Good Neighbours Earlsdon is already celebrating success following its recent launch. The project, which matches volunteers to visit older people in their own home, held its first volunteer introduction sessions on 19 and 21 June in St. Barbara’s Church meeting room. These volunteers are offering up to an hour each week or fortnight to befriend …
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“Strict” searches coming for Godiva Festival attendees this year | Coventry Updates
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Table Top Sale
Beechwood Allotments Centenary
Beechwood Allotments was 100 years old on 10 April. To celebrate there will be an Open Day on Saturday 1 July from 10am-4pm and you are warmly invited to walk around the site, meet plot holders and take a closer look at the working of the allotments. Entrance is via the Beechwood Avenue gate near …
Cycle Speedway on TV
BBC Breakfast News Sports correspondent, Mike Bushell, came to Hearsall Common to record a feature on Coventry Cycle Speedway club which was broadcast this morning. Photos
Lake View Park Clean-up
2017 Earlsdon Festival
Festival events start Monday 10.30am. See the Festival website for full details.
Update: Another Earlsdon HIMO?
The final deadline is 31 January for comments or objections to the change of use from an elderly residential care home into a house in multiple occupation for 21 students. This follows an earlier post on the ECHO Website To date, over 340 people have signed a petition against the planning application for a change …
Competition for City of Culture 2021 Launched
The bid is now formally underway after Matt Hancock, Minister of State responsible for digital and culture policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, officially launched the competition in Hull. The Coventry City of Culture Trust has been working on a bid for more than a year and now knows key dates and …
Fostering in Coventry
The Council’s Fostering Team is running a New Year campaign to highlight the urgent need for more people to open their hearts and homes to Coventry children in 2017. Fostering means that you care for a child or children in your home, providing a safe, nurturing and positive environment. No specific qualifications or experiences are …