Canley residents can save money and energy, by visiting an energy efficient showhouse, to be opened on Thursday 8 October 1998 at 2pm at 39 Gerard Avenue, Canley, Coventry by Cllr Peter Lacy, Chair of the City Council’s Housing Policy team and Professor Wyn Grant of Warwick University’s Politics and International Studies Department.

Local people will take part in a European project between Warwick University, Coventry City Council and Coventry’s Energy Action Project, researching social exclusion and climate change, looking at low-cost ways of increasing comfort in their homes whilst saving both money and energy.

Professor Wyn Grant, Warwick University’s Department of Politics and International Studies said:

"David Cessford, our researcher, will be asking questions about the way people use energy in their home, as part of a European project on the environment – and giving low-energy lightbulbs to all those people helping us with the questionnaires. We are very pleased to be able to work with the residents of Canley on this project, and with all the other people and organisations that have contributed to make sure the project happened."

Cllr Peter Lacy, Chair of the City Council’s Housing Policy team said:

"This project will help local people not only to save money, but also help them make their homes are more comfortable too. It will show that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on improvements to save money on fuel AND save energy."