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16 April 2026

Timms Review: Is PIP fair and fit for the future in our changing world? Join us on 6 May to share your experiences
Kurt's person-centred plan created in collaboration with his Grapevine connector, Bev Foster.

9 April 2026

Strengthening people: Three stories of our work helping people facing disadvantage
Photo of a garden bench in the sunshine with two dinosaur patterned cushions, a silver laptop and a white mug resting on it. Image by Ryunosuke Kikuno in Unsplash.

25 March 2026

Person-centred advocacy helps Bengy navigate disability benefits changes to retain his independence
A white female teenager who has Down's syndrome wears glasses with her brown hair and white flowery top as she fries chopped vegetables in a pan in a community kitchen.

10 February 2026

January on Teenvine Plus: Our highlights
A sketch by local Coventry artist Paul Chokran of protestors with placards and megaphones. The placards say: protect the vulnerable, care not cuts, say no to cuts and take action now.

16 October 2025

Grapevine at 30: How we fought local budget cuts to voluntary sector support… and won
A cup of coffee in a blue china mug sits on a wooden serving board on a restaurant table next to a slice of cake and a heart-shaped cookie.

15 October 2025

Advocacy Awareness Week: From housing and health issues to hope – Lilly’s story
View over a wooden slatted bridge with metal rails either side. At the end is a red lifebuoy and a path leading away into the trees.

6 October 2025

Grapevine at 30: Building solidarity across divides
A mixed race disabled man called Rishard smiles as he hold a piece of paper with the number 10 written on it on a canal towpath.

30 September 2025

Rishard’s Rugby to Coventry Walk—raising awareness of health inequalities he and other people with learning disabilities face
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

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