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An illustration of a blonde girl in a superhero costume pointing to a speech bubble that says: "Cervical screening". Logos for Grapevine and Coventry and Warwickshire ICB, plus Macmillan Cancer Support complete the image.

28 April 2026

Myth-busting cervical screening concerns for people with learning disabilities in Coventry
Kurt's person-centred plan created in collaboration with his Grapevine connector, Bev Foster.

9 April 2026

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

25 March 2026

Person-centred advocacy helps Bengy navigate disability benefits changes to retain his independence
A photo shows three books piled on a table with a potted plant in the background. On their spines it spells out, "Words have power". A purple badge next to the pile explains that this work has been co-produced by Grapevine experts by experience.

2 April 2025

Improving the language we use around neurodivergence for World Autism Awareness Day
A group gathers inside the library for a publicity photo holding various sensory items available to loan and smiling for the camera.

5 March 2025

Alex brings personal experience to turn idea for sensory library into a reality
A yellow cartoon strip themed illustration featuring a megaphone, bright flashes and bubble text, reading: "Breaking news. Council cuts will not go ahead! grapevinecovandwarks.org"

17 February 2025

Grapevine thrilled that proposed council cuts to our service for people with learning disabilities will not go ahead
A sketch outlines a brain in black pen that is splattered with multi-coloured paint. The bold white text on black says 'Celebrating different minds'.

21 March 2024

“Our reasonable adjustments framework has been endorsed and I’m delighted!”
A two photo image of Herbie and Emma, both white, posing for individual photos. Herbie has short black curly hair and wears a warm jumper. Emma is outdoors wearing a yellow bobble hat over long blonde hair and a dry robe, post-swim.

24 January 2024

Meet our new health project workers Emma and Herbie
A white woman with red hair sits with a pen and notepad as she talks to a disabled woman and her support worker at an indoor event at Theatre Absolute.

9 November 2023

Advocacy Awareness Week from a Coventry perspective

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