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Make rest a priority in Coventry
Each month Coventry locals come together with Connecting for Good Cov to collaborate and kick start ideas into community-led action on...
Claire Harvey
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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I truly believe in the work the Connecting for Good team do to end marginalisation and isolation
For the first time since Connecting for Good began in Coventry in 2018, we are welcoming a team leader to work alongside our community...
Claire Harvey
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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I can’t wait to dive into the community here!
This week we’re introducing Sián Lewis to the team, who has returned from the United States to work in her hometown of Coventry....
Claire Harvey
Jul 11, 20223 min read
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Coventry event celebrates communities coming together as part of UK-wide Reconnection Tour
People across Coventry will come together on Saturday 2 July to celebrate how local people are supporting each other through difficult...
Claire Harvey
Jun 23, 20223 min read
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Making participation the norm, not an add on
Today Gemma Musgreaves, Connecting for Good Cov community organiser, presents to a national audience on what it means to bring...
Gemma Musgreaves
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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Coventry - first Restful City in UK?
1 in 5 of us has a disability... that means you probably know someone whose disability means they need to rest throughout the day....
Mel Smith
May 26, 20221 min read
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Join Collaboration Station this May!
Doors are open to join us at Collaboration Station next Wednesday (18 May)! Collaboration Station is Coventry’s monthly ideas night, open...
Claire Harvey
May 11, 20222 min read
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Apply now to grow your idea
Apply now to develop your idea or group at a future Collaboration Station event! Hosted by Connecting for Good Cov, Collaboration Station...
Gemma Musgreaves
Mar 2, 20221 min read
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City Centre Safe Spaces
Our Connecting for Good Cov team, West Midlands Police, Coventry Business Improvement District (BID), Hereward College and Coventry City...
Melissa Smith
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Passionate about people-powered change?
Collaboration Station, with our social movement Connecting for Good Cov, is back for 2022 and we are looking for people to join us! Last...
Claire Harvey
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Latest update on Collaboration Station
Guest blogger and Collaboration Station founding member Gemma writes an update for us this week, ahead of a brand new year. "It’s been...
Gemma Musgreaves
Dec 20, 20213 min read
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Our latest Covid guidance
We’ve been working closely with our team to ensure that their safety and the safety of people they are working with remains our top...
Claire Harvey
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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Connecting for Good popping up in your inbox
The Connecting for Good Cov team, sparking community action and working for system change to combat isolation in Coventry, issued its...
Claire Harvey
Nov 18, 20212 min read
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In memory of John Whitmore
We recently lost a friend and supporter who has been with us since 2019, capturing our work through his lens. Today we remember John...
Claire Harvey
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Collaboration Station call out - join the team!
Could you be a part of the Collaboration Station team? Express your interest by clicking this link. We believe in community, people power...
Gemma Musgreaves
Nov 9, 20211 min read
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Reform the Norm – the Story of Us: Live
An immersive evening of stories, poetry and music took place over the weekend (5 and 6 November), performed by a unique group of people...
Claire Harvey
Nov 9, 20212 min read
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A Crash Course in Cloudspotting comes to our streets
Coventry citizens with visible and invisible disabilities, and those without, joined artist Raquel Meseguer Zafe on a journey around the...
Claire Harvey
Oct 19, 20214 min read
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Parklife: community organising for better mental health services
In July, we shook out the faux grass, dug out the camping chairs and dusted off our work boots to set up the first parklet in Coventry in...
Claire Harvey
Aug 11, 20214 min read
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Good for the Sole smash their target
The Good for the Sole lockdown walking group have collectively covered 102 per cent of the UK coastline!
Melissa Smith
Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Riverbank Academy joins Connecting for Good’s fight against isolation in Coventry
When deputy head Jane Heavey of Riverbank Academy, Coventry approached our Connecting for Good team to work on loneliness and isolation...
Claire Harvey
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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