Make rest a priority in Coventry
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Claire Harvey
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
I truly believe in the work the Connecting for Good team do to end marginalisation and isolation
For the first time since Connecting for Good began in Coventry in 2018, we are welcoming a team leader to work alongside our community...
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Claire Harvey
- Jul 11
- 3 min
I can’t wait to dive into the community here!
This week we’re introducing Sián Lewis to the team, who has returned from the United States to work in her hometown of Coventry....
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Claire Harvey
- Jun 23
- 3 min
Coventry event celebrates communities coming together as part of UK-wide Reconnection Tour
People across Coventry will come together on Saturday 2 July to celebrate how local people are supporting each other through difficult...
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Gemma Musgreaves
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Making participation the norm, not an add on
Today Gemma Musgreaves, Connecting for Good Cov community organiser, presents to a national audience on what it means to bring...
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Mel Smith
- May 26
- 1 min
Coventry - first Restful City in UK?
1 in 5 of us has a disability... that means you probably know someone whose disability means they need to rest throughout the day....
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Claire Harvey
- May 11
- 2 min
Join Collaboration Station this May!
Doors are open to join us at Collaboration Station next Wednesday (18 May)! Collaboration Station is Coventry’s monthly ideas night, open...
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Gemma Musgreaves
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Apply now to grow your idea
Apply now to develop your idea or group at a future Collaboration Station event! Hosted by Connecting for Good Cov, Collaboration Station...
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Melissa Smith
- Mar 1
- 1 min
City Centre Safe Spaces
Our Connecting for Good Cov team, West Midlands Police, Coventry Business Improvement District (BID), Hereward College and Coventry City...
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Claire Harvey
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Passionate about people-powered change?
Collaboration Station, with our social movement Connecting for Good Cov, is back for 2022 and we are looking for people to join us! Last...
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Gemma Musgreaves
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Latest update on Collaboration Station
Guest blogger and Collaboration Station founding member Gemma writes an update for us this week, ahead of a brand new year. "It’s been...
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Claire Harvey
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
Our latest Covid guidance
We’ve been working closely with our team to ensure that their safety and the safety of people they are working with remains our top...
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Claire Harvey
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Connecting for Good popping up in your inbox
The Connecting for Good Cov team, sparking community action and working for system change to combat isolation in Coventry, issued its...
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Claire Harvey
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
In memory of John Whitmore
We recently lost a friend and supporter who has been with us since 2019, capturing our work through his lens. Today we remember John...
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Gemma Musgreaves
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Collaboration Station call out - join the team!
Could you be a part of the Collaboration Station team? Express your interest by clicking this link. We believe in community, people power...
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Claire Harvey
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Reform the Norm – the Story of Us: Live
An immersive evening of stories, poetry and music took place over the weekend (5 and 6 November), performed by a unique group of people...
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Claire Harvey
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
A Crash Course in Cloudspotting comes to our streets
Coventry citizens with visible and invisible disabilities, and those without, joined artist Raquel Meseguer Zafe on a journey around the...
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Claire Harvey
- Aug 11, 2021
- 4 min
Parklife: community organising for better mental health services
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...
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Melissa Smith
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
Good for the Sole smash their target
The Good for the Sole lockdown walking group have collectively covered 102 per cent of the UK coastline!
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Claire Harvey
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Riverbank Academy joins Connecting for Good’s fight against isolation in Coventry
When deputy head Jane Heavey of Riverbank Academy, Coventry approached our Connecting for Good team to work on loneliness and isolation...
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