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# Grapevine

Growing Lives and Communities

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- [Coventry teens with SEND share their lives with unique ‘Museums of Me’](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-teens-with-send-share-their-lives-with-unique-museums-of-me/) - What does expressing your unique identity look like in practice for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? Well, it probably looks very different almost 11 months into a year-long intensive development programme than it did last September when we first started working with this year’s group of Teenviners — and here are
- [Social media ban for under 16s will cause more harm than good for disabled people, say Coventry Youth Activists](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/social-media-ban-on-under-16s-will-cause-more-harm-than-good-for-disabled-people-say-coventry-youth-activists/) - When Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to ban access to social media for under 16s last week, he stated the government was taking decisive action to give children their childhoods back. Our Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) strongly disagree. They don't believe they will be getting anything back — rather, a vital lifeline to the
- [Nation of Neighbours report: Coventry’s local leaders plant seeds of hope and change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/nation-of-neighbours-report-coventrys-local-leaders-plant-seeds-of-hope-and-change/) - Distrust, disconnection, disillusionment... not where any of us wants to be. But in a fractured Britain, hope is growing (and essential) for a different kind of politics — one which shares power with communities already working hard for people in their own patch, one that backs this local leadership and believes strong communities build foundations
- [Pride in Place: How to create the infrastructure for community-led renewal](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/pride-in-place-how-to-create-the-infrastructure-for-community-led-renewal/) - Three Coventry neighbourhoods are each set to receive up to £20 million of investment under the Pride in Place programme — a government priority for community-led renewal across the country over the next decade. At Grapevine, we have spent over 20 years building relationships and power in disadvantaged communities in our city, some of whom
- [Welcoming Lucy and Grace to our team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/welcoming-lucy-and-grace-to-our-team/) - We have welcomed two new members to our Grapevine team in recent weeks and we thought you'd like to meet them! First we have a new Senior Operations Officer, Lucy Gilbert, who joins us from working in the NHS and more recently as a Lived Experience Lead for a community interest company called Neurodiverse Connection.
- [Our people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/people/) - Grapevine’s power comes from the skilled and passionate people who live and breathe our mission everyday. They bring brilliance to our work. We have a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential. This supports our team team to perform at its best by: Being accountable to the people we serve Having freedom and trust
- [Our organisational response to the Timms Review of PIP](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/our-organisational-response-to-the-timms-review-of-pip/) - In early May, we hosted a joint public consultation event with Central England Law Centre at the city centre's Belgrade Theatre to help us gather anonymous experiences from Coventry people receiving the health and disability benefit 'PIP' (Personal Independence Payment). The PIP benefit helps people with the additional day-to-day living costs of having a disability
- [With individuals](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/what-we-do/strengthening-people/) - We work with individuals facing disadvantage in Coventry and Warwickshire. Strengthening people by uncovering their talents and passions. Using these to create natural networks of community support—networks that strengthen, bring opportunity and help them take charge of their lives. Creating confidence and resilience-building opportunities and real future choices Challenging limiting expectations and showing every life
- [Working with the media — our guide to getting the best out of interviews](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/working-with-the-media-our-guide-to-getting-the-best-out-of-interviews/) - We are often approached by the media for interviews and comment about our work and on issues affecting people and communities. Here, we set out our guidance on facilitating positive interview opportunities for the media — sharing stories in a way that protects, rather than harms, people we are working with. We’d like accessibility to
- [What people say about us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/feedback/) - "I genuinely don't know what I would have done. I've tried to get help from so many services and yours is outstanding. I can't praise your project worker Poppy or your service enough — I tell everyone what a positive impact she has had." Lindsay, parent of young person on our Teenvine Plus Next Steps
- [Timms Review: Is PIP fair and fit for the future in our changing world? Join us on 6 May to share your experiences](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/timms-review-is-pip-fair-and-fit-for-the-future-in-our-changing-world-join-us-on-6-may-to-share-your-experiences/) - In 2025, Grapevine and Central England Law Centre supported local people to respond to the government’s consultation on proposed changes to disability benefits at a drop-in event — and we are doing it again! This time to respond to the government’s ‘call for evidence’ in its review of the Personal Independence Payment benefit (PIP). Save
- [Myth-busting cervical screening concerns for people with learning disabilities in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/myth-busting-cervical-screening-concerns-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-in-coventry/) - Grapevine's H (for Health) Team presents an awareness film about cervical screening for people with learning disabilities, made by people with learning disabilities. Did you know there is still a lower uptake than we would like for regular cervical screenings for people in Coventry and Warwickshire who have a learning disability? Getting checked is the
- [With systems](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/what-we-do/shifting-power/) - We help people embrace their power and agency, supporting them to develop the skills, relationships and knowledge they need to drive change themselves—because lasting solutions and a fairer future can only come when communities are at the heart of shaping them. But we don’t stop there. We want to get at the root causes of
- [The Climate Consensus isn’t broken — but the way we’re doing it might be](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-climate-consensus-isnt-broken-but-the-way-were-doing-it-might-be/) - Fresh from speaking at last Friday's 'Climate Change - Rebuilding the Consensus and Changing the Narrative' conference at the University of Warwick, our CEO Clare Wightman shares her thoughts on why we're mistaken if we believe the climate consensus is broken — it might simply be the way we're doing it. Clare writes: "Two thirds
- [Person-centred advocacy helps Bengy navigate disability benefits changes to retain his independence](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/person-centred-advocacy-helps-bengy-navigate-disability-benefits-changes-to-retain-his-independence/) - Non-statutory advocacy supports people to have their voice heard across a wide range of issues and events in their life. Our innovative service in Coventry — for autistic people and people with learning disabilities aged 17 or over who aren’t eligible for statutory advocacy — meets people where they are, offering a one-to-one service in
- [Strengthening people: Three stories of our work helping people facing disadvantage](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/strengthening-people-three-stories-of-our-work-helping-people-facing-disadvantage/) - Our long-established Help and Connect project helps autistic people and people with learning disabilities in Coventry make a plan, get connections, get work, and stay healthy and safe. Often we are meeting people in their hardest moments — but this isn’t just about surviving a crisis. Over a six-month period, we're building individual strength, resilience
- [Welcoming new community organisers Ari and Priya to our team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/welcoming-new-community-organisers-ari-and-priya-to-our-team/) - It's an exciting time for our community organising work in Coventry as we welcome two new organisers to the Grapevine stable—and later this year, another campaigner working on disability justice with our Coventry Youth Activists! As ever at Grapevine, we enjoy introducing new people to our long-time supporters and new friends because our power comes
- [Our Privacy Notice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/privacy/) - Our GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) statement Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire Ltd (Grapevine) collects information for the purposes of reporting back to funders, to evaluate our own performance and to contact you about the project or piece of work you are currently involved with. We may collect personal, identifiable information for our records which will
- [Our Board of Trustees](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/our-board/) - Grapevine's Board of Trustees play a vital role in our organisation—bringing their lived experiences, professional expertise, passion and ideas to help shape, sustain and grow our work. Jed Francique - Board Co-Chair Jed works for the NHS East London Foundation Trust as the Borough Director for City and Hackney Adult Services, covering mental health services
- [Careers at Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/careers-at-grapevine/) - Work with us We're a social action charity that's best at reinventing itself in response to people's needs. We help services, funders and systems find new ways to create deep social change. We're willing to be bold, remove the box and bring edge-based solutions into the middle. Current vacancies Our three strands of action in
- [The promise of Pride in Place](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-promise-of-pride-in-place/) - This week our CEO Clare Wightman was invited to speak on a panel about Pride in Place, hosted by the Future Governance Forum and Local Trust. Here Clare shares her thoughts as we approach the start of the programme's first delivery phase in April. "There is a lot to be excited about in the government’s
- [January on Teenvine Plus: Our highlights](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/january-on-teenvine-plus-our-highlights/) - 2026 has got off to a great start for 27 young people currently progressing through our Teenvine Plus programme! Take a look at the tasty treats and essential life skills we've served up this month. Our focus for January was on skills and independence—starting by talking about what being independent means, how we can demonstrate
- [Ade’s story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/stories/ades-story/) - Seeds of change in Coventry When a storm felled a tree in Coventry city centre, many people walked on by while others saw only an eyesore. Ade saw possibility. What could that bare patch of ground become if local people had the opportunity to care for it? Ade sensed others might feel the same. In
- [Senior health leaders meet our H Team to tackle health inequalities together](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/senior-health-leaders-meet-our-h-team-to-tackle-health-inequalities-together/) - Senior decision makers from Coventry and Warwickshire's public health system met last week with our H Team—made up of people with learning disabilities championing healthier, longer lives for themselves and their peers—to discuss how we can keep pushing for better health care and health outcomes for disabled people. The meeting was arranged in response to
- [Coventry celebrates community-led change on World Toilet Day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-celebrates-community-led-change-on-world-toilet-day/) - DID YOU KNOW that one in five people (20 per cent) are choosing to stay at home because they are worried they won't be able to find a clean, accessible toilet? More than half (56 per cent) restrict how much fluid they drink before going out, and three in four (74 per cent) believe there
- [Strategy and reports](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/strategy-2023-2025/) - We are an engine for social change. We want everyone in Coventry and Warwickshire to join us in making people and communities stronger, fairer and more connected. What follows is our strategy for 2023-25. A three-year plan to help people and communities use their untapped power to create better futures. Our strategy for 2026 onwards
- [Grapevine at 30: We need equal collaboration if we are to make a sea change with our communities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-we-need-equal-collaboration-if-we-are-to-make-a-sea-change-with-our-communities/) - “Power is not something you have. It’s an influence that’s created through inter-dependence. We live in an interdependent world.” (Marshall Ganz at the UK launch of his book ‘People, Power, Change’ earlier this year). In our final article on Grapevine’s three decades of deep social change, we touch on our theme of collaborating with public
- [Grapevine at 30: How we fought local budget cuts to voluntary sector support… and won](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-how-we-fought-local-budget-cuts-to-voluntary-sector-support-and-won/) - As we close in on the final couple of weeks celebrating our 30th anniversary during 2025, we’re revisiting three themes from our story about three decades of deep social change: Strengthening democracy Building solidarity across divides Collaborating to change public service systems. In focus this week is strengthening democracy and our long-held belief that this
- [Advocacy Awareness Week: From housing and health issues to hope – Lilly’s story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/advocacy-awareness-week-from-housing-and-health-issues-to-hope-lillys-story/) - This week is Advocacy Awareness Week (13-17 October) and an opportunity to shine a light on the power of advocacy using a different theme each year. This year it is ‘Advocacy Works’—sharing stories that demonstrate advocacy’s powerful impact on people’s lives. In Coventry, Grapevine offers a non-statutory advocacy service to autistic people and people with
- [Grapevine at 30: Growing power, confidence and possibility in our communities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-growing-power-confidence-and-possibility-in-our-communities/) - At the crux of a neighbourhood issue in Willenhall was a community feeling powerless to change what was wrong. So Grapevine community organiser Edwin Lukong set about the none-too-easy task of building connection, belief and leadership in local people whose voice and influence had long been limited. In the process of creating conversations, relationships, a
- [Grapevine at 30: Building solidarity across divides](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-building-solidarity-across-divides/) - We have been marking our 30th anniversary throughout 2025 with a series of blogs reflecting on how what we have learned during three decades of strengthening people, sparking community and shifting power—deep social change—informs our work and the lens through which we see solutions to our problems today. Three key principles underpin our work: ‘Bottom
- [Rishard’s Rugby to Coventry Walk—raising awareness of health inequalities he and other people with learning disabilities face](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/rishards-rugby-to-coventry-walk-raising-awareness-of-health-inequalities-he-and-other-people-with-learning-disabilities-face/) - Rishard Beckett—actor, model and member of our dedicated Health Team (or ‘H Team’)—successfully completed a 16-mile walk from his home in Rugby to his hometown of Coventry last week (Thursday 25 September) to raise awareness of barriers he and other people with learning disabilities still face when accessing health care in Coventry and Warwickshire. Rishard
- [With communities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/what-we-do/sparking-community-action/) - We help people build power to spark movements for change in their communities. Because when they do—problems get solved, lives become better and prospects improve. This is not just about creating close-knit communities, but communities that are ambitious for their members’ health and happiness. Because lasting solutions and a fairer future can only come when
- [Building trust, hope and agency in a time of conflict and fearmongering](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/building-trust-hope-and-agency-in-a-time-of-conflict-and-fearmongering/) - Unity, solidarity, working together for the common good—and for everyone’s sake—feel “out-shouted” by much louder cries of anger and division right now. On Sunday, Cabinet minister and Business Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg— in response to marches and counter protests in London at the weekend—that “what worries me most are the divisions
- [How we help people thrive](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/impact/) - “Grapevine have this engine for creating conditions that enable people to take control of their lives. A think and do tank that’s able to transform services and lives wherever they are." Rich Wilson, Co-founder of the Good Help Movement (with Nesta)  We've never needed our communities as much as we do now Although we’re
- [Who we are](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/what-we-do/) - Pioneering, curious, optimistic. Hello, we’re Grapevine. We’re a pioneering example of how to help people work together to solve their problems for good. Together we’re making a sea change for communities in Coventry and Warwickshire. Our vision is local citizens with the skills and confidence to act on what they care about; connecting through their
- [The impact of our four-year Experts by Experience Co-production Service: From influencing services to unexpected superpowers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-impact-of-our-four-year-experts-by-experience-co-production-service-from-influencing-services-to-unexpected-superpowers/) - This week we celebrate the impact our Experts by Experience Co-production Service has had over the last four years as the project sadly winds down this August and we say farewell to three of our brilliant, passionate staff—Suzie, Sophie and Andrew. Given how much the project has achieved in its four-year run, we couldn't say
- [Organising around hope: Grapevine’s community organising features in UCL Policy Lab summer magazine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/organising-around-hope-grapevines-community-organising-features-in-ucl-policy-lab-summer-magazine/) - This month we're delighted to feature in UCL Policy Lab's summer magazine talking about how community organising in Coventry is "rewriting the city's history". Writer Maddy Breen visited Grapevine's Spon End offices earlier this year to interview some of the team—including our CEO Clare Wightman, deputy CEO Mel Smith and community organisers Gemma and Edwin.
- [CYA Playbook launch event: Creating bold, joyful change with young disabled people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-playbook-launch-event-creating-bold-joyful-change-with-young-disabled-people/) - The new CYA Playbook launches this week! Written by the award-winning Coventry Youth Activists (aka CYA) with Grapevine's community organising team, the Playbook delivers a guide, a celebration and a collection of ideas. All rolled into one. It's everything we’ve learned from organising together — the joyful bits, the hard bits and all the moments
- [Grapevine at 30: ‘The how’ of public service reform and the power in place](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-the-how-of-public-service-reform-and-the-power-in-place/) - One year since our ‘Organising Change’ event on building power and relationships through tough times, and just over a week since our final ‘big system conversation’ on the Healthy Communities Together (HCT) programme in Willenhall, Coventry—we share our latest #GrapevineAt30 blog. Firstly highlighting the release of our new ‘Neighbourhood health from the ground up’ HCT
- [Grapevine at 30: Helping people claim power and take action on what matters](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-helping-people-claim-power-and-take-action-on-what-matters/) - Grapevine’s work illustrates how people and communities can meet one another’s needs, claim power and take action on what matters to them—transforming services and systems along the way. During 2025, we’re marking three decades by sharing our story of how we’ve gone from a small single-issue charity to an organisation at the centre of work
- [Our drop-in event helping people respond to consultation on disability benefits](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/our-drop-in-event-helping-people-respond-to-consultation-on-disability-benefits/) - Join Grapevine and Central England Law Centre on Wednesday 4 June for a drop-in event to help local people affected by the government's proposed changes to disability benefits. Our staff will be on hand to help people respond to the national consultation at the 'Consultation Live' event in the first floor foyer at the Belgrade
- [Grapevine at 30: The Power of the Ordinary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-power-of-the-ordinary/) - We’ve spent 30 years grappling with some of the most complex challenges faced by our communities and systems, developing responses that push boundaries to create solutions. To mark this milestone, we’re sharing our story of three decades which you can read here and releasing a series of 'Grapevine at 30' blogs that go under the
- [Let’s Get Voting! Young disabled activists want voting to be more accessible](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/lets-get-voting-young-disabled-activists-want-to-make-voting-more-accessible/) - Voters in some parts of England head to the polling stations tomorrow (1 May) to elect councillors and in some cases, mayors. These are the first local elections since the general election last summer. Although Coventry isn't part of the process on this occasion (but neighbouring Warwickshire is), our Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) are taking
- [Grapevine at 30: A new blog series to mark our latest milestone!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-at-30-a-new-blog-series-to-mark-our-latest-milestone/) - Grapevine’s work illustrates how people and communities can meet one another’s needs, claim power and take action on what matters to them—transforming services and systems along the way. This year, we’re marking three decades by sharing our story of how we’ve gone from a small single-issue charity to an organisation at the centre of work
- [New staff blog: Community organising to nurture an ecosystem in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/new-staff-blog-community-organising-to-nurture-an-ecosystem-in-coventry/) - Ever wondered what an ecosystem looks like when it's made up of people who have experienced marginalisation and come together to act on their aspirations for change? Here it is! At the heart of our Connecting for Good Cov social movement are community-led initiatives responding to specific local needs. Some ideas develop into a new
- [Improving the language we use around neurodivergence for World Autism Awareness Day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/improving-the-language-we-use-around-neurodivergence-for-world-autism-awareness-day/) - On World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) each year people around the globe celebrate neurodiversity in all its unique forms—helping to uplift neurodivergent voices, challenge misconceptions and stereotypes, and advocate for greater accessibility. We're doing our small part today by sharing a brand new set of resources, co-produced by our experts by experience working alongside
- [Grapevine experts by experience help produce new pneumonia guidance for people with learning disabilities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-experts-by-experience-help-produce-new-pneumonia-guidance-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/) - Respiratory disease - particularly pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia - is one of the biggest causes of death among autistic people and people with a learning disability living in Coventry and Warwickshire. LeDeR (learning from lives and deaths report) is an NHS England service improvement programme for people with a learning disability and autistic people that
- [Alex brings personal experience to turn idea for sensory library into a reality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/alex-brings-personal-experience-to-turn-idea-for-sensory-library-into-a-reality/) - This week, Alex Hilton from Coventry sees all their hard work come to fruition with the launch of a sensory library for Coventry - primarily aimed at fellow autistic people, but open to all - inside the city’s Central Library. Items including noise cancelling headphones, weighted lap pads, fidget toys and sensory lights can now
- [Grapevine thrilled that proposed council cuts to our service for people with learning disabilities will not go ahead](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-thrilled-that-proposed-council-cuts-to-our-service-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-will-not-go-ahead/) - Grapevine has received confirmation from Coventry City Council that the proposed 45 per cent budget cut to our Help and Connect service for people with learning disabilities in the city will now not go ahead. News of the budget cut proposal came at the end of 2024 as the council began its public consultation process
- [30 years of Grapevine! Here’s our story of deep social change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/30-years-of-grapevine-heres-our-story-of-deep-social-change/) - Three decades of Grapevine! Over those 30 years we have become a nationally acclaimed example of deep social change. Today we're proud to share a special new report which tells our story - from the mid-nineties to the present day - with lots of input and stories from our staff team, former colleagues, beneficiaries and
- [Help to stop council cuts for people with learning disabilities in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/help-to-stop-council-cuts-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-in-coventry/) - Coventry City Council has come up with a list of tough savings proposals to consider ahead of setting its budget in February 2025. Among those proposals, the council wants to cut money for voluntary sector services that help people with a learning disability who do not qualify for council support. Austerity has meant that the
- [Learning disabled experts by experience train more than 2,000 NHS staff on better care for them and their peers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/learning-disabled-experts-by-experience-train-more-than-2000-nhs-staff-on-better-care-for-them-and-their-peers/) - Looking back on 2024, one highlight definitely worth celebrating is the important milestone of our experts by experience training over 2,000 general practice NHS staff in ‘Autism Awareness’. The Health Leaders we are helping to develop each have autism and/or a learning disability and a desire to use their experiences of healthcare - good and
- [Campaigners open up about dangerous driving in Stoke Aldermoor to encourage more to sign road safety petition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/campaigners-open-up-about-dangerous-driving-in-stoke-aldermoor-to-encourage-more-to-sign-road-safety-petition/) - This week’s icy conditions naturally bring road safety to the forefront of many people’s minds - but for residents and children going to school in one Coventry neighbourhood, it’s just one more danger on an already perilous daily journey. It’s a timely issue to raise during Road Safety Week (17-23 November) where this year’s focus
- [Coventry’s Need The Loo campaign calls for change on World Toilet Day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventrys-need-the-loo-campaign-calls-for-change-on-world-toilet-day/) - Happy World Toilet Day 2024! A day to focus on the 3.5 billion people worldwide who don't have access to safe, sanitary toilets*. While Coventry benefits from modern sanitation systems, we know that access to safe and accessible toilets is still a challenge for many in our own community. That's why a group of concerned
- [How do we shift the dial on health inequalities?](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/how-do-we-shift-the-dial-on-health-inequalities/) - Grapevine’s work is about strengthening people, sparking community around them and then shifting power in their lives and the systems that serve them. We do that for two reasons. A lot of what an individual life needs to make a long lasting move forward - things like love, hope, optimism, intimacy - can really only
- [Teens with special educational needs and disabilities receive help and support thanks to Warwickshire Freemasons](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/teens-with-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-receive-help-and-support-thanks-to-warwickshire-freemasons/) - Around 35 teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - many of whom will have stopped attending school due to a lack of provision for their needs - will benefit from one-to-one and group support thanks to a grant from Warwickshire Freemasons to our Teenvine Plus Next Steps intensive development programme. The £60,000 grant
- [Putting people in the lead of improving their lives and their communities – Dorothy’s Waka Waka story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/putting-people-in-the-lead-of-improving-their-lives-and-their-communities-dorothys-waka-waka-story/) - At Grapevine, we believe that people should be in the lead of improving their lives and their communities. Over three decades we’ve been developing this approach, driven by good relationships, to empower and equip individuals, communities and wider systems to thrive. We know the power this can hold in Coventry and Warwickshire and we want
- [New Connecting for Good report reveals impact and learning from shifting power to communities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/new-connecting-for-good-report-reveals-impact-and-learning-on-shifting-power-to-communities/) - Connecting for Good is a social movement working to address isolation and marginalisation across Coventry, empowering people in the city to make change through community organising. We believe that the key to closing equity gaps is direct participation by impacted communities in developing and implementing solutions. Connecting for Good (CfG) is an ecosystem of 18
- [Organising Change blog series: The power of facilitative leadership](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/organising-change-blog-series-the-power-of-facilitative-leadership/) - The third and final blog of our series on building relationships and power through tough times has kindly been written by Reem Assil. Reem is an identity and leadership coach, facilitator and was one of the speakers at our ‘Organising Change’ event this summer. That event provided a space for solidarity, reflection and hope for
- [Organising Change blog series: The glitter and the glue](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/organising-change-blog-series-the-glitter-and-the-glue/) - In the second of our short blog series 'Organising Change', we share thoughts from the founder of The Relationships Project, David Robinson on 'The glitter and the glue' - putting relationships at the heart of changing lives and systems. David, one of the speakers at our June event about building relationships and power through tough
- [Organising Change blog series: How we organise change in this place at this time](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/organising-change-blog-series-how-we-organise-change-in-this-place-at-this-time/) - Shifting power to communities is increasingly in the spotlight and there's scope for really exciting, important, wider change. In 2024 we set out to be active contributors to a national conversation that shows clearly and compellingly what that shift also depends on - the deep community organising practice and local relational infrastructure of organisations like
- [Coventry Youth Activists call for allies new and old to join first online gathering](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-youth-activists-call-for-allies-new-and-old-to-join-first-online-gathering/) - A Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) Ally Gathering is no ordinary meeting - it’s an opportunity to learn, connect and take action. Together. Our team of campaigners, fighting for young disabled people’s right to a good life, are inviting YOU to join them online on Friday 27 September (10am to 11:30am) for their first ever Ally
- [A year on Teenvine gone in a flash… but with a lasting legacy for our young people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/a-year-on-teenvine-gone-in-a-flash-but-with-a-lasting-legacy-for-our-young-people/) - Three weeks ago 27 teenagers attended the annual Teenvine Summer Camp Out at Rough Close in Coventry to celebrate completing our 12-month intensive development programme to strengthen young people in the city who have special educational needs and disabilities. And 17 of them braved the “glorious” British summer weather to stay overnight! Some in the
- [How do we build on existing community spirit in Willenhall to achieve better health for all who live there?](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/how-do-we-build-on-existing-community-spirit-in-willenhall-to-achieve-better-health-for-all-who-live-there/) - Grapevine’s work with residents, the voluntary and community sector, and public sector on improving population health in Willenhall has revealed a shared desire to build on existing community spirit to help even more locals with their health and wellbeing. In common with other Coventry neighbourhoods, Willenhall has many existing small but dedicated community groups, organisations
- [Coventry Youth Activists recruiting new disability campaigners](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-youth-activists-recruiting-new-disability-campaigners/) - Our Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) are actively recruiting for new members to join their team and bring their skills to disability rights campaigning. They are looking to strengthen CYA with a fresh crop of 18 to 25 year-olds who are disabled, or have a long-term health condition, and feel passionate about giving young disabled people
- [Grapevine CEO awarded Honorary Doctorate from Coventry University](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-ceo-awarded-honorary-doctorate-from-coventry-university/) - Our CEO Clare Wightman receives an Honorary Doctorate today (18 July) from Coventry University in recognition of “her exceptional contribution to enhancing the lives and well-being of marginalised individuals and communities in Coventry and Warwickshire.” As CEO since 2000, Clare has been responsible for shaping our charity strategically and collaboratively. Skilfully bringing us forward from
- [Event news – Grapevine’s UK gathering to talk relationships, power and organising change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/event-news-grapevines-uk-gathering-to-talk-relationships-power-and-organising-change/) - Three weeks ago Grapevine hosted a space of solidarity, reflection and hope for people from all over the country, organising friends, funders, think and do tanks and local leaders. Over 70 people joined us for ‘Organising Change: How we build relationships and power through tough times’ on 26 June in an important conversation in this
- [#CoProWeek 2024 – what we’re sharing about co-production](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coproweek-2024-what-were-sharing-about-co-production/) - Welcome to Co-Production Week 2024! A collaborative way of working close to our hearts. At Grapevine, our Experts By Experience Co-Production Service offers learning disabled and autistic people opportunities to influence local decision-making and have a say on new services and strategies that have or will have an impact on disabled people. This involves co-designing,
- [Willenhall residents take the lead to power up community park campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/willenhall-residents-take-the-lead-to-power-up-community-park-campaign/) - People living in Willenhall are working alongside Grapevine community organisers to build their collective power as they campaign for improved park and play facilities in their Coventry neighbourhood. Through a series of community focus groups at the tail end of 2023, the ‘Willenhall Coalition’ was able to identify which community priority it needed to tackle
- [Young people challenge mental health system to improve so others don’t face same struggles](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/young-people-challenge-mental-health-system-to-improve-so-others-dont-face-same-struggles/) - It’s Mental Health Awareness Week - a week dedicated to tackling stigma and helping people prioritise theirs and others' mental health. So we're using this opportunity to lift up a project that is really quite special. One we are proud to be part of.  ActUp! are a group of 18-25s using their lived experience
- [Taking the P! Community campaign wants better public toilet provision in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/taking-the-p-community-campaign-wants-better-public-toilet-provision-in-coventry/) - A Coventry campaign group is calling for better public toilet provision in the city centre after listening to people's less than positive experiences. People, including members of the Need The Loo group itself, shared stories of avoiding drinking too much, shortening the time they spend in shops and feeling forced to buy refreshments in order
- [The latest from Connecting for Good – community, connection and capacity for change in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-latest-from-connecting-for-good-community-connection-and-capacity-for-change-in-coventry/) - Our Connecting for Good community organisers are a busy lot! When they’re not helping Coventry people form and lead their own solutions to isolation and marginalisation, they’re sharing what works with the world through Medium or taking a quick trip to Poland to compare notes with European counterparts. But it is also good to pause
- [Dreaming big about community leadership and community centres of the future](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/dreaming-big-about-community-leadership-and-community-centres-of-the-future/) - A new blog from our deputy CEO Mel Smith. Mel joined the first panel of March's Restitch 2024, the social fabric summit, to share how we know social infrastructure matters and how we might build the growth of local people's power and agency "into the walls" of reimagined community centres of the future. Mel's blog
- [“Our reasonable adjustments framework has been endorsed and I’m delighted!”](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/our-reasonable-adjustments-framework-has-been-endorsed-and-im-delighted/) - It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week! A worldwide initiative aiming to celebrate different minds and challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about being neurodivergent. Many of the people we work alongside at Grapevine, including some of our team, are neurodiverse. We help them embrace their power and agency to make change. But we want to get at the root
- [Co-creating places where we all feel we belong](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/co-creating-places-where-we-all-feel-we-belong/) - Last week (7-8 March) Grapevine attended the national social fabric summit 'Restitch' hosted this year in our home city of Coventry. Our CEO Clare Wightman offers her reflections on this opportunity to share what we know works on a national platform. "It was a fitting setting for Restitch 2024 at St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry’s historical
- [Stoke Aldermoor road safety campaign gathers speed](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/stoke-aldermoor-road-safety-campaign-gathers-speed/) - A group of local people united by a desire for increased road safety in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry - supported by our Grapevine community organisers - are asking residents and workers to tell them what improvements they would like to see on the neighbourhood's road network. Making the roads safer for all, particularly around Aldermoor Farm
- [Coventry Poverty Alliance sets priorities for helping people in need in 2024](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-poverty-alliance-sets-priorities-for-helping-people-in-need-in-2024/) - Coventry Poverty Alliance - where grassroots frontline organisations, medium and larger charities and the public sector come together with a focus on action and a shared agenda of joined up help - has decided its priorities for 2024. The two joint priorities, chosen from a shortlist of five during a session last month, will set
- [A blog and a poem from Willenhall Men’s Group for Time To Talk Day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/a-blog-and-a-poem-from-willenhall-mens-group-for-time-to-talk-day/) - Today is Time To Talk Day by the charity Mind, where we highlight the importance of having conversations about our mental health. We’re focusing today on our Healthy Communities Together (HCT) programme in Coventry - a partnership in the Willenhall neighbourhood between the voluntary and community sector, the NHS and Coventry City Council to improve
- [Meet our new health project workers Emma and Herbie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/meet-our-new-health-project-workers-emma-and-herbie/) - We're welcoming two new(ish) starters to the Grapevine team - Herbie Cullip and Emma O'Brien! They join us on our long-running project strengthening learning disabled and autistic people and enabling them to build the lives they want. Also known as Help and Connect. Help and Connect is a small, friendly team supporting Coventry people to
- [Non-statutory advocacy for autistic and learning disabled people in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/non-statutory-advocacy-for-autistic-and-learning-disabled-people-in-coventry/) - As we approach the end of 2023 in a UK where life just keeps getting tougher for disabled people, we wanted to share a story of hope from our non-statutory advocacy service in Coventry. This free service will continue to run throughout 2024 and into 2025. Funded by the Henry Smith Charity, 'Advocacy in Coventry'
- [Join Grapevine in conversation online this November](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/join-grapevine-in-conversation-online-this-november/) - This month we have not one, not two, but three opportunities to join Grapevine in conversation online - starting today! Our deputy CEO Mel Smith and project workers Suzie Crowter and Agatha Devlin are the team members in the ‘hot seat’ during November alongside colleagues from other non-profit organisations around the country. The first event,
- [Advocacy Awareness Week from a Coventry perspective](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/advocacy-awareness-week-from-a-coventry-perspective/) - This week (6-10 November) is Advocacy Awareness Week, led in the UK by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). This year's theme is 'What is Advocacy'? And so, our advocates have been taking the opportunity to share how our Coventry service is helping autistic and learning disabled people, aged 17 and over, resolve their
- [Experts By Experience help design Learning Disability Friendly award for GP practices leading the way in patient care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/experts-by-experience-help-design-learning-disability-friendly-award-for-gp-practices-leading-the-way-in-patient-care/) - An expert by experience (EbE) has praised the creation of a new kitemark standard to help identify GP practices that are actively ‘learning disability friendly' after developing the scheme with Grapevine, Coventry and Warwickshire’s NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) and a group of local doctors. Starco shared her story at last month’s launch event, saying:
- [New Teenvine ‘how to’ guides help charities navigate online connection with neurodivergent young people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/new-teenvine-how-to-guides-help-charities-navigate-online-connection-with-neurodivergent-young-people/) - A platform offering step-by-step guides to help non-profits use digital tools is featuring three new guides from Grapevine’s Teenvine Plus programme this Autumn. The ‘Shared Digital Guides’ are contributed by charities themselves with the aim of shared learning, reusing tried and tested methods, and being inspired by similar work taking place across the country. Around
- [Some Creative Kindness from Coventry on World Mental Health Day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/some-creative-kindness-from-coventry-on-world-mental-health-day/) - World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters.* Today we share a local story we hope will help show that the answer to many of our problems lies in the community's power to bring love, hope and intimacy into our lives. We
- [Invitation to tender for an evaluation and learning partner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/invitation-to-tender-for-an-evaluation-and-learning-partner/) - Grapevine is inviting proposals for an evaluation and learning partner for our Connecting for Good programme in Coventry. We are seeking proposals from individuals and organisations with experience of: Evaluating community-led programmes, including community organising by charities Evaluating systems change initiatives Working as a learning partner The ‘transformative networks’ field of practice. We would like
- [Climate change conversation training gears up for 2 October session](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/climate-change-conversation-training-gears-up-for-2-october-session/) - Earlier in September, Grapevine and a national community of changemakers called Larger Us teamed up to run an introductory workshop on having better conversations about climate change. It’s part of an exciting pilot programme for which Larger Us has partnered with four organisations - Grapevine, Unison, Parents for Future and Tearfund - to test out
- [Join the Ball Hill Citizens Assembly on Air Quality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/join-the-ball-hill-citizens-assembly-on-air-quality/) - Do you live, work or play in Ball Hill and the surrounding area? Are you concerned about poor air quality and the effects on your health and the environment? If so, you can get your voice heard at the Ball Hill Citizens Assembly or join our citizens jury and shape our recommendations! This post is
- [Teenvine Plus a finalist for BBC Make A Difference award](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/teenvine-plus-a-finalist-for-bbc-make-a-difference-award/) - Our Teenvine Plus project made it to the final four for 'Community Group' at last weekend's BBC CWR Make A Difference Awards - an annual celebration of people going above and beyond in their local communities. Winners across eight categories were announced at the HMV Empire ceremony on Sunday (17 September) with the Community Group
- [Learn how to have great conversations about climate change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/learn-how-to-have-great-conversations-about-climate-change/) - Are you looking for ways to take action on climate change in your community? Do you live in Coventry or Warwickshire? If so, did you know that something as simple as having a conversation with a neighbour, colleague or parent at the school gate could have a big impact? We know conversations can be tricky,
- [Charlie’s back on Cov Uni campus for Fine Art degree](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/charlies-back-on-cov-uni-campus-for-fine-art-degree/) - Freshers Week (or Welcome Week as it’s now called) is happening right now and we’re rooting for one particular student joining the crowds at Coventry University - Charlie, a former participant on our Help and Connect project. Going to a large, sprawling campus full of faces and places you don’t know can be a daunting
- [“They all looked so happy” – Teenviners camp out to celebrate year-end with us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/they-all-looked-so-happy-teenviners-camp-out-to-celebrate-year-end-with-us/) - What a fabulous time we had last week at our Teenvine Summer Festival 2023! Fun, connection, exercise and self-expression in the sunshine. A Grapevine team effort brought 17 young people from our Teenvine Plus and Next Steps programmes together for what may (probably will) be an annual camp out and epic send off as they
- [Cov Cares event brings businesses boosting connection together in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cov-cares-event-brings-businesses-boosting-connection-together-in-coventry/) - In June 2023, the first Cov Cares Awards brought Coventry’s business community together to celebrate connection and belonging. Ten awards - from Community Champion to Warm Welcome to More Than Just A… shop, cafe, bar, venue and bank - shone a light on the city’s unsung heroes. Nominated by the people of Coventry themselves. 
- [This one thing has changed my community organising practice… and other stories](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/this-one-thing-has-changed-my-community-organising-practice-and-other-stories/) - Even though the days haven't been filled with much sunshine so far this August, we're trying to bring a bit of light your way with a selection of Summer blogs from our community organising team at Grapevine. We hope it provides an interesting glimpse behind the scenes of some of our Connecting for Good work,
- [“It’s all about the way we communicate as we collaborate” #CoProWeek](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/its-all-about-the-way-we-communicate-as-we-collaborate-coproweek/) - Welcome to National Co-production Week (3-7 July) - back for its eighth year in 2023! An opportunity to celebrate effective co-production, share stories of when it works well and promote the huge contribution people using public services can make when their voices are heard and they can help shape those services to work better for
- [Meet James, co-chair of Coventry and Warwickshire’s Learning Disability Partnership Board #CoProWeek](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/meet-james-co-chair-of-warwickshires-learning-disability-partnership-board-coproweek/) - We continue our National Co-production Week (3 - 7 July) series revealing more about our Experts By Experience (EbE) Co-production Service. We have around 60 experts by experience involved in a wide variety of co-produced work and while we can't cover it all in one week, we are sharing some highlights that demonstrate the scope
- [Experts By Experience: Co-producing improved resources for neurodivergent people #CoProWeek](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/experts-by-experience-samantha-and-sonia-co-produce-improved-tool-for-neurodivergent-people-coproweek/) - Our third and final highlight for National Co-production Week is an ambitious plan to make the innovative NHS Dimensions tool - a free, self-care resource for adults, children and young people - work better for neurodivergent people looking for health and wellbeing support. Sonia and Samantha are experts by experience (EbEs) working together on improving
- [Our safeguarding statement](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/about-grapevine/our-safeguarding-statement/) - We are committed to ensuring that all individuals receiving support and services from Grapevine’s staff or volunteers are protected under our Combined Children and Adults Safeguarding Policy. We will: Actively work in partnership with statutory and non statutory agencies Actively promote empowerment and well-being of vulnerable children and adults through the support we provide Act
- [“So much talent in the room. The start of a great event – running for years to come I’m sure”](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/so-much-talent-in-the-room-the-start-of-a-great-event-running-for-years-to-come-im-sure/) - Last night we partied the evening away at Coventry's inaugural Cov Cares Awards at Coventry University's Square One Venue. The first event of its kind to celebrate community-focused city businesses, organisations and individuals going the extra mile to bring connection and belonging to local people. Ten categories, three finalists in each. All of them good
- [Coventry’s ‘Cov Cares Awards’ launch to celebrate businesses boosting social connection](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventrys-cov-cares-awards-launch-to-celebrate-businesses-boosting-social-connection/) - Coventry’s inaugural Cov Cares Awards launch today to shine a light on community-focused city businesses that are bringing a sense of belonging, connection and smiles to customers every day. Residents and visitors are invited to nominate their favourite local business or employee from a choice of ten categories, including ‘More Than Just a Bar or
- [Siân joins Community Action Panel for fund supporting grassroots campaigners across the UK](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/sian-joins-community-action-panel-for-fund-supporting-grassroots-campaigners-across-the-uk/) - We’re excited to announce that a member of our Grapevine team is part of a national panel assessing applications for funding that will support grassroots campaigning and community organising across the UK. The Community Action Fund exists to help build power for long-lasting change in communities. The Community Action Panel plays a key role in
- [Cov Cares Awards: John and Ellen find warm welcome among Coventry businesses](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cov-cares-awards-john-and-ellen-find-warm-welcome-among-coventry-businesses/) - A Coventry couple say their life has completely changed since one of them was diagnosed with Parkinson’s but have praised how local venues go above and beyond to make them feel comfortable when they are out in the city centre. John and Ellen have been together for 35 years and John was diagnosed with Parkinson’s
- [Community organising: Balancing the big hairy goal with small smooth steps](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/community-organising-balancing-the-big-hairy-goal-with-small-smooth-steps/) - "At the start of the Community Organising process we encourage blue sky thinking. Ask the miracle question: “If you had the power to change one thing?” And we wave our magic wands all over the place. "We facilitate ambition and hope in hard times. "We believe that big change can happen, but people need to
- [“I love my work. It means a lot to me” – Joanne’s journey into hospital job](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/i-love-my-work-it-means-a-lot-to-me-joannes-journey-into-hospital-job/) - Meet Joanne. Joanne is a trainee health care assistant at the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, Warwickshire. She works on a ward helping older people and people recovering after a stroke. When she’s not learning on the job and supporting patients with their personal care, she spends the remainder of her 30-hour week studying
- [Community organising: theory in practice in Coventry’s Ball Hill](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/community-organising-theory-in-practice-in-coventrys-ball-hill/) - Two good things happened last week and because of their connection, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to share a story of sparking community and shifting power. The first event saw the beginning of a series of Community Organising workshops run by our Connecting for Good Cov team for 30 local people taking action to end
- [In community organising, money is not our language of resource… people power is](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/in-community-organising-money-is-not-our-language-of-resource-people-power-is/) - Last month we brought news of an exciting addition to our community organising practice in Coventry and Warwickshire - a knowledge bank of the highs, lows and everything in between week-by-week, recorded by our team of organisers. We're using Medium to share our perspectives and methods with a wide ecosystem of practitioners, experts, journalists, thought
- [Help and advice around the cost of living this winter](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/help-and-advice-around-the-cost-of-living-this-winter/) - Energy costs, food prices and bills are all rising and many of us are worried about our finances and future. Help and advice is available from local services and organisations and Coventry City Council has launched a new microsite to make sure that information is readily available for anyone who needs support. Click this link
- [Football treat for Grapevine’s Strengthening People participants](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/football-treat-for-grapevines-strengthening-people-participants/) - Last week Grapevine was invited to Coventry City FC’s Valentine’s Day match against Millwall. Fortunately for our Strengthening People participants (and the Cov City team and their fans!) we all enjoyed a 1-0 win. Coventry Building Society, CBS Arena sponsor, hosted our 23 Teenvine Plus young people, families, 14 Help and Connect participants and carers,
- [‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’ BBC documentary – Jonathan’s perspective](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/inside-our-autistic-minds-bbc-documentary-jonathans-perspective/) - Tonight at 9pm, BBC Two airs the first of a two-part series featuring wildlife TV presenter and conservationist Chris Packham meeting four autistic people from across the UK and helping them create short films that reveal to family and friends what life is like for them. Chris was diagnosed with autism later in life and
- [Grapevine community organisers sharing their insights with over 100 million people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-community-organisers-sharing-their-insights-with-over-100-million-people/) - The community organising team at Grapevine has joined an international community of over 100 million people sharing ideas and sparking powerful conversations through ‘Medium’. If you haven’t yet heard of it, Medium is an open digital platform where anyone can publish their writing, forging connections with collaborators across the globe. The newly launched ‘Grapevine Cov
- [“It all starts with being more human.” Mel Smith joins national Relationships Collective](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/it-all-starts-with-being-more-human-mel-smith-joins-national-relationships-collective/) - Towards the end of 2022, our deputy CEO Mel Smith submitted her application to join the ‘Relationships Collective’, being formed by The Relationships Project - a national network of thinkers and doers pioneering a relationship-centred future. Mel and eight others made it through the application process to become the newly appointed Relationships Collective representing a
- [Collaboration Station back with a bang in January!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/collaboration-station-back-with-a-bang-in-january/) - A venue change and special celebratory theme welcomed ‘Collaboration Station’ back for another 12 months of turning ideas into community action that helps connect people in Coventry. An amazing 57 people came out to join us on a very cold January evening last week (18 January) at St Mary’s Guildhall, a beautiful cobblestone fronted city
- [Why don’t we invest in early action? Ignite report on impact in Willenhall](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/why-dont-we-invest-in-early-action-ignite-report-on-impact-in-willenhall/) - A national report bringing together insights and reflections from leading thinkers and practitioners on the importance of early action and its influence on policy and practice is highlighting Grapevine and Central England Law Centre’s Ignite programme in Willenhall as a case study of how it can really work. Ignite saw the two organisations embark on
- [The cost of living and community power – Clare’s blog](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-cost-of-living-and-community-power-clares-blog/) - “Towards the end of November, I was pleased to speak as part of Warwickshire’s Cost of Living Summit panel. I’d been asked where I thought we should all focus our efforts in order to help communities and citizens,” writes Grapevine CEO Clare Wightman. “My take is this. “Whatever your focus is - food, warmth or
- [Nathan builds on volunteering success to join school team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/nathan-builds-on-volunteering-success-to-join-school-team/) - “I was really excited when they offered me the job. I was a little bit nervous at first but I decided to give it a go. The staff helped me get used to the new job by giving me some trial shifts in the summer holidays when the school was quiet.” Like so many young
- [Green-fingered Michael grows his own business after job knockbacks](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/green-fingered-micheal-grows-his-own-business-after-job-knockbacks/) - “I feel happy and proud to run my own business,” says Michael, unemployed for four years and on the receiving end of numerous rejections from employers who would not go the extra mile to make reasonable adjustments for his learning disability. When Michael from Coventry met Suzie Crowter, a journey guide on the Accelerate programme
- [Teenvine helps providers include neurodiverse young people in their holiday sessions this Christmas](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/teenvine-helps-providers-include-neurodiverse-young-people-in-their-holiday-sessions-this-christmas/) - Over the last couple of weeks, our Teenvine Plus and Next Steps teams have been attending council briefing sessions for Coventry clubs and organisations preparing to welcome young people in receipt of free school lunches to their setting for a hot meal and fun activities during the Christmas holidays. The national Holidays, Activities and Food
- [Empowerment of people in communities is the only way to shift inequalities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/empowerment-of-people-in-communities-is-the-only-way-to-shift-inequalities/) - Last month, our CEO Clare Wightman joined a roundtable of national speakers to consider how the NHS and communities can join forces and to also discuss how NHS England's new statutory guidance on partnership working with people and communities will seek to improve services. For us, the discussion cuts across many of our projects but
- [First free Coventry resting space opens](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/first-free-coventry-resting-space-opens/) - A quiet space in Coventry city centre has opened up for people who need to rest and relax for a time in comfort. People can drop in at Voluntary Action Coventry in Trinity Street every other Friday (dates below) from 1pm to 3pm for a bit of warmth, a free fruit tea, soft lighting, a
- [Welcoming Edwin and Lynn to shifting power and strengthening people at Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/welcoming-edwin-and-lynn-to-shifting-power-and-strengthening-people-at-grapevine/) - This week we're offering up not one but two interviews with new starters at Grapevine, Edwin Lukong and Lynn Donovan. They began work on two of Grapevine's three strands of action a few weeks ago now - here are their ideas for their new roles and previous experience in Coventry and other countries around the
- [Connecting for Good Cov team travels to Manchester for Reconnection Summit](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/connecting-for-good-cov-team-travels-to-manchester-for-reconnection-summit/) - This summer, Engage Britain's Reconnection Tour travelled the UK showcasing the power of community connection. Grapevine's Connecting for Good movement against isolation welcomed the tour to Coventry on 2 July. More than 90 people showed up in the rain (of course, it's summer!) to celebrate incredible local stories of connection, mutual support and people power.
- [Act for Change fund film sees CYA in the spotlight again](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/act-for-change-fund-film-sees-cya-in-the-spotlight-again/) - A video sharing learning from four years of national Act for Change funding shows what young people can achieve when they set out to deal with an issue with the right backing. Act for Change provided funding for organisations where young people use their expertise to tackle injustice and funded the Coventry Youth Activists (CYA)
- [New advocacy service launched in Coventry for autistic people and people with learning disabilities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/new-advocacy-service-launched-in-coventry-for-autistic-people-and-people-with-learning-disabilities/) - A fresh approach to advocacy in Coventry will help bring autistic and learning disabled people back from the margins of crisis and build self-advocacy skills for a more resilient, independent future. Funded by the Henry Smith Charity, a national organisation providing grants to reduce social and economic disadvantage, the advocacy service is delivered by local
- [Grapevine’s training for NHS staff raised as best practice in fight to improve lives of people with learning disabilities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevines-training-for-nhs-staff-raised-as-best-practice-in-fight-to-improve-lives-of-people-with-learning-disabilities/) - A national study to identify good examples of learning disability awareness training for health professionals has highlighted Grapevine’s work in Coventry and Warwickshire as a case study of effective best practice. Our Health Team is made up of people with lived experience of learning disabilities and project leads, Alice and Kelly. Together they deliver a
- [“It’s time to change” – Jay’s story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/its-time-to-change-jays-story/) - Jay* recently joined our Safeside project for help connecting with people and building long-lasting friendships. Jay was lonely and felt that because he was autistic, it would be easier for him to talk to people on the internet through apps. He told us he was always without a friend or partner at family events and
- [Make rest a priority in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 isolation. And the next opportunity is tomorrow! Wednesday 17 August, with 5:45pm arrivals for a 6pm start at Esquires Coffee inside Coventry Transport Museum. We invite you to join us again or for the
- [I truly believe in the work the Connecting for Good team do to end marginalisation and isolation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 organisers and further progress the movement's aims of ending isolation and marginalisation in the city, reforming the system that allows it. Introducing Laura Fisher to Grapevine! Listen to or read her
- [Rising cost of living and what we are seeing at Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/rising-cost-of-living-and-what-we-are-seeing-at-grapevine/) - The cost of living crisis is being felt in Coventry and Warwickshire as much as anywhere in the UK. At Grapevine, we are seeing the financial concerns of people with a learning disability or autism intensifying as the weeks roll by. In April, inflation reached its highest recorded level since 1982*, pushing food, energy and
- [I can’t wait to dive into the community here!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/i-cant-wait-to-dive-into-the-community-here/) - This week we're introducing Siân Lewis to the team, who has returned from the United States to work in her hometown of Coventry. Community organiser Siân most recently played a part in our Reconnection Tour last Saturday which saw local Changemakers share stories of change during a guided Walk and Talk through Coventry city centre,
- [Coventry event celebrates communities coming together as part of UK-wide Reconnection Tour](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 times, as part of a UK-wide tour showcasing the power of connection in local communities. The Reconnection Tour is travelling the UK throughout May and June, and is a partnership between Grapevine Coventry and
- [Making participation the norm, not an add on](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 participation to the places, spaces and systems we work in. The RSA (Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) event is called ‘Living Change: People, Place and Participation’ - a hybrid event held simultaneously in
- [CYA win prestigious national award for campaign to change how disability hate is handled by social media giants](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-win-prestigious-national-award-for-campaign-to-change-how-disability-hate-is-handled-by-social-media-giants/) - Last night (19 May) a group of young activists who challenged Facebook’s disability hate and ableism policies won the prestigious Sheila McKechnie David and Goliath Award, writes award organisers SMK Campaigners. Despite rising levels of disability hate crime online, Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) always got the same response when they tried to report a problem –
- [CYA shortlisted for national campaigners award](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-shortlisted-for-national-campaigners-award/) - We're thrilled to announce that our Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) are shortlisted for a special national campaigners award which celebrates small campaign groups taking on much bigger organisations and challenging vested power. The David and Goliath Award winner will be revealed at a hybrid full awards ceremony being live streamed from a news room in
- [People, Power, Pride - Being Human in Saturday's This Is The City parade](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/people-power-pride-being-human-in-saturdays-this-is-the-city-parade/) - Saturday's spectacular This Is The City parade brought the colour and crowds to Coventry in abundance. And members of the Grapevine family were proud to join the sea of familiar faces to represent our work and people's achievements over the past 12 months! Parading alongside us in the Being Human section of the carnival-style event
- [Coventry Poverty Alliance moves closer to mobilising](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-poverty-alliance-moves-closer-to-mobilising/) - In March, Grapevine and Central England Law Centre convened an event on poverty to look at how local agencies, services, charities, voluntary and community groups and organisations could develop the best connected network of help to respond quickly and effectively to the growing cost of living crisis. Coventry is actually rich in ways people can
- [Challenging perceptions of disability: Free employer networking event](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/challenging-perceptions-of-disability-free-employer-networking-event/) - Today we announce an exciting new event in partnership with Accelerate to bring learning disabled and autistic job seekers together with businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire. More people than ever are searching for work, especially those who are already at a disadvantage due to assumptions and stereotypes. Autistic people and people with learning disabilities frequently
- [Inaccessible Cafe Experiment encourages businesses to think, empathise and act](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/inaccessible-cafe-experiment-encourages-businesses-to-think-empathise-and-act/) - A group of passionate people with disabilities hosted their own 'Inaccessible Cafe' at Escape Arts in Stratford-Upon-Avon with the aim of helping others understand inaccessibility and exclusion first-hand. Around 25 'customers' entered the cafe on a rainy Wednesday in March to undergo the inaccessible experience with Kelly from Grapevine and Michelle, a member of Warwickshire
- [CYA’s Chloe helps bring more books with disability representation to library shelves](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cyas-chloe-helps-bring-more-books-with-disability-representation-to-library-shelves/) - For World Book Day (3 March) this year, young activist Chloe took the opportunity to share a selection of their favourite books with disability representation on social media. By posting the list in a Reel on Coventry Youth Activists’ Instagram account, Chloe’s audience also included the local library service’s Service Development Manager, Sorrelle Clements. Sorrelle
- [We need to talk about Poverty](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/we-need-to-talk-about-poverty/) - There are lots of us - services and community groups - that work with people who are struggling. Yet we still don’t seem to be able to make the difference needed to really shift the dial on poverty. It’s frustrating and we want to see if, by joining forces, we can do something about it.
- [Reform the Norm - the Story of Us: Live](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 whose voices are too often unheard, misunderstood or miscommunicated. They had taken part in a ten-week training course to formulate their stories in creative ways and at The Story of Us:
- [Join Coventry's Citizens Assembly on climate change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/join-coventrys-citizens-assembly-on-climate-change/) - "As COP26 is over, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate one project and invite you to join the start of another," writes Grapevine community organiser Jess for today's blog post. "Climate change will make a difference to everybody on the planet in the coming years. But very few of us feel that we
- [CYA descend on Facebook offices today to demand protection against disability hate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-descend-on-facebook-offices-today-to-demand-protection-against-disability-hate/) - Young disabled activists from Coventry take their fight against Facebook to the social media giant’s London offices today to force the company to listen to their demands. The demonstration comes as figures out this month show a 52 per cent increase in disability hate crime online, mostly committed by repeat offenders.*  The group says
- [A Crash Course in Cloudspotting comes to our streets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/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 city - experiencing lying down in public spaces and starting conversations about making Coventry a more restful place. An invitation to pause. To rest. To listen. To explore the subversive act of lying down when
- [Our birthday's a bit different this year...](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/our-birthdays-a-bit-different-this-year/) - "We need each other and our communities more than we ever have." Who would have imagined the power of these words when they were spoken at our 25th anniversary event last October? Our 'Roots to Wings' event at Coventry University saw community, colleagues, supporters, funders, beneficiaries and friends of Grapevine come together to mark a
- [SOCIAL JUSTICE | Coventry Youth Activists take on social media giant](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/social-justice-coventry-youth-activists-take-on-social-media-giant/) - When it comes to Social Justice, there is no more inspiring Grapevine story than that of Coventry Youth Activists (CYA). And that's why we're putting them forward for today's Coventry City of Culture 'energy'. A group of young disabled people, their reason for being is to campaign for the right to a good life for
- [SUSTAINABILITY | Rekindling lost connections in our high streets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/sustainability-rekindling-lost-connections-in-our-high-streets/) - On Monday we began a Coventry City of Culture series which considers how the work we do in the city and wider county connects to the six energies chosen to represent Coventry's personality over the next 12 months. The energy of Sustainability turned our thoughts immediately to an online summit we hosted recently for local
- ['Rekindling lost connections' summit report out now](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/rekindling-lost-connection-summit-report-out-now/) - Almost exactly a month since our local business and retailer summit, Grapevine is proud to present a full report on rekindling connections lost over the past year of the pandemic. Around 65 business owners, sector reps and supporters joined us online on 29 April to talk about forging a different future founded on connection and
- [PEOPLE POWER | Sparking community action against isolation in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/people-power-sparking-community-action-against-isolation-in-coventry/) - Today's aspect of the Coventry personality is People Power! It's the latest in our week of reflections on the six Coventry City of Culture "energies" featuring throughout this extraordinary year. We're introducing People Power with this behind-the-scenes video diary by our Connecting for Good Cov community organiser Sophie Greener. She took part in Saturday's signature
- [RESILIENCE | The first of our six City of Culture energies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/resilience-the-first-of-our-six-city-of-culture-energies/) - What does resilience mean to you? Coventry City of Culture has chosen six energies to represent the personality of Coventry and be explored over this special year. As one of their four community partners, we’re reflecting those energies this week with a look at our work in the city. Today we start with Resilience and
- [INNOVATION | Reform the Norm bringing hidden voices into the light](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/innovation-reform-the-norm-bringing-hidden-voices-into-the-light/) - Day two of our week celebrating the six energies of Coventry City of Culture 2021 through reflections on our work in the city. Today is Innovation! Our follow up to Saturday’s amazingly innovative #CoventryMoves launch which, through an enormous amount of work, enabled neighbourhood and digital participation in spite of current Covid safety restrictions. The
- [Health checks for people with learning disabilities rise significantly during campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/health-checks-for-people-with-learning-disabilities-rise-significantly-during-campaign/) - This just in - the number of Annual Health Checks carried out for people with learning disabilities in Coventry and Warwickshire has jumped up 32 per cent in the past 12 months! The steady climb from 39 per cent in April 2020 - at the start of the UK’s Covid crisis - to just over
- [Coventry MP joins CYA's 'no hate on Facebook' campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/coventry-mp-joins-cyas-no-hate-on-facebook-campaign/) - Local MP Taiwo Owatemi is backing a campaign by young disabled people from Coventry to make Facebook treat disability hate on its platform with the seriousness it deserves. Inspired by Coventry Youth Activists' (CYA) campaign #FacebookHasNoStandards, launched on 1 March to mark Zero Discrimination Day, the Coventry North West MP helped organise a meeting between
- [Dear Business Sector Friend...](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/dear-business-sector-friend/) - A month ago, we put out a call to Coventry and Warwickshire's local businesses and retailers to join us online for open discussion, creativity, strategy, optimism and commitment to action. Our aim? To start a movement founded on community and neighbourliness that would see social connection at the heart of post-Covid rejuvenation plans for our
- [Calling Coventry and Warwickshire businesses and retailers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/calling-coventry-and-warwickshire-businesses-and-retailers/) - The easing of restrictions is going to be a critical time for businesses and public spaces. Together we can get our economy moving again. For Coventry and Warwickshire businesses and retailers preparing to reopen, there is a unique opportunity to make their community the social connection capital of the country. On Thursday 29 April from
- [Changemaker graduates all fired up to use new skills](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/changemaker-graduates-all-fired-up-to-use-new-skills/) - We recently caught up with Connecting for Good Cov's Changemaker University graduates. The latest group graduated from the programme in March. At the heart of our Connecting for Good Cov movement is the power of connecting with others to bring about the change we want to see. We created Changemaker University (CMU) to further build
- [Easy read Warwickshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy now available](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/easy-read-warwickshire-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-now-available/) - Warwickshire County Council’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the next five years has been approved by Warwickshire’s Health and Wellbeing Board. And Grapevine is pleased to share an easy-read version of the strategy we have produced to support this work. From November 2020 to January 2021, the Health and Wellbeing Strategy was open to receive
- [Checking in with Annual Health Checks six months into campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/checking-in-with-annual-health-checks-six-months-into-campaign/) - In September we launched a year-long campaign to bring awareness to the importance of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities. What gave the campaign urgency were the shocking mortality rates for people with a learning disability who were dying up to 27 years younger* than the general population, many from preventable causes. 
- [Facebook is failing disabled people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/facebook-is-failing-disabled-people/) - Young activists in Coventry call out Facebook's Nick Clegg! Marking Zero Discrimination Day today (1 March), Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) - a campaign group changing young people’s lives - will host a Facebook Takeover featuring stories and evidence of the harrowing reality of the unsafe online world for those with disabilities. This follows months of
- [Grapevine leads Coventry partnership for Healthy Communities Together](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/grapevine-leads-coventry-partnership-for-healthy-communities-ogether/) - Six areas in England have been chosen to join the first phase of a major grant-funding and development programme designed to improve the health and wellbeing of communities and tackle health inequalities. The Healthy Communities Together programme, which was established by The King's Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund, will support partnership-working between the
- [Reform the Norm storytellers get first radio play](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/reform-the-norm-storytellers-get-first-radio-play/) - Four Coventry residents have recorded their stories for a project that will help people process the pandemic’s fallout and contribute their personal experiences to a major plan to ‘Reform the Norm.’ Their piece aired last week on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire as part of the channel’s ‘Coventry Creates’ series which shines a light on creativity
- [FINAL CALL: Changemaker University is starting soon!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/final-call-changemaker-university-is-starting-soon/) - The new 'term' at Changemaker University starts in two weeks and we're here to tell you - don't miss out! At the heart of Connecting for Good Cov is the power of connecting with others to bring about the change we want to see. We created Changemaker University to further build our community of Changemakers.
- [UN-LOCK down: The Sequel](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/un-lock-down-the-sequel/) - Today is the day we reconvene a core group of 'thinkers and doers' from our first ever public sector summit last month - to talk action! The UN-LOCK down summit on 10 November gathered almost 70 key professionals around a virtual table to spark what we believe is an urgent conversation about how the public
- [Where is the love? Summit 2.0](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/where-is-the-love-summit-2-0/) - We're hosting another community summit at the end of November and you're all invited. We held our first 'CommUNITY is not just for pandemics' summit on 4 July. 155 people turned out. Connect with us Subscribe to Connecting for Good Cov's newsletter and receive a surprise free gift! Plus four easy ways to get involved
- [Theatre partnership strives to raise hope](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/theatre-partnership-strives-to-raise-hope/) - We're partnering with our friends at Theatre Absolute to produce displays of messages of hope in two central Coventry locations. The 'Humanistan' project fits our Connecting for Good Cov movement's aim to spark action against isolation. The works, to be produced by local people, will appear in Theatre Absolute's windows in Coventry city centre and
- [UN-lockdown: Our public sector summit today](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/un-lockdown-our-public-sector-summit-today/) - Today we're hosting a local summit for 100 professionals from Coventry and Warwickshire's city and county councils, and NHS staff. Time is critical. We need to have a big conversation about the challenges we face and Grapevine is stepping forward to start that conversation and lead it towards action. What we know is that if
- [Tourettes Hero is on the sofa this week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/tourettes-hero-is-on-the-sofa-this-week/) - This week's episode of CYA on Your Sofa has landed and it's an out of this world experience with real-life superhero Jess Thom. Jess (aka Tourettes Hero) is an artist, writer and co-founder of a creative organisation called Tourettes Hero which celebrates the humour and creativity of Tourettes syndrome. Jess knows all about Tourettes because
- [My Life, My Rights, My Health, My Choice campaign goes live!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/my-life-my-rights-my-health-my-choice-campaign-goes-live/) - People with learning disabilities are dying young from preventable and treatable medical conditions at a far higher rate than the general population, NHS England statistics reveal*. ‘Far higher than’ equates to a woman with a learning disability losing her life 27 years sooner on average than a woman without a learning disability. For men, their
- [Rethink, rebuild: Seizing this system-shifting moment](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/rethink-rebuild-seizing-this-system-shifting-moment/) - Grapevine CEO Clare Wightman hosts a breakout session on systems thinking at today's NPC Ignites conference. Alongside co-hosts Seth Reynolds from NPC and Diane Smith (Head of Programme, Fulfilling Lives in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham), she will discuss why the systemic change brought to a head by the Coronavirus pandemic demands a systemic response from
- [Funding news: Our ambitious plan to restore, renew and revitalise Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/funding-news-our-ambitious-plan-to-restore-renew-and-revitalise-coventry/) - Grapevine is pleased to announce new funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to help Coventry communities process the Coronavirus crisis and contribute to a major plan to ‘reform the norm’. The successful bid to the Emerging Futures Fund sees £43,653 from players of the National Lottery coming to the city. We are spearheading the
- [From community SPIRIT to community POWER](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/from-community-spirit-to-community-power/) - On 4 July 2020 we called the people of Coventry together for 'CommUNITY is not just for pandemics' to reflect on the COVID-19 crisis and talk about what they want to happen next. As a nation and as a city, the pandemic has shown us that we care, we want to be useful and we
- [Sally Phillips on the sofa with CYA!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/sally-phillips-on-the-sofa-with-cya/) - Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) have premiered Episode 1 of their CYA on Your Sofa series and it's a big one... featuring successful actor Sally Phillips of Bridget Jones, Smack the Pony and Miranda fame! Sally, a mother of three sons including Olly who has Down's syndrome, zoomed into the conversation with our young people from
- [Listen: Love in Covid Times](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/listen-love-in-covid-times/) - A new podcast in a series about putting relationships at the heart of public policy has been released featuring Clare Wightman, Grapevine CEO. Her interview for 'Love in Covid Times' with Dr Michael Little explores how Grapevine looked inwards, not outwards, to find the answer of how to respond to the pandemic (you can also
- [Young activists' campaign up for national award](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/young-activists-campaign-up-for-national-award/) - A colourful campaign triggered by a startling statistic and created by a group of young activists from Coventry, is in the running for a national award. CYA Saturdays by Coventry Youth Activists (aka CYA) has been nominated for the Young Person's Award at the SMK National Campaigners Awards 2020, hosted online for the first time
- [Collaborating - not for the emergency but for the future](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/collaborating-not-for-the-emergency-but-for-the-future/) - "One of my biggest fears, as local authorities try to recover from this crisis, is that focus returns to stemming need and that this could squeeze out the ability to think and act in ways that get us ahead of problems. We must not let that happen," writes Grapevine CEO Clare Wightman in a new
- [CommUNITY is not just for pandemics - join us on 4 July](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/community-is-not-just-for-pandemics-join-us-on-4-july/) - Hot off the press news. We are co-creating a summit with local people. It’s called ‘CommUNITY is not just for pandemics’. As we ease out of these strange times, help shape a positive legacy for our communities. As individuals, we’re all doing our best in the current strange situation. And we’re all coming together as
- [CYA on Your Sofa kicks off for Loneliness Awareness Week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-on-your-sofa-kicks-off-for-loneliness-awareness-week/) - Invitations to weekly sofa conversations on isolation are winging their way to local and national players in the business of influencing the equality and inclusivity agenda for disabled people this week. The unusual invitation to ‘CYA on Your Sofa’ is penned by campaigns group Coventry Youth Activists. They won’t let isolation stop the conversation and
- [Crafting new connections in Coventry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/crafting-new-connections-in-coventry/) - Sparked by the idea for a #CovArtLockdown from Underground Lights Community Theatre, we’ve been busy helping a partnership of Coventry-based organisations develop and deliver craft packs that connect people through creativity. Grapevine’s creative approach to bringing people together to tackle isolation in new and innovative ways, meant we knew people from all walks of life
- [Learning how to build the future we all want](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/learning-how-to-build-the-future-we-all-want/) - Changemaker University enters its fourth week today, with an in-depth look at creating powerful content for social media. The 'term' is running over several weeks during lockdown to help local changemakers we were working with pre-pandemic consolidate their skills in preparation for what comes next. Over the last few sessions they've covered connecting through Zoom,
- [For some of us, this is just our ordinary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/for-some-of-us-this-is-just-our-ordinary/) - Joey from Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) is beaming. He’s shared his experience of being a young person under lockdown on a national platform. His individual voice is being heard and he has the opportunity to make change for himself and others. His interview for The Guardian newspaper on 9 May, gathered the perspectives of several
- [Act for Change Fund award for our young activists!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/act-for-change-fund-award-for-our-young-activists/) - A new year is starting to mean one thing at Grapevine - news of more money coming our way to reduce loneliness in Coventry and increase the resilience of local people and communities! This time the grant is from Act for Change fund - a £3.6 million partnership between Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Esmée Fairbairn
- [Government Minister visits Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/government-minister-visits-grapevine/) - Last Friday we welcomed Baroness Barran, Minister for Civil Society, to Coventry to meet the team at Grapevine and a few of our local movement makers. The Minister's portfolio includes charities, loneliness and youth social action. Her visit coincided with preparations for Blue Monday on 20 January and a general raising of awareness around loneliness
- [Creative Kindness needs YOU](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/creative-kindness-needs-you/) - A group of people from Coventry that creates kindness through arts and crafts is searching for more people to get involved in their movement. Their free weekly meet ups on Thursday mornings at Coventry Central Library have grown from 5 to 13 regulars and they have just opened a second session on Tuesdays at Coundon
- [Melissa's story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/stories/melissas-story-2/) - A healthy population isn’t made up of people who are your patients or project beneficiaries. It’s populated by people who are co-workers and co-creators of healthy places. Melissa had to give up work as a teacher when she was diagnosed with a rare spinal condition in her late thirties. She lost her main source of
- [CYA Saturdays Presents… their first ever live gig!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-saturdays-presents-their-first-ever-live-gig/) - What do an 18th century former coal storage bunker and a group of young Coventry activists have in common? Well, they’re combining next month to host a live gig like no other at the heart of the city’s Canal Basin. For those who don’t know, Coventry Youth Activists (or CYA as they’re known) are a
- [H Team brings learning disability to life for trainee social workers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/h-team-brings-learning-disability-to-life-for-trainee-social-workers/) - The next generation of social workers from Coventry University have been getting an insight into people with a learning disability directly from the very people who know the most about it! Grapevine’s Sam and a core group of people with different learning disabilities who make up the H Team visited the university last month for
- [£97k coming to Coventry to boost emerging culture of self care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/97k-coming-to-coventry-to-boost-emerging-culture-of-self-care/) - Grapevine is leading the charge against loneliness for local people with long term health conditions, thanks to £97,261 in new government funding. The sizeable slice of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) £11.5m pie is one of only two grants in the Warwickshire area (the other being the People’s Pantry in Nuneaton
- [She believed she could so she did! Meet Melissa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/she-believed-she-could-so-she-did-meet-melissa/) - A special event recently brought together a group of ‘doers’ helping to grow a movement of people who have a long term health condition or chronic illness in common. The idea of the event was simply to celebrate how far they’ve come over the past few months. The Saturday afternoon shindig was hosted inside an
- [The power of six – social action plan making headway in Stoke Aldermoor](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/the-power-of-six-social-action-plan-making-real-headway-in-stoke-aldermoor/) - Six women from Stoke Aldermoor are channelling their efforts into creating a social plan that could secure £250,000 of Big Lottery funding for their community. The group meets weekly at the local community centre to exchange stories and ideas about how they might transform their neighbourhood for the better. They also meet once a month
- [Community and opportunity on the up for people in Willenhall](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/community-and-opportunity-on-the-up-for-people-in-willenhall/) - Sitting across the table from John Toman and Ravinder Dhadda, it is easy to get a strong sense of the time and energy they are committing to making the Ignite partnership a success. John is the team leader of four Grapevine ‘connectors’ – himself included – and Ravinder, or Rav as she prefers to be
- [One year on from first CYA session](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/one-year-on-from-first-cya-session/) - This week marks one year since the first Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) session at Grapevine. If you don't already know, CYA is a youth democracy and citizenship group that raises awareness of barriers in society faced by young disabled people - galvanising their response as a campaigns group. In just one year, they have grown
- [A Better Way to help Chris and Margaret](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/a-better-way-to-help-chris-and-margaret/) - Wednesday again and that can only mean one thing - another trip to London for our CEO Clare! This week she’s attending the launch of a book of essays – or ‘insights’ – for A Better Way. A Better Way is a national network of social activists from the voluntary sector and beyond, focused around
- [Social Power: Playing big to create change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/social-power-playing-big-to-create-change/) - Grapevine’s local work in Coventry and Warwickshire is on a national stage again this week at the launch of a major new report into social power and change. Our CEO Clare Wightman will sit on a panel of sector experts today (27 June) at St Bride’s Church in London to speak about the ‘Social Change
- [Chris' story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/stories/chris-story/) - A recent study* revealed more than nine million people admit they either “always” or “often” feel lonely. That’s bigger than the entire population of London. In Coventry, Chris has lived with loneliness for most of her life since developing epilepsy as a child. Presented with the diagnosis and further challenges, misunderstandings and stigma at a
- [Why Ignite shows that change starts with us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/why-ignite-shows-that-change-starts-with-us/) - It’s near to an impossible task – writing a story about a project that operates, and likes to remain, uncredited behind the scenes. A project supporting a myriad of offshoot initiatives, spawned by ideas from informal conversations and brought to life by diverse members of the community. But here we are. Almost four years on
- [Small Charity Big Impact Awards... we won!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/small-charity-big-impact-awards-we-won-2/) - We are very excited to announce another award win… and it’s a national one this time! Today we’ve been unveiled as a winner* of the Foundation for Social Improvement’s (FSI) Small Charity Big Impact awards, having fought off competition from hundreds of other small charities also doing great work across the country.  The news
- [Organisations without walls](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/organisations-without-walls/) - “And again there was that sense of relationships being able to keep on giving and reconfigure themselves around new problems.” Our CEO Clare Wightman has written a new blog for an independent network of social change activists known as ‘A Better Way’. Many of the members, of which she is one, are from the voluntary
- [CYA Sofa Safari in Coventry city centre? Tell us more!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/cya-sofa-safari-tell-us-more/) - The sun was smiling down on Coventry Youth Activists' (CYA) performance for youth loneliness last Saturday (25 May). CYA and their sofa were at Broadgate in the city centre to raise awareness of the troubling statistic that one in three young disabled people spend less than an hour outside of home on a Saturday. Open
- [We are Company of the Year 2019!](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/could-we-be-company-of-the-year-2019/) - We won! Thanks to everyone who supports our work in Coventry and Warwickshire - whether you've been with us on this journey for a long time or have only recently joined us, we value each and every one of you. And that includes all of the staff on our brilliant team! Company of the Year
- [Inclusive cities – a new era of action for inclusion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/inclusive-cities-a-new-era-of-action-for-inclusion/) - 30 May 2018. This Friday (1 June) our Grapevine CEO Clare Wightman takes to the stage again to talk about Grapevine’s ongoing work across Coventry and Warwickshire – this time at the Inclusion International World Congress in Birmingham. This 17th World Congress takes place over three days (30 May – 1 June), bringing together people
- [Alarmingly low uptake of annual health checks triggers national campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/alarmingly-low-uptake-of-annual-health-checks-triggers-national-campaign/) - 17 October 2018. People with learning disabilities in Coventry and Warwickshire are still not having annual health checks with GPs and Grapevine’s H-Team is campaigning to change this on a national level. They generally have poorer physical and mental health and a significantly lower life expectancy than the general population. But it doesn’t need to
- [A week in the life of Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/a-week-in-the-life-of-grapevine/) - 27 November 2018. Dear Diary, it’s been a busy week! So to catch you up here's a quick round up of the different things happening at Grapevine in the last seven days! Just the tip of the iceberg really... Monday 19 November Teenvine Plus Manager Chloe travelled to London with the Coventry Youth Partnership to
- [Farewell 2018! You've been great...](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-news/farewell-2018-youve-been-great/) - 19 December 2018. Our final post of 2018. And what a year it has been. We've sparked new movements of people who care about an issue - Connecting for Good (isolation) and Self Care Social (long term health conditions/self care) - and grown existing ones with Feel Good Community. Longer term projects such as Help

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- [big lottery fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/big-lottery-fund/)
- [place based social action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/place-based-social-action/)
- [PBSA](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/pbsa/)
- [dom](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dom/)
- [mel](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mel/)
- [stoke aldermoor](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/stoke-aldermoor/)
- [social plan](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-plan/)
- [development](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/development/)
- [ravinder dhadda](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ravinder-dhadda/)
- [rav](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rav/)
- [law centre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/law-centre/)
- [family hub](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/family-hub/)
- [wood side](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/wood-side/)
- [uniform swap](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/uniform-swap/)
- [hub grub](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hub-grub/)
- [food poverty](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/food-poverty/)
- [midland langer service](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/midland-langer-service/)
- [campaigns](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/campaigns/)
- [democracy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/democracy/)
- [citizenship](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/citizenship/)
- [cya](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cya/)
- [coventry youth activists](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-youth-activists/)
- [disabled](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disabled/)
- [cyasaturdays](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cyasaturdays/)
- [birthday](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/birthday/)
- [celebration](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/celebration/)
- [social media](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-media/)
- [twitter](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/twitter/)
- [facebook](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/facebook/)
- [instagram](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/instagram/)
- [anniversary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/anniversary/)
- [Alice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/alice/)
- [bbc](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bbc/)
- [teenvine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teenvine/)
- [future](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/future/)
- [chloe](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chloe/)
- [molly](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/molly/)
- [world mental health day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/world-mental-health-day/)
- [mental health](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mental-health/)
- [government](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/government/)
- [strategy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/strategy/)
- [h team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/h-team/)
- [nhs](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/nhs/)
- [nhs england](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/nhs-england/)
- [health checks](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/health-checks/)
- [gp](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gp/)
- [surgery](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/surgery/)
- [practice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/practice/)
- [workshop](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/workshop/)
- [deaths](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/deaths/)
- [conditions](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/conditions/)
- [kyla](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/kyla/)
- [sam](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sam/)
- [transforming care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/transforming-care/)
- [reform](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reform/)
- [theatre absolute](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/theatre-absolute/)
- [communication](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/communication/)
- [agencies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/agencies/)
- [swim and tonic](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/swim-and-tonic/)
- [brighton](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/brighton/)
- [coach](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coach/)
- [accelerate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/accelerate/)
- [european social fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/european-social-fund/)
- [businesses](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/businesses/)
- [employers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/employers/)
- [teenvine plus](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teenvine-plus/)
- [campaign](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/campaign/)
- [findings](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/findings/)
- [princess anne](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/princess-anne/)
- [christmas](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/christmas/)
- [community powered advocacy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-powered-advocacy/)
- [michelle](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/michelle/)
- [bell green](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bell-green/)
- [better lives](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/better-lives/)
- [act build change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/act-build-change/)
- [chronic](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chronic/)
- [illness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/illness/)
- [birmingham](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/birmingham/)
- [market](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/market/)
- [stay up late](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/stay-up-late/)
- [steph](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/steph/)
- [awards](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/awards/)
- [work](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/work/)
- [autism](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/autism/)
- [story](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/story/)
- [alex](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/alex/)
- [advice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/advice/)
- [experience](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/experience/)
- [volunteer](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/volunteer/)
- [communities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/communities/)
- [self care social](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/self-care-social/)
- [warwickshire empowerment service](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/warwickshire-empowerment-service/)
- [2018](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/2018/)
- [end of year](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/end-of-year/)
- [poem](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/poem/)
- [poetry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/poetry/)
- [andrea mbarushimana](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/andrea-mbarushimana/)
- [dcms](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dcms/)
- [grant](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/grant/)
- [mim davies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mim-davies/)
- [media](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/media/)
- [sport](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sport/)
- [coventry university](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-university/)
- [feel good com](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/feel-good-com/)
- [long term health condition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/long-term-health-condition/)
- [training](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/training/)
- [session](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/session/)
- [social worker](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-worker/)
- [professionals](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/professionals/)
- [young](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/young/)
- [gig](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gig/)
- [music](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/music/)
- [the tin music and arts](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-tin-music-and-arts/)
- [inequality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/inequality/)
- [duck thieves](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/duck-thieves/)
- [izeidi izeidi](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/izeidi-izeidi/)
- [canal basin](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/canal-basin/)
- [rishard](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rishard/)
- [richard walls](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/richard-walls/)
- [sound delivery](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sound-delivery/)
- [movement building](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/movement-building/)
- [the national lottery community fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-national-lottery-community-fund/)
- [recognition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/recognition/)
- [midlands service excellence awards](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/midlands-service-excellence-awards/)
- [company of the year](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/company-of-the-year/)
- [nomination](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/nomination/)
- [category](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/category/)
- [winner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/winner/)
- [community organiser](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-organiser/)
- [community fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-fund/)
- [national lottery](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/national-lottery/)
- [post](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/post/)
- [henry smith charity](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/henry-smith-charity/)
- [equality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/equality/)
- [performance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/performance/)
- [commissioning](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/commissioning/)
- [dawn](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dawn/)
- [25th anniversary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/25th-anniversary/)
- [volunteering](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/volunteering/)
- [voluntary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/voluntary/)
- [treatment](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/treatment/)
- [social enterprise](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-enterprise/)
- [art](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/art/)
- [artist](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/artist/)
- [diagnosis](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/diagnosis/)
- [poorly](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/poorly/)
- [chronic illness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chronic-illness/)
- [teenagers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teenagers/)
- [campaigning](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/campaigning/)
- [activism](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/activism/)
- [open theatre company](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/open-theatre-company/)
- [ego performance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ego-performance/)
- [bicycle](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bicycle/)
- [sofa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sofa/)
- [safari](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/safari/)
- [ibcf](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ibcf/)
- [better care fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/better-care-fund/)
- [newsletter](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/newsletter/)
- [news](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/news/)
- [june](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/june/)
- [marketing](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/marketing/)
- [activist](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/activist/)
- [national](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/national/)
- [craft](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/craft/)
- [speaker](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/speaker/)
- [ceo](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ceo/)
- [relationships](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/relationships/)
- [public sector](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/public-sector/)
- [voluntary sector](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/voluntary-sector/)
- [VCSE](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/vcse/)
- [policy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/policy/)
- [small charity week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/small-charity-week/)
- [national lottery community fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/national-lottery-community-fund/)
- [fsi](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fsi/)
- [foundation for social improvement](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/foundation-for-social-improvement/)
- [ceremony](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ceremony/)
- [trophy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/trophy/)
- [entry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/entry/)
- [win](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/win/)
- [quality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/quality/)
- [awareness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/awareness/)
- [pauline broomhead](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/pauline-broomhead/)
- [youtube](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/youtube/)
- [cda](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cda/)
- [building better opportunities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/building-better-opportunities/)
- [application](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/application/)
- [Central England](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/central-england/)
- [connecting](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/connecting/)
- [local authority](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/local-authority/)
- [WM Housing Group](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/wm-housing-group/)
- [project](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/project/)
- [wood side family hub](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/wood-side-family-hub/)
- [public services](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/public-services/)
- [budget cuts](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/budget-cuts/)
- [income](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/income/)
- [impact](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/impact/)
- [connect 2 work](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/connect-2-work/)
- [team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/team/)
- [staff](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/staff/)
- [stratford](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/stratford/)
- [connecting for good cov](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/connecting-for-good-cov/)
- [collaboration station](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/collaboration-station/)
- [coventry city of culture](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-city-of-culture/)
- [green spaces](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/green-spaces/)
- [danny](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/danny/)
- [health care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/health-care/)
- [strengthening people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/strengthening-people/)
- [vacancies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/vacancies/)
- [joey](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/joey/)
- [cya saturdays](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cya-saturdays/)
- [social](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social/)
- [statistic](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/statistic/)
- [calendar](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/calendar/)
- [leaflet](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/leaflet/)
- [join in](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/join-in/)
- [random acts of kindness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/random-acts-of-kindness/)
- [friendship](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/friendship/)
- [board](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/board/)
- [opinion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/opinion/)
- [have your say](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/have-your-say/)
- [youth](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/youth/)
- [iwill](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/iwill/)
- [paul hamlyn](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/paul-hamlyn/)
- [esmee fairbairn](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/esmee-fairbairn/)
- [foundation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/foundation/)
- [blue monday](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/blue-monday/)
- [baroness barran](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/baroness-barran/)
- [minister](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/minister/)
- [evidence](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/evidence/)
- [study](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/study/)
- [chronic health condition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chronic-health-condition/)
- [creative kindness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/creative-kindness/)
- [sparking community action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sparking-community-action/)
- [arts](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/arts/)
- [chris](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chris/)
- [crafts](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/crafts/)
- [epilepsy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/epilepsy/)
- [libraries](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/libraries/)
- [shifting power](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/shifting-power/)
- [rights](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rights/)
- [youth social action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/youth-social-action/)
- [amber](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/amber/)
- [call out](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/call-out/)
- [social isolation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-isolation/)
- [connection](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/connection/)
- [contact](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/contact/)
- [coronavirus](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coronavirus/)
- [covid-19](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/covid-19/)
- [statement](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/statement/)
- [pandemic](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/pandemic/)
- [crisis](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/crisis/)
- [response](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/response/)
- [ways of working](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ways-of-working/)
- [coalition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coalition/)
- [belgrade theatre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/belgrade-theatre/)
- [gemma](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gemma/)
- [the guardian](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-guardian/)
- [press](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/press/)
- [elle hunt](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/elle-hunt/)
- [interview](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/interview/)
- [inequalities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/inequalities/)
- [health team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/health-team/)
- [jo](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jo/)
- [online](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/online/)
- [zoom](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/zoom/)
- [changemaker university](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/changemaker-university/)
- [storytelling](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/storytelling/)
- [headliner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/headliner/)
- [skills](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/skills/)
- [underground lights](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/underground-lights/)
- [theatre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/theatre/)
- [lads and dads](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/lads-and-dads/)
- [city of culture](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/city-of-culture/)
- [sarah](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sarah/)
- [gaming](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gaming/)
- [you tube](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/you-tube/)
- [teens](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teens/)
- [lockdown](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/lockdown/)
- [invitation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/invitation/)
- [cov activists](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cov-activists/)
- [build back better](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/build-back-better/)
- [reform the norm](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reform-the-norm/)
- [community makes us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-makes-us/)
- [equal](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/equal/)
- [accessible](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/accessible/)
- [inclusive](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/inclusive/)
- [get involved](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/get-involved/)
- [conversation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/conversation/)
- [ordinary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ordinary/)
- [wes](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/wes/)
- [summit](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/summit/)
- [eventbrite](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/eventbrite/)
- [connection coalition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/connection-coalition/)
- [kindness](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/kindness/)
- [foka wolf](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/foka-wolf/)
- [street art](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/street-art/)
- [ben](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ben/)
- [advocate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/advocate/)
- [dreams](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dreams/)
- [festival](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/festival/)
- [coventry moves](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-moves/)
- [positive youth foundation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/positive-youth-foundation/)
- [coventry refugee and migrant centre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-refugee-and-migrant-centre/)
- [hannah graham](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hannah-graham/)
- [neighbours](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/neighbours/)
- [resilience](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/resilience/)
- [gathering](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gathering/)
- [new vibes](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/new-vibes/)
- [fight for your right to party](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fight-for-your-right-to-party/)
- [npc](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/npc/)
- [pledge on place](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/pledge-on-place/)
- [place based](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/place-based/)
- [collaboration](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/collaboration/)
- [smk](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/smk/)
- [nominee](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/nominee/)
- [young person](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/young-person/)
- [ideas](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ideas/)
- [podcast](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/podcast/)
- [love in covid times](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/love-in-covid-times/)
- [ratio](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ratio/)
- [r talks](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/r-talks/)
- [on our radar](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/on-our-radar/)
- [discussion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/discussion/)
- [stigma](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/stigma/)
- [listen](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/listen/)
- [audio](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/audio/)
- [pritpal tamber](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/pritpal-tamber/)
- [cya on the sofa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cya-on-the-sofa/)
- [cya on your sofa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cya-on-your-sofa/)
- [downs syndrome](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/downs-syndrome/)
- [sally phillips](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sally-phillips/)
- [actor](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/actor/)
- [actress](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/actress/)
- [annual health checks](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/annual-health-checks/)
- [ccg](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ccg/)
- [clinical commissioning group](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/clinical-commissioning-group/)
- [Rugby](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rugby/)
- [choice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/choice/)
- [doctor](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/doctor/)
- [check up](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/check-up/)
- [act for change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/act-for-change/)
- [zoom bird](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/zoom-bird/)
- [caring city team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/caring-city-team/)
- [bid](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bid/)
- [rtn](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rtn/)
- [emerging futures](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/emerging-futures/)
- [progress](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/progress/)
- [review](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/review/)
- [uk](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/uk/)
- [breakout](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/breakout/)
- [host](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/host/)
- [profile](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/profile/)
- [we are grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/we-are-grapevine/)
- [new starter](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/new-starter/)
- [rose](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rose/)
- [suzie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/suzie/)
- [case study](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/case-study/)
- [evaluation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/evaluation/)
- [power](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/power/)
- [jess thom](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jess-thom/)
- [tourettes hero](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/tourettes-hero/)
- [this is just our ordinary](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/this-is-just-our-ordinary/)
- [disability rights](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disability-rights/)
- [action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/action/)
- [david robinson](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/david-robinson/)
- [fiona langworthy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fiona-langworthy/)
- [martin reeves](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/martin-reeves/)
- [tony clements](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/tony-clements/)
- [hospital](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hospital/)
- [patients](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/patients/)
- [blood bikers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/blood-bikers/)
- [unlockdown](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/unlockdown/)
- [tickets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/tickets/)
- [where is the love](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/where-is-the-love/)
- [humanistan](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/humanistan/)
- [provocation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/provocation/)
- [partner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/partner/)
- [hope](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hope/)
- [city centre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/city-centre/)
- [display](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/display/)
- [moira](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/moira/)
- [partners](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/partners/)
- [protocols](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/protocols/)
- [partnership trust](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/partnership-trust/)
- [work with us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/work-with-us/)
- [work for us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/work-for-us/)
- [healthy communities partnership](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/healthy-communities-partnership/)
- [contract](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/contract/)
- [what people say](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/what-people-say/)
- [feedback](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/feedback/)
- [comments](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/comments/)
- [customers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/customers/)
- [comment](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/comment/)
- [survey](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/survey/)
- [the king's fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-kings-fund/)
- [healthy communities together](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/healthy-communities-together/)
- [leadership](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/leadership/)
- [events](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/events/)
- [programme](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/programme/)
- [health inequalities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/health-inequalities/)
- [changing systems](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/changing-systems/)
- [Changemakers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/changemakers/)
- [student](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/student/)
- [term](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/term/)
- [studying](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/studying/)
- [lottery funded](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/lottery-funded/)
- [new staff](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/new-staff/)
- [bbc children in need](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bbc-children-in-need/)
- [the story of us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-story-of-us/)
- [leigha](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/leigha/)
- [beckie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/beckie/)
- [joe](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/joe/)
- [harry](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/harry/)
- [coventry migrant and refugee centre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-migrant-and-refugee-centre/)
- [sparking community](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sparking-community/)
- [sounddelivery](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sounddelivery/)
- [bbc cwr](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bbc-cwr/)
- [radio](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/radio/)
- [coproduction](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coproduction/)
- [nick clegg](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/nick-clegg/)
- [abuse](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/abuse/)
- [hate crime](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hate-crime/)
- [joey mander](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/joey-mander/)
- [sophie greener](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sophie-greener/)
- [systems change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/systems-change/)
- [katie price](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/katie-price/)
- [harvey](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/harvey/)
- [introduction](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/introduction/)
- [free event](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/free-event/)
- [business](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/business/)
- [retail](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/retail/)
- [high street](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/high-street/)
- [economy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/economy/)
- [recovery](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/recovery/)
- [plans](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/plans/)
- [systems thinking](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/systems-thinking/)
- [learning disabilities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/learning-disabilities/)
- [the health team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-health-team/)
- [doctors](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/doctors/)
- [GPs](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gps/)
- [check ups](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/check-ups/)
- [statistics](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/statistics/)
- [consultation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/consultation/)
- [easy read](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/easy-read/)
- [guidance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/guidance/)
- [press release](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/press-release/)
- [register](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/register/)
- [shops](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/shops/)
- [coffee](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coffee/)
- [graduation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/graduation/)
- [graduate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/graduate/)
- [activities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/activities/)
- [initiatives](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/initiatives/)
- [emily](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/emily/)
- [teresa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teresa/)
- [interviews](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/interviews/)
- [expert by experience](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/expert-by-experience/)
- [accessibility](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/accessibility/)
- [reports](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reports/)
- [summits](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/summits/)
- [high streets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/high-streets/)
- [build back](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/build-back/)
- [iona lawrence](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/iona-lawrence/)
- [coventry bid](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-bid/)
- [facebook has no standards](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/facebook-has-no-standards/)
- [taiwo owatemi](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/taiwo-owatemi/)
- [labour mp](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/labour-mp/)
- [sophie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sophie/)
- [disablility](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disablility/)
- [disabled people](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disabled-people/)
- [my life my rights my health my choice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/my-life-my-rights-my-health-my-choice/)
- [jo tasker](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jo-tasker/)
- [michelle cresswell](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/michelle-cresswell/)
- [mortality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mortality/)
- [teamwork](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teamwork/)
- [improvement](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/improvement/)
- [six energies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/six-energies/)
- [innovation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/innovation/)
- [community partner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-partner/)
- [shiting power](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/shiting-power/)
- [workshops](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/workshops/)
- [people power](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/people-power/)
- [sustainability](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sustainability/)
- [covid](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/covid/)
- [chamber](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chamber/)
- [commerce](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/commerce/)
- [rekindling lost connections](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rekindling-lost-connections/)
- [social justice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-justice/)
- [petition](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/petition/)
- [send](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/send/)
- [film](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/film/)
- [inclusion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/inclusion/)
- [cv](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cv/)
- [special educational needs](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/special-educational-needs/)
- [barriers](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/barriers/)
- [teenvine plus covid next steps](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/teenvine-plus-covid-next-steps/)
- [paul](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/paul/)
- [referral](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/referral/)
- [summer](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/summer/)
- [next steps](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/next-steps/)
- [agatha](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/agatha/)
- [cwpt](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cwpt/)
- [citizen](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/citizen/)
- [disabilities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disabilities/)
- [global assembly](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/global-assembly/)
- [climate change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/climate-change/)
- [wyken](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/wyken/)
- [citizens](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/citizens/)
- [cop26](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cop26/)
- [united nations](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/united-nations/)
- [experts by experience](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/experts-by-experience/)
- [applications](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/applications/)
- [activists](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/activists/)
- [resting spaces](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/resting-spaces/)
- [cloudspotting](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cloudspotting/)
- [protest](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/protest/)
- [raquel](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/raquel/)
- [disability hate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disability-hate/)
- [hate speech](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hate-speech/)
- [standards](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/standards/)
- [regulation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/regulation/)
- [sanjay jagatia](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sanjay-jagatia/)
- [jess pinson](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jess-pinson/)
- [environment](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/environment/)
- [glasgow](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/glasgow/)
- [climate](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/climate/)
- [jude habib](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jude-habib/)
- [audience](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/audience/)
- [cfg](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cfg/)
- [local](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/local/)
- [hct](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hct/)
- [dean](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dean/)
- [clare](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/clare/)
- [service](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/service/)
- [safety](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/safety/)
- [2021](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/2021/)
- [grassroots](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/grassroots/)
- [team leader](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/team-leader/)
- [person centred plan](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/person-centred-plan/)
- [kitty](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/kitty/)
- [budgets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/budgets/)
- [bread line](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bread-line/)
- [fuel](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fuel/)
- [food bank](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/food-bank/)
- [donations](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/donations/)
- [alliance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/alliance/)
- [networking](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/networking/)
- [purple pound](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/purple-pound/)
- [representation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/representation/)
- [literature](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/literature/)
- [reading](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reading/)
- [world book day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/world-book-day/)
- [sorrelle](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sorrelle/)
- [exclusion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/exclusion/)
- [access](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/access/)
- [inaccessiblity](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/inaccessiblity/)
- [cafe](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cafe/)
- [escape arts](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/escape-arts/)
- [kelly](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/kelly/)
- [cost of living](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cost-of-living/)
- [ally](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ally/)
- [policies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/policies/)
- [online safety bill](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/online-safety-bill/)
- [shortlisted](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/shortlisted/)
- [campaigners](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/campaigners/)
- [marginalisation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/marginalisation/)
- [ticket](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ticket/)
- [parade](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/parade/)
- [this is the city](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/this-is-the-city/)
- [banner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/banner/)
- [being human](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/being-human/)
- [gill phillips](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/gill-phillips/)
- [mandip singh seehra](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mandip-singh-seehra/)
- [cwcda](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/cwcda/)
- [money](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/money/)
- [financial worries](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/financial-worries/)
- [lobby](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/lobby/)
- [energy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/energy/)
- [rsa](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rsa/)
- [presentation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/presentation/)
- [participation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/participation/)
- [engage britain](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/engage-britain/)
- [reconnection tour](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reconnection-tour/)
- [disconnection](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/disconnection/)
- [sian lewis](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sian-lewis/)
- [sian](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sian/)
- [behind the scenes](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/behind-the-scenes/)
- [autistic](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/autistic/)
- [laura fisher](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/laura-fisher/)
- [meet the team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/meet-the-team/)
- [rest](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rest/)
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- [belonging](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/belonging/)
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- [relationships collective](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/relationships-collective/)
- [thinktank](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/thinktank/)
- [medium](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/medium/)
- [week notes](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/week-notes/)
- [blogs](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/blogs/)
- [blogging](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/blogging/)
- [fee](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fee/)
- [publishing](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/publishing/)
- [best practice](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/best-practice/)
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- [chris packham](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/chris-packham/)
- [bbc two](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bbc-two/)
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- [football](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/football/)
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- [learning disabled](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/learning-disabled/)
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- [university of warwick](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/university-of-warwick/)
- [litter pick](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/litter-pick/)
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- [university hospital](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/university-hospital/)
- [st cross](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/st-cross/)
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- [vote](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/vote/)
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- [civic power fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/civic-power-fund/)
- [panel](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/panel/)
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- [naomi madden](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/naomi-madden/)
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- [coproduce](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coproduce/)
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- [dimensions tool](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dimensions-tool/)
- [samantha](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/samantha/)
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- [neurodivergent](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/neurodivergent/)
- [self care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/self-care/)
- [hub](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/hub/)
- [safeguarding](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/safeguarding/)
- [adults](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/adults/)
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- [sensory library](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sensory-library/)
- [larger us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/larger-us/)
- [challenge](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/challenge/)
- [conversations](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/conversations/)
- [techniques](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/techniques/)
- [expertise](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/expertise/)
- [green futures](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/green-futures/)
- [our planet](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/our-planet/)
- [camping](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/camping/)
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- [rough close](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rough-close/)
- [buddies](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/buddies/)
- [experiences](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/experiences/)
- [partnership working](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/partnership-working/)
- [itt](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/itt/)
- [invitation to tender](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/invitation-to-tender/)
- [charlie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/charlie/)
- [make a difference](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/make-a-difference/)
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- [finalist](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/finalist/)
- [destination ball hill](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/destination-ball-hill/)
- [citizens assembly](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/citizens-assembly/)
- [jury](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/jury/)
- [community action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-action/)
- [air quality](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/air-quality/)
- [stoke primary school](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/stoke-primary-school/)
- [leonie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/leonie/)
- [citizen scientists](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/citizen-scientists/)
- [climate action](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/climate-action/)
- [learning disability friendly badge](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/learning-disability-friendly-badge/)
- [scheme](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/scheme/)
- [digital skills](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/digital-skills/)
- [discord](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/discord/)
- [whatsapp](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/whatsapp/)
- [how to](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/how-to/)
- [guides](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/guides/)
- [shared digital guides](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/shared-digital-guides/)
- [tips](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/tips/)
- [catalyst](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/catalyst/)
- [advocacy awareness week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/advocacy-awareness-week/)
- [what is advocacy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/what-is-advocacy/)
- [aaw23](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/aaw23/)
- [national development team for inclusion](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/national-development-team-for-inclusion/)
- [suzie crowter](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/suzie-crowter/)
- [agatha devlin](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/agatha-devlin/)
- [webinar](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/webinar/)
- [strands](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/strands/)
- [new system alliance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/new-system-alliance/)
- [solidarity spaces](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/solidarity-spaces/)
- [guests](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/guests/)
- [self referral](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/self-referral/)
- [derek](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/derek/)
- [herbie](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/herbie/)
- [emma](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/emma/)
- [janet](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/janet/)
- [mens group](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mens-group/)
- [matt loat](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/matt-loat/)
- [time to talk day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/time-to-talk-day/)
- [mind](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mind/)
- [kings fund](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/kings-fund/)
- [coventry poverty alliance](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/coventry-poverty-alliance/)
- [joseph rowntree foundation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/joseph-rowntree-foundation/)
- [meeting](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/meeting/)
- [priorities](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/priorities/)
- [legal rights](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/legal-rights/)
- [road safety](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/road-safety/)
- [aldermoor primary school](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/aldermoor-primary-school/)
- [restitch](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/restitch/)
- [create streets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/create-streets/)
- [uk onward](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/uk-onward/)
- [labour together](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/labour-together/)
- [neurodiversity](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/neurodiversity/)
- [neurodiverse](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/neurodiverse/)
- [4ps](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/4ps/)
- [community power](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/community-power/)
- [agency](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/agency/)
- [social infrastructure](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/social-infrastructure/)
- [core team](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/core-team/)
- [need the loo](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/need-the-loo/)
- [public toilets](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/public-toilets/)
- [lucy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/lucy/)
- [mental health awareness week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mental-health-awareness-week/)
- [act up](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/act-up/)
- [mental health transformation plan](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mental-health-transformation-plan/)
- [applicants](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/applicants/)
- [expression of interest](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/expression-of-interest/)
- [question and answer](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/question-and-answer/)
- [q and a](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/q-and-a/)
- [campaigner](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/campaigner/)
- [online safety](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/online-safety/)
- [discrimination](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/discrimination/)
- [population health](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/population-health/)
- [weet centre](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/weet-centre/)
- [co pro week](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/co-pro-week/)
- [organising change](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/organising-change/)
- [marshall ganz](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/marshall-ganz/)
- [reem assil](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/reem-assil/)
- [husna mortuza](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/husna-mortuza/)
- [the relationships project](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/the-relationships-project/)
- [relational working](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/relational-working/)
- [history](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/history/)
- [fesitival](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/fesitival/)
- [heidi](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/heidi/)
- [ofcom](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ofcom/)
- [ableism](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ableism/)
- [blog series](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/blog-series/)
- [relationship](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/relationship/)
- [casemaker](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/casemaker/)
- [roots in nature](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/roots-in-nature/)
- [facilitative](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/facilitative/)
- [anthill collective](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/anthill-collective/)
- [ecosystem](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ecosystem/)
- [michael marmot](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/michael-marmot/)
- [turning point](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/turning-point/)
- [dorothy](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/dorothy/)
- [paul kedwards](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/paul-kedwards/)
- [ethan](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/ethan/)
- [bowling](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/bowling/)
- [freemasons](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/freemasons/)
- [masonic charitable foundation](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/masonic-charitable-foundation/)
- [howard smith](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/howard-smith/)
- [andy staker](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/andy-staker/)
- [mcf](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/mcf/)
- [school provision](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/school-provision/)
- [refer](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/refer/)
- [sir michael marmot](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/sir-michael-marmot/)
- [world toilet day](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/world-toilet-day/)
- [rose gicovi](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/rose-gicovi/)
- [primary care](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/primary-care/)
- [budget](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/budget/)
- [proposals](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/proposals/)
- [vcs](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/vcs/)
- [budget setting](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/budget-setting/)
- [views](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/views/)
- [councillors](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/councillors/)
- [30 years of Grapevine](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/30-years-of-grapevine/)
- [30 years](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/30-years/)
- [about us](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/about-us/)
- [matt lloyd-rose](https://www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/tag/matt-lloyd-rose/)
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