Starley Housing Co-operative YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Useful Local Contacts

Starley Housing Co-op Contact Details The Starley housing office is at 17a Starley Road. Tel: 02476 223 111; Fax: 02476 223 111 Email: [email protected] There is a postbox for the office in the communal hallway to block 16/17 Starley Road. The office open hours are: Monday to Wednesday 8am to 4pm Thursday Closed all day Friday 8am to 4pm Out-of-Hours See the Co-operative notice boards for latest phone contact details. Please be aware that this service is covered by volunteer members and should not be abused. Mrs Frances Skyte is the Co-operative’s repair officer, and she can be reached on 02476 224668 at a “reasonable time of day”. Please contact the office for any repair issues that can wait until the next working day. There is an answer-phone service. Emergency Numbers ������ ⁿ��� ��� ��� �� ������� ��� ���� �� ����� ����� Police/Ambulance/Fire Service: 999 Police non-emergency: 0345 113 5000 ��� ��� ����ⁿ��� ��ⁿ���� ������ ������ⁿ Dentist: 0845 4647

Gas escapes: 0800 111 999 (National Grid)

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DISCLAIMER THE CONTACT DETAILS CONTAINED IN THIS LEAFLET ARE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. STARLEY HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE DOES NOT RECOMMEND ANY SERVICES OR ORGANISATIONS LISTED AND ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR THEM. YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR OWN ENQUIRIES TO FIND OUT WHAT IS SUITABLE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Local Authority City Council, The Council House, Earl Street Coventry, CV1 5RR Coventry Direct is the Council’s telephone contact centre and it is open from: Monday to Friday 8am – 8pm Saturday 9am – 1pm Tel: 0500 834 333 Fax: 0500 431 143 E-mail: [email protected]

Local Councillors (St Michael’s Ward) Cllr Dave Nellist (Socialist), 33 Coundon Road, Coventry CV1 4AR Tel (Home): 024 7622 9311; Tel (Work): 02476831039 Email:[email protected] Cllr Jim O’Boyle (Labour), 80 Torrington Avenue. Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9AR Tel (Home); 024 7669 4873; Tel (Work): 02476831032 jim.o'[email protected]

Cllr David Stuart Welsh (Labour), 16 Clara Street, Coventry, CV2 4ET Tel (Work): 02476831103; Mobile: 07956 307437 Email: [email protected]

Nearest Post Offices Corporation Street Post Office Heart of Co-op (Rooms) Coventry CV1 1GF Tel: 024 7655 0077 Located inside the store West Orchards Post Office, W H Smith Unit 3 15, West Orchard Shopping Centre, Coventry CV1 1QS 024 7652 5914 Located inside the store Station Square Post Office (Chemy Care) 3 Station Square Coventry CV1 2GT Tel: 024 7622 7849/024 7625 8812 Education - Local State Schools & Acadamies Before choosing a school we recommend contacting: Coventry City Council, Admissions and Benefits Team, Civic Centre 1, Little Park Street, Coventry, CV1 5RS Tel: 024 7683 1613 E-mail: [email protected] Choice adviser E-mail: [email protected] This team can also help you with free school meals and free bus passes. The Choice Adviser offers parents impartial advice about all aspects of schooling, including appeals against refusal of a place.

Spon Gate Primary School, Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ Telephone: 024 7622 6031 Age range: 3-11 - Gender: Mixed - Total pupils: 166 St Osburg's Catholic Primary School, Upper Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4AP Telephone: 024 7622 7165 Age range: 3-11 - Gender: Mixed -Total pupils: 219 Earlsdon Primary School, Earlsdon Avenue, , CV5 6FZ Telephone: 024 7667 2917 Age range: 5-11 - Gender: Mixed - Total pupils: 388 Sidney Stringer Academy, Cox Street, Coventry, CV1 5NL Telephone: 024 7625 1756 Age range: 11-18 - Gender: Mixed - Total pupils: 1300 Barr's Hill School and Community College, Radford Road, West Midlands, CV1 4BU Telephone: 024 7623 4600 Age range: 11-18 - Gender: Mixed - Total pupils: 682 The Coventry Blue Coat Church of England School, Terry Road, Coventry, CV1 2BA Telephone: 024 7622 3542 Age range: 11-18 - Gender: Mixed - Total pupils: 1383 Further Education City College Coventry, Swanswell Street, Coventry CV1 5DG Tel: 024 7679 1000 - Freephone: 0800 616 202 Email: [email protected] Website: www.covcollege.ac.uk Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB Tel: 024 7688 7688/024 7615 2222 E-mail: [email protected] Adult Education For information about adult education courses contact the Adult Education North East District Office at: Eburne Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Deedmore Road, Coventry, CV2 2AA Tel: 024 7678 7978 E-mail: [email protected] Libraries Central Library, Smithford Way, Coventry Postcode CV1 1FY Tel: 024 7683 2314 E-mail [email protected] Coundon Community Library, Moseley Avenue, Coundon, Coventry CV6 1HT Tel: 024 7678 6969 E-mail [email protected] Earlsdon Community Library, Earlsdon Avenue North, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6FZ Tel: 024 7678 6970 E-mail [email protected] Community Centres Coventry West Indian Community Centre, 159 Spon Street, COVENTRY, CV1 3BB Tel: 024 76552929 St Peter's Community Centre, Charles Street, COVENTRY, CV1 5NP Tel: 024 76226849; Fax: 024 76550799 Irish Elders Centre, St. Columbas Close Coventry CV1 4BX Tel: 024 76 221600 Ravidassia Community Centre, 17 Jesmond Road, Coventry, CV1 5AQ Tel: 024 76228741 Hillfields Young Peoples Centre, 8 Yardley Street, Coventry, CV1 5JN Tel: 024 76257031; Fax: 024 76222724

This is not an exhaustive list of community centres in Coventry. Please contact Coventry Direct or your local library to find out about the wide range of community centres and cultural activity groups available in the City.

Starley Housing Co-operative Registered Office: 17a Starley Road, Spon End, Coventry CV1 3JU Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 - Register No. 22153R Registered with the Housing Corporation - Registration No. C2731

Published October 2011 Health University Hospitals, Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX. Switchboard – 02476 964000 The City’s Accident & Emergency Services are located at this hospital. Ask at the office for contact details for departments and wards

Coventry NHS Healthcare and Walk-in Centre Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FH. Tel: 0300 200 0060 8am to 10pm - GP-led service, open to registered and unregistered pa- tients with or without an appointment, 365 days per year. NHS Direct for 24 hour confidential health advice Tel: 0845 4647 or at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Looking for a GP? Call NHS Coventry on 0300 200 0017 or visit: www.nhs.uk and enter your postcode, where you will find a full list of Coventry Practices, and relevant information about them. Problems registering with a GP? Contact: Coventry & Warwickshire Registration & Screening Service Tel: 024 7624 6189; Email: [email protected] Local GPs Jubilee Health Care 41 Westminster Road, Coventry CV13GB Tel: 024 7622 3565 Broomfield Park Medical Centre (Dr Durr & Partners) Spon End, Coventry CV13HQ Tel: 024 76228606 Phoenix Family Care (Dr EZZAT & Partners) 35 Park Road, Coventry CV12LE Tel: 02476 227 234 Dr Thomson & Partners, Coventry University, Priory Hall, Coventry CV1 5FB Tel: 024 76592012 The Meridian Surgery, 15 Bishop Street, Coventry CV1 1HU Tel: 024 7622 3921 Dentists You don’t have to be registered to get advice and treatment. There are many den- tal surgeries in the city who will accept new patients. For help in finding an NHS dentist in Coventry you should contact the dental helpline on 0800 051 1310 or visit: www.nhs.uk. Local Dentists Park Road Dental Care, Park House, Station Square, Coventry, CV1 2LD. Tel: 024 76220196 Jubilee Dental Practice, 3 Jubilee Crescent, Radford, Coventry, CV6 3EX. Tel: 024 7659 9810 Dental Perfection, 7 Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Road, Coventry, CV1 3FE. Tel: 024 7622 0420 Advice Services, Benefits and Welfare Contact Coventry Direct for more information about where to get help or advice on a wide range of issues, including benefits and welfare advice. Tel: 0500 834 333; Email: [email protected] Coventry Benefits Advice Line, Spire House, New Union Street, Coventry CV1 2PW. Tel: 024 7683 2000; Asian Language Line - 024 7683 4814 Coventry Citizens Advice Bureau, Kirby House, Little Park Street Coventry CV1 2JZ. Tel: 024 76252052 Open Monday to Friday from 9.30am and 4.00pm Coventry Law Centre, Oakwood House, St Patricks Road, Coventry, CV1 2HL. Tel: 024 7622 3053 Email: [email protected] Coventry Social Security Office (Job Centre Plus), Cofa Court, Cheyles- more, Coventry, CV1 2HJ. Telephone: 02476 232200; Textphone: 024 7623 2500 Coventry Social Services, Civic Centre, Little Park Street, Coventry, CV1 5RS. Tel: 024 76833478

Places of Worship Contact Coventry Direct or your local library for a list of places of wor- ship. Details for both are elsewhere in this leaflet.

Transport Buses Centro Contact Centro for travel information for buses in Coventry Tel: 02476 559 559 There are local buses from Croft Road and Queen Victoria Road to all are- as in Coventry. They are run by: National Express Coventry, 51 Bordesley Green, B9 4BZ Tel: 0121 254 7272 Stagecoach Midlands, Rothersthorpe Avenue, Northampton, N4 8UT Tel: 08456 001 314 Travel de Courcey Ltd, Rowley Drive, Coventry, CV3 4FG Tel: 0247630 2656 There may be other bus operators in Coventry Trains Coventry Train Station, Station Square, Eaton Road, Coventry CV1 2GT. Tel: 0845 748 4950 The station is 10 minutes walk from the top of Starley Road.