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Eight people (one whose face is obscured by a sun emoji) sit in a room at Grapevine with photos of the H Team on the wall. They are pausing for a photo during a meeting about health inequalities with three members of Coventry and Warwickshire's public health system.

17 December 2025

Senior health leaders meet our H Team to tackle health inequalities together
An illustrated map of Coventry city centre laid out on a table with people around it adding post-its to the map. An orange one reads, "hot spots".

3 November 2025

Grapevine at 30: We need equal collaboration if we are to make a sea change with our communities
A handmade sign on cardboard with bold painted letters saying POWER is held out by a white hand with people seen in the background.

9 October 2025

Grapevine at 30: Growing power, confidence and possibility in our communities
View over a wooden slatted bridge with metal rails either side. At the end is a red lifebuoy and a path leading away into the trees.

6 October 2025

Grapevine at 30: Building solidarity across divides
An illustration by artist and community organiser Melissa Smith shows all different kinds of people across the top holding aloft placards and megaphones against a sunrise with the words 'systemic change' in orange and brown. Below, "the collective power of a thriving ecosystem united across Coventry" is depicted as interlocking pentagons of a bee hive. Pentagons include purpose, connected, inclusive and self organised.

18 September 2025

Building trust, hope and agency in a time of conflict and fearmongering
A report cover with pink background with white cloud smudge and bold text that reads, "Impact Showcase: Experts by Experience Co-production service 2021 to 2025' alongside Grapevine 30 years logo.

27 August 2025

The impact of our four-year Experts by Experience Co-production Service: From influencing services to unexpected superpowers
Two women stand side by side looking towards a clear sky outside the green tiled walls of Grapevine. The brunette woman wearing glasses is Clare Wightman and the blonde woman wearing a patterned green dress is Mel Smith.

4 August 2025

Organising around hope: Grapevine’s community organising features in UCL Policy Lab summer magazine
A group of six, smiling young disabled people - two of them, wheelchair users - pose for a team photo outdoors in front of a multi-coloured mural of a face on a brick wall. They are members of Coventry Youth Activists.

7 July 2025

CYA Playbook launch event: Creating bold, joyful change with young disabled people
A HCT sign in A board format stands in the sunshine outside a community centre in Willenhall, directing visitors inside for the event with an illustrated pointing finger.

30 June 2025

Grapevine at 30: ‘The how’ of public service reform and the power in place

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