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Join us for a celebration of growing and giving!
Some of our school children have been growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the school garden, as part of a food education programme called Young Marketeers (run by School Food Matters).
Now they’re ready to share the fruits of their labour! We’d love to invite you to come and support these enterprising children as they sell their harvested produce on Friday 4 July from 12-2pm outside Coventry Cathedral.
This will be a day of celebration for the children after six months of hard work - growing and learning about food systems and food waste. All the money raised will go towards supporting the great work of Coventry Food Network in tackling food poverty. We hope to see you
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Young People & Smoking and Vaping: Surveys Now Live – Please help us spread the word!
Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council are working together to support a Smoke-Free Generation. To do this, they’ve partnered with independent researchers at Social Engine to better understand what children and young people think about smoking and vaping.
We need your help to spread the word and encourage participation in three short, confidential surveys:
- 🧒 Young People (ages 11–18, or up to 24 with SEND) www.tinyurl.com/smokefreecyp
- 👨👩👧 Parents and Carers www.tinyurl.com/smokefreepar (Chance for participating parents and carers to be entered into a prize draw to win £250 shopping vouchers)
- 👩🏫 Professionals working with children and young people www.tinyurl.com/smokefreepro
Your support will help shape effective strategies to prevent young people from starting to smoke and vape and help us to improve services for those already using nicotine products.
👉 All survey links and promotional posters are available here: Stop smoking – Coventry City Council
Please take a moment to share this with your networks, colleagues, and communities. Surveys close 9 July 2025.
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Summer is getting closer …..
Summer Reading Challenge 2025 Story Garden – starting Saturday 5th July 2025 www.coventry.gov.uk/src
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is all about nature, exploring the outdoors, exploring magical spaces, storytelling - and reading!
Please do encourage children aged 4-11 and their families to take part this summer at their local library
Children who try to complete the challenge receive a medal, certificate, and a small reward
There’s also plenty of themed activities for children to take part in at their library, why not visit !.
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Have your say on Scrutiny?
Scrutiny is an essential part of ensuring that local government remains transparent, accountable, and open, resulting in improved public policies and services.
The principal power of a Scrutiny Board is to influence the policies and decisions made by the council and other organisations involved in delivering public services.
Do you know of an issue which you think Coventry's Scrutiny Boards should look into? Suggest one online! For more information click link below
Coventry City Council - Scrutiny | Let's Talk Coventry
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Youth Voice Census 2025 (Accessible)
Aged 11-30? We want to hear from you!
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April Newsletter 2025
The Council is conducting a needs assessment looking at the provision of healthy lifestyle services in Coventry, including support with weight management, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol consumption, diet changes and increasing physical activity. As part of this we are running a public survey to understand the needs of Coventry residents. We would appreciate support in publicising it. Share your views and share with others to complete.
The survey is to capture residents’ views on this topic. It is open to anyone over the age of 18 and should take about 10 minutes to complete. You can enter a prize draw... Continue reading
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March Newsletter 2025
Octavius and Coventry City Council Collaborate to Inspire Young Minds
Octavius, a leading transport solutions provider, is proud to announce its collaboration with Coventry City Council to donate 20 copies of the educational storybook "Sammi on Site." Co-written by Octavius' Site Manager, the book aims to ignite curiosity about the built environment and the role of engineering in shaping our world.
Sam Wraith from Octavius expressed the company's commitment to community support, stating, "We’re proud to support the Coventry Adult Education Centre Family Learning Programme to help promote strong positive relationships within families; enabling parents and carers to support their... Continue reading
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March Newsletter 2025
Coventry Job Fest – Your Gateway to Exciting Opportunities!
We are excited to announce Coventry Job Fest, a three-day event to connect our community with amazing training, employment, and volunteering opportunities. The event will take place on:
- Monday, April 28that St Michael's
- Wednesday, April 30that Foleshill
- Saturday, May 3rdat Longford
Residents can meet big businesses looking to hire and talk to experts who can help them secure one of the many live job vacancies available each day.
What to Expect:
- Meet Leading Employers: Chat with top employers like Coventry City Council, Severn Trent, E.ON, Sky Blues... Continue reading
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February Newsletter 2025
Continue the movement as a City Host volunteer in 2025!
The opportunity to become a City Host volunteer has re-opened ahead of another exciting year of events in Coventry.
City Hosts continue to be seen supporting visitors and residents to the city centre and across events at venues such as the CBS Arena, at Coventry City FC matchday’s and annual large events such as the upcoming Coventry Half Marathon in April.
In total from the beginning of City of Culture until today City Hosts have contributed over 60,000 volunteer hours. EnV Volunteers combine to have provided over 100,000 volunteer hours... Continue reading
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December Newsletter
Feedback on Council pre-budget proposals
We want to hear from residents, businesses, and organisations in Coventry to tell us what they think about a list of proposed financial savings that we have put together to help us achieve a balanced budget for 2025-26.
We don’t want to have to make the proposals but need to consider them out of necessity. All councils are facing very similar circumstances to bridge budget gaps.
Like other local authorities we have a legal duty to achieve a balance budget.
No decisions have been made yet. This won’t happen till the end of February. The... Continue reading
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November 2024 Get Involved
Coventry Central Hall - room hire that's ideal for your next event
Are you looking for a room to run your activities in a central location? We have a number of rooms that can accommodate small and large groups, from performances and weddings to space ideal for meetings, workshops and training.
If you are interested please get in touch 02476 226564 hello@coventrycentralhall.co.uk(External link) www.coventrycentralhall.co.uk
Get Involved Coventry
Voluntary Action Coventry (VAC) is on a mission to connect voluntary sector organisations with more and more people across Coventry, and they’ve recently launched a new community engagement platform, Get Involved Coventry... Continue reading
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October 2024 Get Involved
Binley Cycleway focus group wanted
The University of Birmingham is carrying out research on Binley Cycleway to understand its effects on cycling and wellbeing. They want to hear how the local community feels about the cycleway. They will be running two focus groups – a group interview involving a small number of participants – that will be carried out at Coventry Building Society’s headquarters in Binley.
Participants will receive travel expenses plus a £30 gift voucher for their time. The project is looking to hear the views of a diverse group of people – please do consider joining! Booking is... Continue reading
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September 2024 Get Involved
Get Grants are very excited to invite you to our first FREE Virtual Conference!
Join us for TWO days of expert fundraising advice, top tips, Q&As, networking, peer-support, and lots of chat!
On October 1st and 2nd, 2024, Get Grants is hosting a free, two-day virtual conference. The conference will unite UK fundraisers in a program led by Get Grants experts and other sector professionals.
Attendees can look forward to expert advice, networking, Q&As, and peer-support. Each session will offer practical advice to implement in your work.
Fundraisers of all abilities are welcome to join, build confidence, and celebrate their... Continue reading