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Photo shows the back of Kirk's head, with brown hair and glasses, as he watches a red and grey Cross Country train pass through the station past the platform where he is sitting.

29 July 2026

Strengthening Lives: Kirk completes first leg of his journey to independence
Advert to join Coventry and Warwickshire's first Loo Alliance. Pink, yellow and purple writing asking for local businesses, businesses, workers, planners, developers, campaigners, volunteers, event specialists, parents, carers and all local people to join. Accompanied by a group photo of supporters at our World Toilet Day event in Coventry city centre in November 2025.

21 July 2026

Community organising in action: What if finding a toilet determined whether you could leave your home?
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
Hands hold a cardboard sign in the air at a protest that reads: "The climate is changing, why aren't we?"

17 March 2026

The Climate Consensus isn’t broken — but the way we’re doing it might be
A black and white blog banner with photos of Grapevine community organisers Priya and Ari welcoming them to the team.

2 March 2026

Welcoming new community organisers Ari and Priya to our team
Orange and blue text banner advertising World Toilet Day and the Need the Loo event on 19 November in Coventry. Logos for different organisations involved are also shown.

13 November 2025

Coventry celebrates community-led change on World Toilet Day
A sketch by local Coventry artist Paul Chokran of protestors with placards and megaphones. The placards say: protect the vulnerable, care not cuts, say no to cuts and take action now.

16 October 2025

Grapevine at 30: How we fought local budget cuts to voluntary sector support… and won
A 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
Two young boys wearing rucksacks use a zebra crossing to cross a residential road at sunset. The words say, Stoke Aldermoor Road Safety Campaign.

20 November 2024

Campaigners open up about dangerous driving in Stoke Aldermoor to encourage more to sign road safety petition

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