Video of event in Coventry Cathedral on 6 August 2021 to Commemorate the 76 anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Organised by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation. Featuring Councillor John McNicholas Lord Mayor of Coventry … Continue reading →
On 2 July 2021, His Excellency Hayashi Hajime, Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom presented a Certificate of Commendation to Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation by during the Festival of Japanese Arts & Culture by Coventry Young … Continue reading →
In this special year of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, the Coventry Young Ambassadors presented a festival of Japanese Arts & Culture on 2 July. The morning events took place in Coventry Cathedral and were introduced by Rebecca Bollands, … Continue reading →
At the Annual General Meeting of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation in January, Mr Paul Maddocks was elected the Chair, replacing Philip Brown who had been the Chair since 2018. Paul is also the Deputy Chair of … Continue reading →
On 6 August 2020 the Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom, Yasumasa Nagamine, honoured Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation by bestowing his Commendation. The Commendation was given on the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Japan … Continue reading →
The annual Hiroshima Commemoration organised by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation was special in 2020 for several reasons, not least of which was that the normally large audience was restricted because of social distancing measures. However the … Continue reading →
Statement by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Since George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis there have been protests across the … Continue reading →
In the face of the current restrictions on meetings due to COVID-19, Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation have launched a teleconference facility aimed at bringing communities together for meetings of up to 99 people for up to … Continue reading →
Delivered at Annual General Meeting 8 January 2020. Japanese Day Celebration and Commemoration Thanks to the enthusiasm of David Fish, a very successful Japanese Day was held in Coventry Cathedral on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The day … Continue reading →
In late 2019, working with Coventry Cathedral and Coventry and Warwickshire Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (SACRE), we invited children aged 16 or younger who live or attend school in Coventry or Warwickshire to submit a poem on the … Continue reading →