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Coventry Independent School Appeals – volunteers needed
Do you like to make a difference? Are you a decision maker? Have you got six days a year to spare?
If so, why not consider giving some of your time to hearing School Admission Appeals?
Parents / guardians are entitled to identify the school they wish their child to attend. If they are unsuccessful in obtaining a place at their preferred school, they can lodge an appeal in respect of that refusal. That appeal is submitted to an Independent Appeal Panel for determination.
Anyone can be a panel member, except for current employees or elected councillors of Coventry City Council. However, you would not be able to hear appeals for a specific school if you are employed by, are a governor of, or have a connection to that school which would make it hard to be impartial.
We want our panels to reflect Coventry’s communities and wish to increase the diversity of our panel members.
Full training is provided.
See further information and an application form
Community Interpreting Courses
Do you have an interest in working with Different Language Groups?
Do you want to help others to be Understood in English?
Do you want to learn about the role of a community Interpreter?
Adult Education have new courses starting in 2025/26
Preparation for Level 1
Award in Understanding Community Interpreting
– Study Skills course, 5 weeks x 2 hours , Fridays
21 November 2025 to 19 December 2025
Ascentis Level 1 Award
in Understanding Community Interpreting
22 weeks x 2.5 hours, Fridays
9.15am - 11.45am, 9 January 2026 to 3 July 2026
Certificate in Preparing for the Community LEVEL 2
Interpreting Role
33 weeks x 5 hours, Mondays and Thursdays
9.15am - 11.45am, 29 September 2025 to 2 July 2026
Courses held at Southfields Old School, CV15EJ
Enrolments 19 September 25 at Southfields Old School, Hillfields, Coventry, CV1 5EJ.
Please ring 024 7697 5200 or email
elisabeth.campbell@coventry.gov.uk for further details
Sahil Project Brings Movement and Connection to Foleshill Residents
Sahil recognising the positive impact being physically active could bring to their clients, they successfully applied to the Sport England Movement Fund, which has enabled them to introduce a regular schedule of seated exercise classes throughout the week in several venues. They found the application process straightforward and were delighted when they found out they had secured the funds.
They recognised the challenges some people face in terms of their physical and mental health. The new local exercise classes provide people with a reason to leave their homes, go outside, and socialise.
Dr Koll said “At Sahil, we see every day how culture, language and isolation can prevent people from accessing even the most basic forms of support. These sessions are not just about movement they are about belonging. They offer a safe space where people from different communities come together, feel heard, and rediscover the confidence to live well. That’s the real impact of this project.”
Sahil is fully inclusive, welcoming everyone to their sessions irrespective of their faith or cultural background. Most clients are 55 plus and enjoy a range of different activities.
Chair based exercise sessions take place :11 – 12 Tuesdays Weekly at Paul Community Centre, Foleshill
10:30 to 11:30 Thursdays weekly at The Hindu Temple Society, Stoney Stanton Road
Further info on all activities is available on Sahil’s website https://www.sahilproject.co.uk/ Or for more information email info@sahilproject.co.uk Or telephone 024 7663 8754
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Budget Consultation 2024/25
We want to give everyone the opportunity to tell us what you think about our spending proposals for 2024/25
Reductions of more than £100m in our funding coupled with unprecedented rises in inflationary pressures and demand for services – 79% of our budget is now spent on social care and homelessness, up from 40% in 2010, this means we know we cannot do everything we would like to. However, we can make sure that we give everyone the opportunity to have a say in how we build our budget for the next financial year of 2024/25.
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Tell us about your area
We would like to gain local knowledge about what’s happening within our communities, we want to understand the assets and the needs in local areas.
The information you share with us will be used to help inform the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), and will provide a snapshot of what it is like to live in an area and also look at the current and future health and care needs of local communities.
We would like to know:
What things do you like about where you live?
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Coventry All Saints - Free Groups and Activities
Coventry Book Swap Facebook Group
Coventry Book Swap Facebook group lets you exchange a book you've finished with something new to read.
Check out the Coventry Book Swap Facebook Group. It's a place for people of Coventry and the surrounding areas to swap their books. Just advertise your books and feel free to ask for any books that you'd like to read!
Don't forget to invite your friends. Happy Reading!
Walks in Coventry City Centre
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Warwick Arts Centre
Creative Workshops For Families
3 Oct-6 Dec 2023
Warwick Arts Centre, Free drop in.
Get ready for another season of creative fun at the Warwick Arts Centre this autumn! Drop in to our fun and FREE Family Sundays and Workshop Wednesdays and explore movement, craft, textiles and much more.
No need to book and no need to pay, just turn up and have fun! The fun doesn’t stop here.
We also have a diverse range of activities from Mini Creatives for the little ones to the Out of Whack dance group for visitors aged 50+.
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Tile Hill Community Partnership - West Midlands Mayor's Community Picnic
10th September 2023 2pm - 4pm Limbrick Wood Church Green
The Community Resilience have been supporting Tile Hill Community Partnership to get the resources to run a free community event which takes place on 10th September.
All the voluntary sector organisations have been working together, coordinating activities and organising free food to what should be an amazing free community event for local people.
If you live in the Tile Hill area, come along, everyone is welcome!
The Wellbeing for Life Festival
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The Coventry Holidays and Food (HAF) Programme
The Holiday Activities and Food programme is back this summer, featuring over 150 activities for children and young people between July and September.
Places are completely free to children who receive free school meals.
To book sessions, parents/carers will need the child’s HAF code which is highlighted in the letter sent to their home.Support is available for bookings through the Customer Service contact centre, family hubs, schools, and libraries located around the city centre.
For more information, head to https://www.coventry.gov.uk/holiday-activities-foodCould you Foster With Coventry?
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Summer Outdoor Activity Camp '23 - Coombe Abbey Park
Five weeks of outdoor activity camps will be held in Coombe Abbey Park this summer by Coventry Outdoors Education Service, part of Coventry City Council.
The camps are open to anyone between the ages of 11 and 15. Each participant is guaranteed to have an unforgettable adventure, which will include learning survival techniques, to taking part in all sorts of outdoor activities and challenges, whilst making new friends and having lots of fun!
Activities include:- Combat Archery
- Laser Tag
- Bushcraft
- Survival Skills
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Coventry Community Spaces - Administrative Co-ordinator Role Vacancy
A vacancy has arisen for a Administrative Co-ordinator at Coventry Community Spaces CIC.
Coventry Community Spaces CIC was established in December 2021, the organisation is made up of 9 community centres working and volunteering in communities across Coventry.
Coventry Community Spaces CIC support Coventry communities by running groups and services that benefit the wellbeing of local people. The organisation is looking for someone to co-ordinate administrative functions across the 9 community centre sites.
Deadline for Applications: 16th June 2023
12 Hours per week, £13 per hour plus mileage
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Healthwatch Coventry Photography Competition
Coventry Views - take a photo and share it with Healthwatch Coventry for a chance to win a prize
To mark its 10th anniversary Healthwatch Coventry is asking people to go out in Coventry to take and share pictures:
- Of Coventry Views – pictures of places in Coventry you like, visit regularly or find on a local walk – interesting, more unusual scenes of Coventry
- Featuring the number 10 - pictures in Coventry showing an existing number 10 or one you have created for the photo.
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Coventry City Council Climate Change strategy 2023-2030
We want to hear from people who live, work or study in Coventry, we need your views on the city’s draft climate change strategy
The draft strategy sets out the foundations for creating a sustainable zero carbon city.
The strategy supports the delivery of the city’s One Coventry Plan, which includes tackling the causes and consequences of climate change as one of its three key priorities.
Read the draft climate change strategy, give us your views by filling in our survey and find out more about opportunities to get involved in an... Continue reading