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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.
Fight Academy Boxing Gym Brings Warmth and Hope to Coventry’s Homeless This Christmas
This festive season, Fight Academy, a community boxing gym based in Radford, is stepping beyond the ropes to make a real difference in Coventry City Centre. In a heartfelt act of solidarity, the team is reaching out to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents by distributing warm blankets, essential hygiene packs, and Greggs food vouchers.
Partnering with local social enterprise Get Fruity, the initiative will also provide fresh, nourishing soup on Christmas Eve, ensuring that those experiencing homelessness feel supported and cared for during what can be an especially challenging time of year.
This outreach reflects Fight Academy’s commitment to using sport as a force for good — championing not just physical strength, but community spirit, dignity, and kindness. Together with Get Fruity, the team hopes to shine a light on the power of local organisations coming together to create meaningful change.
As we celebrate the season of giving, this initiative is a timely reminder that small acts of generosity can have a big impact. Coventry’s community spirit is alive and thriving — and this Christmas, it’s making a difference where it matters most.
Stoke Aldermoor Stitchers – Exciting News!
With the support of the Community Resilience Team the Stoke Aldermoor Stitchers have received over £14,000 in funding for new equipment! This means we can continue running our sewing group and make it even better.
The group is open to all ages and is a great way to:
- Learn sewing skills
- Upcycle old or damaged clothing
- Meet new people from the local area
If you’re interested in joining or want more information, please contact:
Aldermoor LIFE Centre
78 Roundhouse Road
Coventry
CV3 1DA
024 7645 4010
Generosity Shines This Christmas
We’re proud to share the incredible impact of donations and support across our community this festive season:
- £450 worth of food donated to Feeding Coventry and World Food Hub
- Three wheelie bins full of winter coats delivered to Clothing Coventry, helping families stay warm
- A huge collection of toys and presents for families struggling at Christmas
A Heartfelt Thank You
Dani from Carriers of Hope shared this message:
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the toy donations from the council. Without them, our Christmas celebration for many of our families simply would not have been possible. Your support helped turn a very real worry into joy for so many children. Huge thank you from Carriers of Hope."
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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.
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November's Community Stories
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
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
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.
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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... Continue reading
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July's Community Stories
Lenton’s Lane Baptist Church receives funding from the Recovery and Support Grant and Severn Trent!
Lenton’s Lane Baptist Church is situated in the Northeast of the city and lies within the Longford Ward. The Community Resilience Team (CRT) initially contacted the church during the Covid19 lockdown period but were told it was closed until things returned to normal, but they would appreciate support once normality returned as they had ideas for projects they would like to run.
Once the lockdown periods ended the team engaged with the church to discuss their ideas. The church leader Barry Keegan said they wanted... Continue reading
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June's Community Stories
Local charity Baby Godiva's growing success after successful funding opportunities and support from the team!
Over the last 18 months the Community Resilience Team have been supporting a local charity called Baby Godiva. The charity provides free of charge, pre-loved and new nursery items and consumables to families living in poverty.
Since the charity’s formation in 2019 it has helped 1,834 families with over 6,000 items, and the CRT has supported them in applying to a variety of funders. Since receiving support from the CRT they have been successful in bringing in around £40,000 worth of external funding so that... Continue reading
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April/May Community Stories
Godiva Sisters membership thriving after being awarded the Community Recovery and Support Grant
The Community Resilience team have recently helped the Godiva Sisters apply to the Community Recovery and Support Grant so they could get some support for their group following the pandemic. The Godiva Sisters were formed twenty years ago and is made up of local women from all faiths and cultures who meet to portray characters both ancient and modern. They also raise the profile of minority groups and engendering community cohesion.
The sessions the Sisters run are mostly self-funded, and because of the pandemic they could not... Continue reading
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March Community Stories
Confidence Through Photography Group is welcoming new members
A night time shot of Coventry Cathedral taken by Neil
The group was set up in 2017 by Neil Catley who felt there was not much for people with mental health and anxiety issues to do at the weekend. Prior to setting up the group Neil who had agoraphobia did not leave the house for 5 years, this all changed when his mum bought him a camera which he would take to his local park and capture pictures.
Neil set up Confidence through photography a group that meets for coffee and photo... Continue reading