Category: Groups

Dementia Group Seeks Volunteers

On page 24 of the February issue we printed an article under the  above headline. This was looking for volunteers to support the Dementia Activity Days group at All Souls Church Hall, which runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am-3.30pm. The contact phone number given to us and printed in good faith was incorrect – please …

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Coventry Soroptimists

Coventry Soroptimists, a local branch of an international organisation, meet in the ECHO area twice a month. Along with other women’s organisations, Coventry Soroptimists are always trying to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women. 25 November is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, and the lighting department at Coventry …

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Earlsdon School Shortlisted in National Competition to Win Playground Worth £5K

Children from Earlsdon Primary School have collected and transformed 7,000 plastic bottle tops into stunning art murals, as part of a nationwide recycling campaign to raise awareness about the dangerous impact of plastic waste on the environment. Earlsdon Primary has been named among the top ten finalist schools in the Message in a Bottle Top …

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Craft & Christmas Fair for Alzheimer’s Society

This takes place on Tuesday 7 November 7pm – 9pm at Standard Triumph Club, Herald Avenue – Christmas gifts & decorations, handmade crafts & knits, cards & calendars, books, cakes, home made jams & preserves, jewellery, beauty & skincare and lots more. Free admission.

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From ferries to pigsties

Coventry Cambrian Society is sorry to say that the talk planned for Friday 18 September on the history of the Beachy Aust Ferry (see A Ferry Story on page 13 of September’s ECHO) has been cancelled due to illness. A replacement talk has been scheduled and Liz Pitman  will give an illustrated talk on her book, …

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Urban Fruit Collective goes from strength to strength

Local group the Urban Fruit Collective (UFC) has provided us with a report about last autumn’s harvesting activities. The group picks fruit for local people who are unable to do so themselves, and shares the harvest with them and local groups. The harvesting season kicked off again in September, and saw Urban Fruit Collective volunteers …

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Friends of Spencer Park

Our next gardening session is on Saturday 5 March from 10.00am to 12.30pm, if you have time please come and help us tidy up the park. If you are able to come please bring gloves and tools if you have them. We have some spares so don’t let it stop you coming to help us. …

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Make running fun

ECHO’s resident fitness freak has been back out in the area again looking for more people and places offering new health and fitness alternatives for you. This time, they’ve been learning about some changes to the Earlsdon Running Club. I discovered the Earlsdon Running Club about three years ago when I was looking to add …

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