Community Stories

Celebration of your stories

Welcome to community stories, a place to share news and celebrate what is happening in your community. If you have any stories you would like to feature on our page or in next months newsletter please get in touch at communityresilience@coventry.gov.uk or leave a comment at the bottom of this page.

Funding secured for Amaraba African Dance & Wellness Project!

We are thrilled to share that the Community Resilience Team have helped support Coventry Empowered African Women Group C.I.C to apply and secure a grant totalling £12,490 from Sport England. This grant supports the Amaraba African Dance & Wellness for Women and Youth project!

This funding will help to deliver a weekly 2-hour dance and fitness sessions for Black African women and girls in Coventry over the next 48 weeks. The sessions aim to promote physical wellbeing, cultural expression, and community connection.

The grant will cover:

Travel costs
Equipment
Facility hire
Coaches’ fees
Publicity and outreach

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about CEAWG, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@ceawg.com or call us at (+44) 02476614245.

https://www.ceawg.org/

Coventry Music museum reaches landmark

A huge congratulations to the Coventry Music Museum, which has just celebrated a major milestone—welcoming its 50,000th visitor!

On Sunday 19th October, the Sampson family from Surrey became part of the museum’s history when family member Chris walked through the doors and became the landmark visitor. To mark the occasion, the family received a special gift bag filled with books, vinyl, and a unique pendant granting them free lifetime access to the museum.

Chris shared their surprise:

“I couldn't quite believe it—I thought it was a joke at first! Caroline has visited before, and we’ll definitely be coming back. It always feels great to come in. Thank you so much!”

Museum curator Pete Chambers reflected on the achievement:

“This is such an achievement. We’ve brought so many people into our city, and many support the local shops and businesses on Ball Hill. Considering we charge admission and only open four days a week, it’s a great score. I keep imagining 50,000 people filling the stands at the CBS Arena—it would be a full house, plus another 13,000 in the car parks! Huge thanks to our volunteers, board, and every one of our 50,000 amazing visitors.”

📍 Visit the Coventry Music Museum
Located in the heart of Coventry’s 2-Tone Quarter at the 2-Tone Village, Walsgrave Rd, CV2 4ED.

🕙 Opening Hours

Thursday to Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (last entry 3:30 PM)
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (last entry 2:30 PM)

https://www.covmm.co.uk/

Canley Library - developing a community led library - deadline extension

We recently wrote to you about potentially expressing an interest in developing a community led library in the Canley area.

We have now extended the deadline for expressions of interest to 1 December 2025 to allow you more time to consider what a community led library in Canley could look like, who could run it, how it would be funded, who you could partner with and how the Council could support you.

If you would like to talk to anyone about your ideas or have any further questions, Peggy Wiseman (CCC Library Service Development Manager) on 024 7697 7171 or Max Shakespeare (CCC Change Manager from the Transformation Team) on 024 7697 7161 will be happy to speak with you.

If you would like to discuss funding opportunities or who you could potentially partner with to express an interest, you can contact communityresilience@coventry.gov.uk

We are looking forward to hearing about your ideas and working with you to develop a community led library in Canley.