Cities

Cities

Bristol & Bath Regional Capital make it onto NatWest's Top 100 UK Social Enterprises 2021

In a stunning web presentation over at The Pioneer Post, Top 100 UK social enterprises revealed: NatWest SE100 2021. The top 100 includes British social enterprises that range from sustainable neighbourhoods to food that fights loneliness, to clothing brands and community cafés. Constructive Voices is covering those that relate to construction, place, community and sustainability […]

Jackie De Burca · 7/9/2021

Podcasts

Episode Seven: From The Rumble in the Jungle to Coventry City of Culture 2021: Henry McDonald Interviews Coventry 2021's Creative Director, Chenine Bhathena

From The Rumble in the Jungle to Coventry City of Culture 2021: Henry McDonald Interviews Coventry 2021’s Creative Director, Chenine Bhathena and Pete The Builder talks about the impact of such events on localities and the construction industry If you are Irish of a certain age, you will remember when the Pope visited Ireland in […]

Jackie De Burca · 7/6/2021

Cities

Construction, investment and art in Coventry with Chenine Bhathena, Coventry 2021's Creative Director

In an interview for the Constructive Voices Podcast, I asked Chenine Bhathena, the Creative Director of Coventry 2021 about the big building projects that are an integral part of Coventry City of Culture 2021. According to Chenine Bhathena, “There are a number of aspects in terms of the kind of, I suppose, the capital buildings […]

Henry McDonald · 7/5/2021

Cities

Famous Liverpool expert explains why Liverpool should not lose its UNESCO World Heritage status

The famous Liverpool expert and watcher, Professor Michael Parkinson CBE spoke to me recently for Episode Five and since then we had this quick catch up chat because of Liverpool’s threatened UNESCO status. Prof. Parkinson is the author of more than one hundred books, articles and major reports. In 1985, he wrote ‘Liverpool on the […]

Henry McDonald · 7/2/2021

Cities

Episode Five: Prof. Michael Parkinson. C.B.E. speaks about the proposed Everton football stadium project

8th June 2021: Professor Michael Parkinson. C.B.E. speaks about the proposed Everton football stadium project. Pete The Builder talks to Steve about The Green Scene in Ireland. Talking to top journalist and presenter, Henry McDonald. Prof. Michael Parkinson delivers a superb interview that investigates the proposed Everton stadium project as well as delving into Liverpool’s […]

Jackie De Burca · 6/7/2021