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Three illuminated plugs in orange, yellow, purple and blue light up a dark room. Image by Murat Onder on Unsplash.

15 May 2025

Grapevine at 30: Helping people claim power and take action on what matters

Stock photo by Linus Nyland on Unsplash shows two ripples on calm water and one splash.

1 May 2025

Grapevine at 30: The Power of the Ordinary

CYA, a group of young disabled people, are superimposed in front of Coventry council house which is set up for the day as a polling station with signs outside.

30 April 2025

Let’s Get Voting! Young disabled activists want voting to be more accessible

Grapevine's staff team as at September 2019 smile and wave for a photo on a field in Coventry in the sunshine.

29 April 2025

Grapevine at 30: A new blog series to mark our latest milestone!

An illustration by artist and community organiser Melissa Smith shows all different kinds of people across the top holding aloft placards and megaphones against a sunrise with the words 'systemic change' in orange and brown. Below, "the collective power of a thriving ecosystem united across Coventry" is depicted as interlocking pentagons of a bee hive. Pentagons include purpose, connected, inclusive and self organised.

15 April 2025

New staff blog: Community organising to nurture an ecosystem in Coventry

A photo shows three books piled on a table with a potted plant in the background. On their spines it spells out, "Words have power". A purple badge next to the pile explains that this work has been co-produced by Grapevine experts by experience.

2 April 2025

Improving the language we use around neurodivergence for World Autism Awareness Day

A young white man with dark hair, beard and glasses wears a light blue t-shirt as he sits on his sofa under a blanket coughing into his hand and holding his chest with the other. A purple logo on the image says, "Easy read by Grapevine Experts By Experience."

20 March 2025

Grapevine experts by experience help produce new pneumonia guidance for people with learning disabilities

A group gathers inside the library for a publicity photo holding various sensory items available to loan and smiling for the camera.

5 March 2025

Alex brings personal experience to turn idea for sensory library into a reality

A yellow cartoon strip themed illustration featuring a megaphone, bright flashes and bubble text, reading: "Breaking news. Council cuts will not go ahead! grapevinecovandwarks.org"

17 February 2025

Grapevine thrilled that proposed council cuts to our service for people with learning disabilities will not go ahead

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