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🏅 Community Resilience Team Supports Public Health at Coventry Sports Fest 2025

In August, Coventry’s city centre was buzzing with energy as Sports Fest 2025 brought together residents for six days of free, inclusive sports and wellbeing activities. Among the many contributors, the Community Resilience Team (CRT) were actively supporting Public Health.

Public Health were engaging residents in conversations around the Five Ways to Wellbeing—Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, and Give. These simple yet powerful principles are helping individuals and families explore practical ways to boost their mental and physical health.

Families that visited the Public Health stand received information and resources to support a wide range of health needs, from mental wellbeing to physical activity and community support.

At the event young people have enjoyed a variety of fun, free sports activities including cricket, boxing circuits, skateboarding, dance, and even augmented reality e-sports. The festival also featured a daily “quiet hour” to ensure accessibility for all.

CRT's presence highlights their ongoing commitment to building healthier, more resilient communities by working closely with public health teams and local partners.

Community Resilience Team helps Shanti Bhavan Group Secure 2 Year Funding

Following the closure of the charity that previously supported them, the South Asian elders group Shanti Bhavan reached out to the Community Resilience Team for help. One of our officers worked closely with the group to submit a funding application to the National Lottery Awards for All programme.

We are delighted to share that the application was successful! The group has been awarded £19,300 over the next two years, which will help cover costs for room hire, food, and activity leader expenses—ensuring the continuation of their valued community gatherings and activities.











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.

🏅 Community Resilience Team Supports Public Health at Coventry Sports Fest 2025

In August, Coventry’s city centre was buzzing with energy as Sports Fest 2025 brought together residents for six days of free, inclusive sports and wellbeing activities. Among the many contributors, the Community Resilience Team (CRT) were actively supporting Public Health.

Public Health were engaging residents in conversations around the Five Ways to Wellbeing—Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, and Give. These simple yet powerful principles are helping individuals and families explore practical ways to boost their mental and physical health.

Families that visited the Public Health stand received information and resources to support a wide range of health needs, from mental wellbeing to physical activity and community support.

At the event young people have enjoyed a variety of fun, free sports activities including cricket, boxing circuits, skateboarding, dance, and even augmented reality e-sports. The festival also featured a daily “quiet hour” to ensure accessibility for all.

CRT's presence highlights their ongoing commitment to building healthier, more resilient communities by working closely with public health teams and local partners.

Community Resilience Team helps Shanti Bhavan Group Secure 2 Year Funding

Following the closure of the charity that previously supported them, the South Asian elders group Shanti Bhavan reached out to the Community Resilience Team for help. One of our officers worked closely with the group to submit a funding application to the National Lottery Awards for All programme.

We are delighted to share that the application was successful! The group has been awarded £19,300 over the next two years, which will help cover costs for room hire, food, and activity leader expenses—ensuring the continuation of their valued community gatherings and activities.











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    June's Community Stories

    about 2 years ago

    Vanny Radio Youth Programme

    The Community Resilience Team has helped secure £10,000 of National Lottery Award for All funding for Vanny Radio. The funding will support Vanny Radio to work with young people in the Foleshill area, learning broadcasting and photography skills, as well as life skills such as cooking healthy meals.

    Vanny Radio contacted the Community Resilience Team to ask for advice as their previous attempt to apply for funding had been unsuccessful. A team member met with Vanny Radio and looked at previous applications and offered help and advice on updating their funding application.

    The successful application expanded... Continue reading

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    May's Community Stories

    about 2 years ago

    Tile Hill Community Partnership - Coronation Party on the Green

    The Coronation Party on the Green took place on Monday 8th May. The event was a huge success in bringing the community together.

    There was a whole range of activities for everyone to enjoy including a picnic lunch, free raffle, children's entertainment, a disco, face-painting and craft workshops to name a few!

    Over four hundred adults and their children attended. The organisers gathered hundreds of completed questionnaires which are currently being analysed. The results will be used to plan future ways in which the lives of the Tile Hill Community... Continue reading

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    April's Community Stories

    over 2 years ago

    Deeley Construction donates £1,000 to support local communities

    Deeley Construction, which is headquartered in Coventry, has donated £500 each to Hope Community Project in Lower Stoke and St Laurence’s Church in Foleshill.

    The donations are part of the company’s commitment to supporting the communities where they work.

    Deeley Construction partnered with the Community Resilience Team to link the business with two organisations which needed support in those areas.

    Hope Community Project provides mental health support alongside a social supermarket. It provides food parcels for up to 70 families a week living in Lower Stoke.

    Its services have been vital with... Continue reading

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    February's Community Stories

    over 2 years ago


    Solo Group Valentines Dance

    Coventry Solo Group have put some of their £8000 Awards for All grant to good use on their Valentine's Day dance. The Community Resilience Team guided the group through the process and supported them with writing and submitting the application.

    Coventry Solo Group have provided a place of friendship and support to isolated people for over 50 years. Their members are alone following bereavement, divorce, social anxiety, or otherwise. They meet weekly for conversation, entertainment and refreshments. They also run additional dedicated theme nights throughout the year.

    If you want to get involved, then head down... Continue reading

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    January's Community Stories

    over 2 years ago

    Oasis Community Hub & Café

    Oasis Community hub & café have worked with the Community Resilience Team to secure a £1000 donation from Coventry's General Charities. This has gone towards refurbishing their new community café location.

    The Oasis Community Hub & Café has been a focal point of the Spon End and wider community for the last 5 years. They have provided a safe, warm and inclusive space by offering good and inexpensive food & drinks, friendly conversation, and activities to help increase confidence & make friends.

    The café has moved to the front of Bethel Church in Spon... Continue reading

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    December's Community Stories

    over 2 years ago

    This month was International Day of Persons with Disabilities


    The UN has marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December since 1992, to spread the word on disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities.

    The Grangers club is a social club for young people with learning disabilities to meet up with their peers and have fun.

    The group provides a safe space for members to make friends and have fun in an all-inclusive environment. The group enables its members to make individual choices and develop independent confidence in their... Continue reading

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    November's Community Stories

    over 2 years ago


    This month we celebrated International Men's Day
    The Willenhall Men's Support Group have been providing a safe space for men who are isolated or struggle with their mental or physical health for the last 12 months.
    The group meets once a week, to chat and support each other alongside tea and biscuits, with a pizza evening once a month. Each month members take turns creating a quiz, allowing them to focus on their passions and interests. The group works on a principle of simplicity; there are no professionals there, just men sharing their lived experiences to help one another.

    With... Continue reading

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    October's Community Stories

    almost 3 years ago

    St Francis of Assisi’s food hub has welcomed much needed support from Local Construction Company GF Tomlinson!

    St Francis of Assisi runs in the heart of the community in Radford offering a wide range of services and support to the local community such as employment support, volunteering, ESOL and one of their most successful offers of support in their weekly food hub.

    The food hub supports 60 registered families in the area providing a bag of essential food supplies each week. The hub relies on donations from local residents or businesses and on it making successful applications for funding grants... Continue reading

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    September's Community Stories

    almost 3 years ago

    Local Developer Support Food Hub in need!

    Local developers Bowmer and Kirkland and their contractors MFP Linings Ltd have kindly donated bags of dried food and goods to the Tile Hill Food Hub run by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church after an urgent call for donations.

    The food hub was in need of donations due to an increase in families needing to access the food hub. To help them out, the Community Resilience Team reached out to their contacts at Bowmer and Kirkland’s to see if they could help as part of their social value commitment to the city.


    They... Continue reading

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    August's Community Stories

    almost 3 years ago

    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... Continue reading

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