-4pm
Location: Unit 4, Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED
Suitable For: All
For tickets, please email:
fablabcov@coventry.ac.uk
University of Warwick - Recycle Your Cycle (Second Hand Bike Sale)
The sale provides students and staff with a low-cost, quick, and easy way to travel between campus and the surrounding areas
Time: From 11am
Location: University Road (outside Humanities B)
University of Warwick - Bug Hotel Making
Join us and the Grounds and Gardens Team to make a bug hotel for campus. We'll use natural materials such as twigs, leaves and stones to create a wildlife hotel out of pallets.
Time: 1pm
Location: Near Warwick Student Allotment
Tickets: https://warwick.ac.uk/sustainability/news-events/events/bughotelmaking/
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: The Nature & Climate Emergency (Online)
We'll uncover how helping nature isn't just about saving species; it's a key strategy for tackling the urgent challenges of climate change. We'll explore how nature and climate are interlinked, what Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is doing to bring wildlife back and tackle climate change locally and what you can do to help. Will you join us?
Time: 4-5pm
Location: (Online)
Suitable For: All
Coventry University- Energy Tour
Time: 12-1
Location: Cycle Works
Suitable For: All
Event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/837336775837?aff=oddtdtcreator
Coventry University- Reslife: Book Swap
Help support the planet and improve your book collection. Bring along a book you’ve read and exchange for one from our collection
Time: 3pm
Location: Godiva Place, Coventry, CV1 5DQ.
Suitable For: Residents of Futurelets
Tickets: Please email - reslife@futurelets.co.uk
Coventry University - Fablab - Make Planters Out of Recycled Bottles
Upcycle old plastic bottles and transform them into windowsill planters, using digital technology to aid the decorative process and bring some creativity to your herbs
Time:3-4pm
Location: Unit 4, Fargo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry, CV1 5ED
Suitable For: All
For tickets, please email:
fablabcov@coventry.ac.uk
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust: Nature Base Craft Activities, in person at War Memorial Park
Nature based and nature connectiveness activities such as arts and crafts , walks and animal surveys
Time:1-2pm
Location: War Memorial Park
Suitable For: All
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/815224377057?aff=oddtdtcreator
Events to be added soon
Events to be added soon
Events to be added soon
We’d love to hear all your thoughts and experiences on Green Week. Let us know what you want to see us do next year and contact us @CovUniSust or @WarwickUniSust.
