August's Community Stories

The Indian Community Centre receiving funding from the Community Recovery and Support Grant

The Indian Community Centre based in Foleshill, received £1,590 of funding from the from the Community Resilience Team's Community Recovery and Support Grant.

The centre was in need of support post lock down for one of the daytime activities that uses the space several days a week. Since lockdown they had struggled getting some service users to come back to their pre-lockdown activities, this had impacted their finances to run the group with fewer members attending and paying a small fee. For the short term the grant covered the cost of room hire, as well as some funding for cleaning materials and refreshments. The team is continuing to work with to now secure external long term funding.

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BOPA, Mercia Lions and the Canal Basin officially open their new Peace Garden!

A collaborative effort between BOPA (British Organisation for People of Asian Origin), the Mercia Lions and the Canal Basin Trust, has restored a previously unusable area of the Canal Basin. The area had become overgrown and attracted antisocial behaviour. After successfully obtaining funding from the Severn Trent Water Community Fund and with help from David Newman Landscaping, the area had been transformed into a multi-use Peace Garden.

The garden was designed by Alison Lambert with support from Alan Dyer – both trustees of the canal basin trust. The ownership of the Peace Garden has now transferred to BOPA and the Mercia Lions who invite people from all communities to connect with nature and enjoy some much needed green space in the centre of Coventry.

The garden has been a welcome addition for residents around the Canal Basin, with some already actively involving themselves in the upkeep. This project has been a wonderful display of cooperation and inclusion across the city.

The Peace Garden will be dedicated to the people of Coventry and officially opened on Sunday 25 September 2022.

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