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Each month Coventry locals come together with Connecting for Good Cov to collaborate and kick start ideas into community-led action on isolation. And the next opportunity is tomorrow! Wednesday 17 August, with 5:45pm arrivals for a 6pm start at Esquires Coffee inside Coventry Transport Museum. We invite you to join us again or for the first time at Collaboration Station and choose your breakout space from the three options below. Resting Spaces Resting Spaces’ mission is to p

People across Coventry will come together on Saturday 2 July to celebrate how local people are supporting each other through difficult times, as part of a UK-wide tour showcasing the power of connection in local communities. The Reconnection Tour is travelling the UK throughout May and June, and is a partnership between Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire, charity Engage Britain and community groups across the country – demonstrating the power of local communities, not only t

An immersive evening of stories, poetry and music took place over the weekend (5 and 6 November), performed by a unique group of people whose voices are too often unheard, misunderstood or miscommunicated. They had taken part in a ten-week training course to formulate their stories in creative ways and at The Story of Us: Live, they invited the audience into an intimate space designed exclusively by them inside Coventry’s Methodist Central Hall to hear them. There is a story

In July, we shook out the faux grass, dug out the camping chairs and dusted off our work boots to set up the first parklet in Coventry in 18 months. Restrictions lifting means we are able to get outside and meet people again and we are very excited about this! With community members Charley, Amber and John there in support, it was time to talk. Our mission? To engage people in a conversation about transforming community mental health services in Coventry and Warwickshire. We’