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This year we've been supporting Tile Hill food hub to write a successful funding application to the National Lottery. The Seventh Day Adventist food hub has been awarded £19700 over two years to support the purchase of food and volunteer costs! They are open Wednesdays, 1-3pm.

The staff at the Financial Ombudsman service, have worked to make Christmas extra special! Collecting food, toys, clothing, and gifts, the team been wrapping presents in their lunch breaks, and have partnered with local charities and projects, including Coventry Food Bank 🎁🎄

A huge thank you to Lucy Thompson, Darius Spiteri and their amazing colleagues at Capita and TFL for supporting the Coventry Food Network Xmas Campaign, they collected approximately £600 worth of food. The donation was gratefully received by Foleshill Food Hub and Henley Grub Hub

A huge thank you to everyone at the Deeley Group for responding to the Community Resilience Team’s requests to support the Coventry Food Network this Christmas. The Deeley Group has provided food donations once again this year to support the Hope Community project🎁💙

A huge thank you to Severn Trent Water Coventry HQ staff for their generous food donations! 🎁 Partnering with the Council's Community Resilience Team, they handed over much-needed supplies to Coventry Food Network, supporting local people over the festive season. @stwater

Bethel Church in Spon End have had their car park tarmacked by Balfour Beatty over the summer as part of the construction company’s social value work. Joshua Kindness, Pastor said: “We can’t thank Balfour Beatty enough for their generosity in resurfacing the church car park!"

Kendrick Homes Ltd, as part of their work in Watery Lane, have donated £3000 to the Food Network. The money will support residents across the city struggling to feed themselves and their families because of inflation and the rising cost of living.

On Saturday 13th May, Coventry digital arts organisation, Ludic Rooms, invited shoppers in the Lower Precinct, to come and join in a dance for unity - Eurovision style! The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and supported by the Community Resilience Team.

For their 25th Birthday and to celebrate the King's Coronation WATCH in Hillfields are hosting a free afternoon of family fun on Saturday 13th May from 1 - 4:30pm. The Community Resilience team assisted in funding this event through The National Lottery Awards for All grant.

Deeley Construction partnered with the CRT to identify and donate £500 each to Hope Community Project and St Laurence’s Church. Eleanor Deeley: “We always seek to support the communities we work in”

S&S Contracting donated £500 to Stoke Heath Community Centre's social supermarket. Craig Brooker, Director, said “We are delighted to have been able to support the Community Centre to help continue its incredible and vital work. Especially at time when it is needed most”

Happy International Women's Day! Take a look at the wonderful women's groups across the city. Kairos, a group providing long term support and advocacy for women who are subject to or at risk of sexual exploitation, received £1998 from the Recovery and Support Grant.

Take a look at new funders, support and other opportunities for the coming month!

Belfour Beatty were approached by the Community Resilience Team to support the Coventry Food Network’s (CFN) Christmas Campaign. The team advertised the poster and donated £300 worth of food to The Rose Centre. #Coventrycouncil #Teamscape #Airqualityproject #BalfourBeatty

Thank you Smart Learner, who have once again supported Coventry Food Network for the second year running. They collected approximately £350 worth of food from staff and customers and donated it to their local Social Supermarket at Holbrooks Community Centre.

Thanks Bowmer & Kirkland for supporting us in collecting donations for Coventry Food Network. Hope Centre in Hillfields received a generous food donation from items that had been donated by employees as well as monetary support for the campaign via the network’s just giving page

Thank you to the Rose and Crown Wolston and Wolston Village Community who supported CRT collect donations for Coventry Food Network's Christmas Campaign. Donations were greatly received by Henley Green Community Centre and will be used to support vulnerable people this Christmas.

A big thank you to Stubbs Construction Stubbs Construction is a family run business that has been running for over 40 years. We contacted them to see if they could support Coventry Food Network and they collected food for their local food hub Henley Green Grub Hub.

Novembers Newsletter is here! In this months newsletter we have some great funding opportunities, some good new stories from the community and lots more! Find out more over on letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/community-acti… Don't forget to sign up at the #linkinbio