oventry News...features...plus more about your city...your neighbourhood...your services cC t v s oissue 45 | dn ecember | 2013 INSIDE l Making more of your city 4-page special supplement

l Student village plan offers quality homes for 500

l Venues fired up by home grown energy

Including: news, comments and updates from organisations across the city working together to improve life in Coventry

From the top contents welcome to the december 2013 issue of citivision l A personal message from A personal message from Charley Gibbons, chair of the Coventry Partnership... * Charley Gibbons is Cllr Ann Lucas, chief executive of the With further improvements creation and growth. Citizens’ Advice Leader, Coventry on the horizon for the city, it’s At the same time, Bureau in Coventry City Council. good to know that supporting people on the and has agreed to be the chair of the organisations are continuing lowest income is absolutely Coventry Partnership to work well together. vital, and on page 9 of this for the coming year. New year brings Coventry Partnership was issue we’ve highlighted several new opportunities set up to improve the quality projects that show people The new year brings new of life for local people, and some of the steps they can beginnings – and this issue of providing a good base for the take to combat the effects of Citivision brings lots of stories local economy is vital for job welfare reform changes. about new beginnings for Coventry. We’ll begin to see our new news community focus city centre take shape next 4 Three empty and obsolete Page 10 year as work begins to create office blocks in the city centre A novel car sharing the bridge deck that will are set to be converted into a scheme has been kickstart the creation of the student village with up to 500 launched at long-awaited business district rooms. Westwood Business by the railway station. 5 A £50-million fund to Park with the support Meanwhile some of our support business growth is of the City Council most recognisable landmarks being launched by the and Westwood in the heart of the city will Council. Business Park take on new life as they 7 A new district energy heatline Residents’ Association. become the homes for our has been officially opened and students who bring so much is being described as the first to Coventry. scheme of its kind in the UK. community focus adoption focus At the same time, we’ll be getting on with the job of welfare focus 10 An award-winning volunteer 18 With figures showing an improving some of the city scheme and one of the most increase in people becoming centre’s squares and open 9 People could be eligible for successful in Coventry is on adopters, the pressure spaces. If we want business to £135 off this winter’s fuel bill the lookout for new recruits. remains to get even more invest in our city, we need to by registering for the Warm to come forward. make it look as good as Homes Discount scheme. possible, and I know that this regeneration focus health focus time next year we’ll have 11 Your four-page guide on how 17 Thousands of city residents plenty more to be proud of new ring road could be putting their lives at when we welcome visitors engineering and risk this winter by not taking here. landscape works are set to advantage of their free flu Of course all this work will give visitors and motorists a vaccination. mean some disruption for us more attractive and free- all, so please be patient with flowing approach to the city. us from time to time over what’s on the coming year as we get on with the job of regenerating 20 A round-up of some of the Coventry – I promise it will attractions on offer in and be worth it in the end! around Coventry this I’m looking forward to winter. 2014, and I hope you are, too. Merry Christmas to you all, councillors and here’s to a peaceful and prosperous new year. 22 Need to contact your councillor? Check out our * You can write to Ann at The Council comprehensive directory. House, Earl Street, Coventry CV1 5RR, or e-mail her at [email protected] contact us If you need this information in another Call the Citivision newsdesk on print and distribute to every If you would like to advertise in the format or language please contact us: 024 7683 1075 or write to Newsdesk, home in Coventry. You can also next issue of Citivision , contact Tel: 024 7683 1081 Room 27, The Council House, pick up a copy at libraries and Darren O’Shaughnessy on Fax: 024 7683 1132 Earl Street, Coventry, CV1 5RR, council buildings. Citivision is 024 7683 1075. Coventry City e-mail: communications@ or e-mail [email protected] produced on paper from Council is grateful for the support coventry.gov.uk sustainable woodland and is from advertisers in this issue of Cover story: Anna Bright (main picture), from Written and produced by the chlorine free. The milling process Citivision , but accepts no Sustainability West Midlands, checks out the waste to energy Communications Team, Coventry also has Environmental responsibility for the accuracy of furnace, and (inset, from left) the Heatline project is opened officially by Mike Smith, Cofely District Energy, Simon City Council. Each edition of Management Systems in place. adverts. The next issue of Citivision will Woodward, CEO Cofely District Energy, Cllr Rachel Lancaster Citivision costs 7p per copy to write, be delivered in March 2014. and Cllr Abdul Khan. Pictures: hollisphotography.com Once read, please recycle. Full story – Page 7 13/11/2738 december 2013 | citivision | 03 news

High-quality living on offer as empty office Three empty and obsolete office blocks gymnasium, lounge, and meeting and in Coventry city centre are set to be conference space for student use. converted into a student village with up The proposals could involve the to 500 rooms. Council providing commercial loans The buildings – Burges House in totalling £12.1 million in order to secure Ironmonger Row, a former Axa building the redevelopment of the three office in Corporation Street and the former blocks. Axa Tower in Well St – will all be Cllr Lynnette Kelly, Cabinet Member converted by Coventry-based Study Inn for Business, Enterprise and Group into high-quality serviced Employment said: “Our two universities student accommodation with 24hr are vital to the economy and management and a full range of international reputation of our city. facilities including reception, They have a key role to play in There’s nothing taxing about direct debit People are being Cabinet Member for encouraged to join Strategic Finance and more than 65,000 local Resources, said that customers and switch increasing online business is to paying their council inevitable and it was tax by direct debit. important that more and The call is being made as more people made the organisations increasingly switch. do their business online to He said: “Most of our improve turnaround times customers prefer to pay and to manage more using direct debit because it efficient ways of working. is the cheapest and most efficient method of Most customers ‘ collection - benefiting both prefer to pay using the customer and the direct debit because it Council. We know that isn’t is the cheapest and so simple for everyone most efficient method because of personal of collection...’ circumstances but for those About six out of 10 of us who can it makes real people make their monthly sense.” council tax payments by Switching to direct debit direct debit and because it’s is straight forward. For a much more efficient people who have an process for paying and account with a bank or processing the payments building society, it is an the Council’s revenues and automated way of paying benefits team is reminding the bill. For details people how easy it is to complete the online form switch. via www.coventry.gov.uk Cllr Damian Gannon, /counciltax Coventry-based charity Normandy Day UK is appealing for former servicemen Steady progress for college and women to be part of a peace education film project. Thanks to Armed Ofsted has judged City College Coventry to be making Forces Community Covenant grant funding, a film maker will be appointed to ‘reasonable progress’. The inspectors explored a work with Coventry secondary schools to interview service men and women. number of themes, including self-assessment, learner Prominent international peace makers will also be interviewed and the film will success rates, improving teaching and learning, be held by the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. The film will be completed by workplace learning, science, mathematics, engineering June 6, 2014, the 70th anniversary of D-Day. It will then be promoted to all UK and business, governance and performance management. secondary schools. D-Day veteran Dennis Davison, aged 90, who founded the Since the summer, interim principal John Hogg and chair charity, said: “This project is a dream come true. To bring the message of peace Maggie Galliers have introduced a new strategic plan to young people means the world to me. But it can only happen if people come that focuses on Coventry and the surrounding area and forward to tell their stories.” For details contact Andy at on meeting immediate and future skills gaps. [email protected] or by call 07939 105706. 04 | citivision | december 2013 news

High-quality living on offer as empty office blocks replaced by 500-room student village Coventry’s regeneration and they are a same time it will also bring vacant significant contributor to our economy. buildings back into use. “We will always look for ways to assist Coventry-born Study Inn Director people who have the same vision and Kieran Leahy said: “This kind of drive as us to create jobs and regenerate innovative thinking by the Council is an the city and this is a good example of a example of working together to enable local company with ambition and drive regeneration. Where other councils are and a great idea that has a track record talking about it, Coventry is actually of success.” doing it. We have our head office in The development aims to help Coventry and have invested £19 million students move out of shared homes in and created 38 local jobs in the city so far n Change of use (far left, and above): The former Axa residential areas, freeing up homes for and these developments will bring that Tower in Well Street, and the Burges House in Ironmonger families and first-time buyers. At the total to £35 million and 65 new jobs.” Row are being revamped for student accommodation. We want your business! Unique plan to grow jobs Trainees scheme a firm foundation for the future A £50million fund to support business growth is being launched by Coventry City Council. The initiative – thought to be one of the first of its kind in the country – will see the creation of The Coventry Investment Fund which will encourage businesses to locate to or grow in Coventry by providing infrastructure, premises and facilities to boost business success. The scheme will be funded through prudential borrowing following a decision taken earlier this year by councillors to allocate £50million of capital investment to kickstart regeneration in Coventry. Council officers estimate that more than £100million worth of private investment could be ‘We’re finding new, bold and innovative ways to give Coventry’s economy the kickstart it needs. Coventry faces big economic challenges and needs bold solutions to compete with the most successful cities in the UK...’ brought to Coventry by using the fund to support schemes currently unable to access existing funding. A board of councillors, led by Cabinet Member for Business, Enterprise and Employment, Cllr Lynnette Kelly and supported by independent industry experts will allocate funds to priority schemes across the city. Cllr Kelly said: “We’re finding new, bold and innovative ways to give Coventry’s economy the kickstart it needs. We think we’re one of the first councils in the country to launch a fund like this; n Cllr Lynnette Kelly, Cabinet Member for Business, Enterprise Coventry faces big economic challenges and needs and Employment with Andy Staien, site manager for Keepmoat Homes and apprentices Charlie Newman, James Stokes, Chris bold solutions to compete with the most Gardner, Sean Farrell and Tom Moreton. Four more apprentices successful cities in the UK. have completed the award-winning Construction Shared One of the first schemes will be to develop new Apprenticeship Scheme and completed their frameworks. small industrial units at Lythalls Lane. Cllr Kelly added: “We know there’s a demand for these units, but the recession has meant Four more apprentices have completed model meaning that the apprentices developers have been reluctant to take the award-winning Construction Shared move around to work for different developments forward.” Apprenticeship Scheme. Coventry City construction companies on different sites, “The government is determined to, and will Council works in partnership with a gaining a wealth of experience in a keep on cutting its funding to councils across the number of organisations, including number of different environments. The country, so we need to find new ways to make Warwickshire College, City College scheme was voted Apprentice Scheme of money for the city that can be used to protect Coventry and BAM Construct UK. the Year at the National Federation of frontline services.” The programme works on a ‘carousel’ Builders’ Awards. december 2013 | citivision | 05 news

A greener Work has begun on a plan that will transform the area outside the Council House. The plan will create a one-way approach system and the traffic lights at the junction of High Street will be removed. The road will be landscaped with new areas of lawn and connecting sandstone paths. It will also connect to the work recently undertaken in High Street and to the civic Gosford Street. Cllr Rachel Lancaster, Cabinet Member for Public Services, said: “Widening pavements and greening complex... the area is a positive step for the city centre.” The work is partly financed by the European Regional Development Fund. New fund aims to boost community health care ...and station revamp A new fund has been set up to support community and voluntary sector health projects. The Innovation and Development Fund is a moves a step closer £140,000 grant scheme open to all community groups and voluntary organisations in Coventry, to help meet the health needs of the locality they serve. Bids for the grant can be from £500 to £10,000, but larger projects are being considered as well. The money is provided by the Council’s public health team (£50,000) and Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group (£90,000). Voluntary Action Coventry will manage the fund and support voluntary and community groups in putting together their applications. The aim of the grant is to improve public health across Coventry. Cllr Alison Gingell, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services and Chair of the Health and Well-being Board, said: “Reducing health inequalities in the city is one of our major priorities. We want to stimulate and support the local know-how that lies in our community organisations.” For more details, visit www.vacoventry.org.uk

A planning application for the eagerly-awaited landscaped bridge deck over the Ring Road. Friargate development in Coventry has been Stephen Reynolds of Friargate Coventry LLP said: submitted by developers, Friargate Coventry “Friargate is the first development on anywhere near LLP. this scale and type in Coventry for decades and Made up of the new Coventry City Council represents a massive opportunity for the city to building, public open space and a landscaped attract new employers and visitors to the city.” ’boulevard’ leading from Coventry railway station to Councillor Lynnette Kelly, Cabinet Member for Greyfriars Green, the application will, if approved, see Business, Enterprise and Employment, said: “The the project spring to life early next year. submission of this application is both a step forward The construction of a sustainable new office for the Friargate development and for our move to building for the Council – the first of 25 new this fantastic new business district for the city. buildings in the development – will accommodate the Friargate will change the face of our city, kick-start majority of the Council’s office-based staff in a single investment, create jobs and save money for council n Welcoming the new fund are (from left) Jane Moore, location. tax payers.” of the Council’s public health team, Ruth Popejoy and Rob Allison, of Voluntary Action Coventry, Marie West, The entire development is to be phased over 15 For more information, visit contracts manager from the Clinical Commissioning years with the initial work seeing the removal of the www.friargatecoventry.co.uk Group, and Cllr Kamran Caan, Deputy Cabinet Member Junction 6 gyratory together with an extensive, n Regeneration focus – See feature, pages11-14 for Health and Adult Services. 06 | citivision | december 2013 news

n Anna Bright (main picture), from Sustainability West Midlands, gets a close- Heatline points the way up view of the waste to energy furnace, which is now supplying heat and hot water to several city centre premises, including the Herbert and Coventry with home-grown energy Cathedral. The Heatline project is

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scheme of its kind in the e r u t c UK. i P Coventry District Energy ‘Heatline’ scheme, will transfer heat produced at the waste to energy plant in Whitley to a number of city centre buildings. Cofely District Energy joined forces with Coventry City Council in buying heat from the waste to energy plant and shipping it through a network of ‘The first phase of Heatline has been a buried pipes to consumers in the success, with a number of city centre through its subsidiary city centre buildings now Coventry District Energy benefiting from heat and Company. hot water generated from The heat is currently being surplus energy generated sold to scheme members at a in Whitley enabling us to competitive rate to help them keep our fuel costs low...’ reduce their energy costs and carbon tax bills. Phase 1 of Heatline, launched in September, saw buildings such connect to the scheme. to keep our fuel costs low, which as the Council House, Herbert Councillor Abdul Khan, Cabinet benefits both the taxpayer and Firm rises to the Art Gallery and Museum and Member for Sustainability and the environment. The scheme is a Coventry Cathedral being Local Infrastructure, said: “The UK first.” university challenge supplied with heat and hot water. first phase of Heatline has been a Simon Woodward, of Cofely A second stage will extend the success, with a number of city District Energy, added “I am Coventry University and the scheme to benefit tenants in centre buildings now benefiting delighted we have been able to Unipart Group have joined forces social housing and other from heat and hot water bring this project to fruition for to develop a new Engineering and residential developments, as well generated from surplus energy Coventry City Council, its Manufacturing Institute on as to local businesses that want to generated in Whitley enabling us residents and businesses.” Unipart's manufacturing site in Coventry. The £32-million project will see the creation of an international centre of engineering and manufacturing excellence, which will be the base for a sustained programme of innovative teaching and learning, product development and research activity. The project, which has been awarded £7.9 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund, is part of a national government initiative which is supporting innovative programmes designed to boost the economy. Unipart itself is contributing £17.9 million towards the creation of the new facility with a further £5.6 million towards student scholarships and product research and development. Its aim is to develop the next generation of highly skilled, specialist engineers and operational leaders needed for the UK's high-value manufacturing sector. december 2013 | citivision | 07 news On the fast track to half Students savour the gospel truth marathon success Organisers of next year’s Coventry Half Marathon are calling on people to get set for the March 23 event. The 13.1-mile run will start and finish in the city centre and will take runners on a tour of Coventry offering competitors and participants the chance to see the city from a different perspective. Primary schools can also get involved by signing up for the Schools’ Challenge. Accompanied by their teachers, the children will complete a half marathon distance by running a mile a week over 12 weeks and completing the challenge by running the final mile on the stage of the half marathon. Coventry’s Half Marathon is Gospel choir Soulful serenade City College performance by Soulful, the College set up partnering with Zoë’s Place and Coventry students (above) after an invite to the multi-faith trees in the North and South foyers Stroke Association, alongside venue. The invite was part of an event to and decorated with them with pictures of and Make-A-Wish for the Schools’ recognising the role that gospel choirs have had information about people who have played a Challenge event. For more in nurturing Black talent. The choir is led by role in shaping Black History. Marcus Lapsa, a information and to take on the Angela Baxi, a former singing teacher at Tile lecturer at the college, said it was wonderful to challenge, visit Hill College and some of her former students hear them perform and it had been an www.coventryhalf.com. now sing in the choir. As well as the inspirational day.

08 | citivision | december 2013 Welfare focus Are you eligible for help with Bishop’s blessing for winter fuel? Coventry City Council is calling on local people to pay-day loans challenge find out if they are eligible for £135 off this winter’s fuel bill by registering for Senior councillors along with the Bishop of unions to become more widely known in the city and to the Warm Homes Coventry have been visiting the city’s New Central highlight their value. Discount scheme with Credit Union as part of a co-ordinated effort to Cllr Gannon said: “Credit unions are the unsung heroes their energy supplier. steer people away from pay-day loans to more of the finance world, unlike payday loan companies they With fuel prices about to effective ways of managing money and debt. are not motivated by profit alone and are keen to make rise by an average of Cllr Damian Gannon, the Council’s Cabinet Member sure their members remain on a stable financial footing.” between seven and 11 per for Strategic Finance and Resources and Cllr Colleen The Bishop of Coventry and Cllr Colleen Fletcher took cent this winter Fletcher, who chairs the Council’s Scrutiny Co-ordination the opportunity to set up their own account at the New (depending on supplier and Committee joined the Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Central Credit Union. tariff), more Coventrians Cocksworth to meet with credit union staff. Cllr Fletcher added: “The fact is that credit unions set across the city are likely to The aim of the meeting was to iron out ways for credit out to provide credit and loan products with fair and reasonable interested rates. Members put in feel the pinch. savings as part of the constitution and all The Warm Homes members receive training on budgeting and Discount Scheme (WHDS) managing their financial affairs. I’m really pleased is administered by the to get involved.” energy companies and Coventry currently has two active credit offers a one-off £135 n Union of unions based in the city: New Central Credit discount off the energy minds: Union and Coventry and District Credit Union bills of households that Representatives of New Central based at the Willenhall Advice Centre. The need it the most. Credit Union average loan from a Credit Union ranges from Those receiving Pension with Cllr £750 to £1,000 over a two year term. Credit and many other Colleen For details, contact New Central Credit older people will Fletcher Union (NCCU), 33 City Arcade, Greyfriars Walk, automatically qualify for (second left), the Bishop of Coventry, CV1 3HX, telephone 024 7663 3456 WHDS and will need to do Coventry (Fax: 024 7655 2243), visit www.newcentralcu nothing more - their Christopher .co.uk or e-mail [email protected] electricity bill will be Cocksworth, Coventry and District Credit Union can be credited with £135 over and (far right) contacted on 024 7651 1117 or e-mail the winter. Cllr Damian Gannon. [email protected] Abdul Khan, Coventry City Council’s Cabinet Member for Energy and Coventry Citizens Advice Bureau in Environment, said: “The Budgeting and bills Sorted, partnership with Groundwork West Warm Homes Discount Midlands and local housing associations Scheme can really help thanks to the CAB team... has set up the Sorted project to help those in need and I’d and support social housing tenants encourage anyone who through the Universal Credit and other thinks they may be eligible welfare reforms. Sorted offers practical to contact their energy support to social housing tenants on provider to find out”. benefits and welfare, setting up home, The criteria for eligibility budgeting and banking and varies between energy understanding tenants’ rights and companies and, as they responsibilities. The scheme has enlisted don’t give deadlines, the help of 12 volunteers, but more are people are advised to needed. Supervisor Amy Rugg said: “Our contact their energy volunteers provide invaluable support in suppliers as quickly as helping our clients to maintain their possible to check if they tenancies, maximise their income and can benefit. improve their quality of life.” Since the The Warm Home scheme was launched in March, more Discount does not impact than 395 people have benefited from the on eligibility for Winter project, which is funded by The Big Fuel or Cold Weather Lottery and supported by Coventry payments. For further Citizens Advice Bureau, Groundwork information, call the West Midlands, Whitefriars Housing WHDS helpline on 0845 Association, Midland Heart, Orbit Heart 603 9439 between Monday of England and Coventry City Council. and Friday 8.30am-4.30pm, For volunteering opportunities, contact n Getting things Sorted are (from left) Sheila McAvoy, volunteer Idris Mohammed on 024 7625 2067 or or contact your energy administrator Edina Owusu, Sorted client Amy Rugg, volunteer supervisor, supplier. and Sabir Zazai, Sorted programme manager. email [email protected]

december 2013 | citivision | 09 community focus Car share puts the brake on congestion

A novel car sharing scheme has been launched at n In the driving Westwood Business Park with seat are Matt McConnochie, Nick the support of the City Rowley and Adam Council and Westwood Crutchlow from Business Park Residents’ Whistlefish Association. pictured with Cllr The scheme has been developed Rachel Lancaster. after more than four out of 10 business park employees told the Council that residents are helping themselves to reduce the ‘The new car share scheme is a way they would be interested in a car sharing scheme traffic load. We’re just asking people to sign up that the residents are helping but would need help finding a partner and nearly and give it a try. There’s no compulsion after themselves to reduce the traffic load. eight out of 10 said that they had never car that to give or offer a lift.” We’re just asking people to sign up shared. The scheme is part of plans to help To sign up to the Westwood Business Park car and give it a try...’ reduce congestion and impact on the sharing scheme visit www.westwoodbusiness environment around the business park and has Solution Manager of Whistlefish, said that park.co.uk/carshare. For more information the backing of many companies on the site. Westwood Business Park has been suffering about benefitting from free cycle training if you Nic Rowley, chair of the Residents’ Association from congestion for a number of years. He said: live, work or study in the city, visit of Westwood Business Park and Business “The new car share scheme is a way that the www.coventry.gov.uk/cyclecoventry. Can you help recapture the spirit of the Olympics? An award-winning volunteer n Recruiting for scheme and one of the most new Coventry successful in Coventry is on Ambassadors are (from left) Jane the lookout for new recruits. Whitehead, Paul More than 300 Coventry Chinn, Caroline Ambassadors who turned the Hobday, Cllr Ed city pink during the 2012 Ruane, Ian Dunn, Olympics were acclaimed by and David Boughey. visitors to Coventry. Following the success of the scheme, Coventry Ambassadors are keeping the London 2012 Legacy Alive volunteering at over 20 events and contributing over 20,000 volunteer hours including at the Coventry Half Marathon, the Corporate Games, The Godiva Awakes parade around the Ring Road and national events including a recent Davis Cup tie at the Ricoh Arena. a great part of the city’s events Already, 300 people have over on January 1, 2014, to be Councillor Ed Ruane, offer. We’ve put funding into expressed an interest in eligible. Cabinet Member for Housing the project and a new social signing up as new The programme is funded by and Heritage, said it was an enterprise has been set up by Ambassadors following the Coventry City Council and ideal time for new volunteers Coventry University which will latest recruitment drive. coordinated by Coventry to get involved. work in partnership with People can apply by visiting University. Coventry He said: “We want to Coventry City Council and Coventry.gov.uk/Coventry Ambassadors will be managed continue the Ambassadors other key partners for the ambassadors. by EnV, a new social scheme because it has proved benefit of the city.” Applicants must be 18 or enterprise.

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december 2013 | citivision | 13 regeneration focus Eagle eyes help drivers go with flow hen work starts, the WCouncil will have cameras trained on all of the major junctions of Coventry’s roads. The cameras will be monitored by a team based in the city centre who will be able to alter the red and green phases of surrounding traffic lights to ease congestion. All major roads and junctions in the city are monitored and Council staff can respond to congestion by altering the red and green runs of lights. A good example of this is when there is a major event at the Ricoh, like a concert, the team can control the time the lights out of the city are on green to shift more vehicles through and speed the smooth flow away from the venue. Councillor Rachel Lancaster, cabinet member for Public Services, said: “We have a great system in place to manage traffic and limit delays. It’s in planned without some disruption. going on by following the Council use all day, every day all So for real time updates people can on Twitter @coventrycc year and it ensures we refer to our website or follow us on Variable message signs will also have very little Twitter.” be in use on the main routes into congestion on our city’s With so much work going on – the city warning of any congestion roads. But it will really this ability to manage the so motorists will be able to change come into its own with flow and I want everyone to know surrounding traffic will be really their routes accordingly. so many improvements planned. that we will be doing our best to important to limit any hold ups to a More advanced information will We will be responding to changes in k e ep traffic flowing. Of course you minimum. You will be able to keep also be available on can’t do as much as we have got up to date in real time with what’s www.coventry.gov.uk/yourcity New site for Trigger happy! historic seats it was A number of benches originally currently located on the edge Work located outside the University of Greyfriars Green will be on Priory Street. Councillor relocated as part of the of art Rachel Lancaster, Cabinet Friargate Junction 6 bridge heads for Member for Public Services, deck work. The impressive said: “Trigger is much loved benches, which were storage and a real landmark on the designed by Jim Brown and junction 6 traffic island. He feature a white horse detail, will have to be removed for a were previously located short time but he will go outside the Belgrade Theatre. back when the work is Councillor Lynnette Kelly, complete. While he’s away Cabinet Member for hen work we will carry out some Business, Enterprise and Wgets small repairs so he goes Employment, said:“The underway on back looking even benches are really lovely. And Junction 6, the horse better than he does they are significant to the city sculpture – visible to now. I am also hopeful because they were designed traffic driving towards the that we will be able to by Jim Brown who was city centre from Warwick include even more art in this Donald Gibson’s (City Row – will be temporarily location – either on the Architect 1939-1955) artist removed until the work is pedestrian route to Friargate of choice in the 1940s and complete. The horse is called – or on the traffic island. If we 1950s. They have a real ‘Trigger’ and is by an artist can – we will make sure that Festival of Britain feel and called Simon Evans – it was local people are involved in they will fit perfectly into the runner up in a competition to helping us to select just the n Cllrs Lynnette Kelly and Rachel Lancaster new Council House Square mark Industry Year in 1986 and right thing. area.” 14 | citivision | december 2013 community focus Project focuses Police send break-ins tumbling on victims of Official statistics show a near 10 rape and abuse per cent fall in break-ins across Holy crimebusters! Locals pack a punch the city so far this year. A joint initiative between Figures show that 100 fewer Coventry Coventry City Council and the residents have suffered at the hands of Coventry Rape and Sexual burglars since April compared to the Abuse Centre (CRASAC) is same period in 2012-13. focusing on the needs of In recent weeks there have been some survivors of rape and sexual significant charges for burglary. Senior abuse. police officers say that these have been ‘Rape is Rape in any language’ down to members of the public reporting is a ground-breaking project in suspicious activity and officers acting on Coventry and is the first of its intelligence to track down suspects. kind to highlight the needs of Three years ago there was an average survivors of rape and sexual of eight burglaries a day across Coventry, but that figure has now dropped to around five. In Coventry, there are 418 Neighbourhood Watch Schemes designed to encourage members of the public to take a more active part in the community Batman may have had Robin to billboards and messages in where they live. Members are encouraged help him rid Gotham’s streets online newspapers also stress to be watchful and vigilant and note of criminals but West Midlands the importance of reporting abuse as well as the education of anything suspicious. Details should then Police has a greater force . . . crimes and suspicious others. be reported to the co-ordinator. local residents! behaviour so that officers can A DVD has been produced The co-ordinator will pass this In a bold move away from take action. Officer say that and can be followed on Twitter information to your local Neighbourhood traditional police advice, while crime has fallen over the through the hashtag #rapeisrape. Policing Team. Peter Sturgeon, the ground-breaking motion past decade, each year there is Coventry City Council Leader engagement officer for West Midlands comics are being used by the a spike in crime when the Cllr Ann Lucas said it was Police, supports the scheme and can be force for the first time to show clocks go back. incredibly important that we contacted via West Midlands Police on the ‘heroic’ ways people are For security tips, safety raise awareness of what rape their 101 non-emergency number. joining in the police’s fight advice and more information and sexual abuse really means. Statistics show that residents belonging against crime. Comic strip on the new campaign visit The campaign has been to an active scheme have less chance of style posters, leaflets, mobile www.westmidsheroes.com supported by Coventry Bears becoming a victim of burglary. rugby league team.

december 2013 | citivision | 15 health focus Your two-page guide to healthcare around Coventry Feel Well this winter... Local people in Coventry are being urged to look after their own health and that of others during the winter months. More people suffer illness or are injured in winter than at any other time of the year. No matter how old you are, or where you live, there are loads of ways you can make simple changes to keep you healthy. Here are some top tips to help you Feel Well this winter...

include: painkillers, first aid kit, cough how to get the right treatment for all and cold remedies and enough of your kinds of non-emergency situations. regular medication if you have a long Pharmacy term health condition. Did you know that you can treat many Fill the freezer minor illnesses and injuries without Stock up on frozen food – especially having to see a doctor at all? They can vegetables – in case it’s too cold provide ‘on the spot’ help and advice outside to go shopping. Keep some on minor ailments. Don’t forget that emergency food supplies, such as; pharmacists are trained health Catch It, Bin It, Kill It bread in the freezer, longlife milk and professionals and offer a convenient Remember coughs and sneezes spread non-cook foods. local service, opening in the evenings diseases. Cover your cough or sneeze Be a good neighbour and weekends. with a tissue, bin the tissue safely and Look after the vulnerable by getting in GP surgery quickly wash your hands with soap touch with people who are ill, elderly See a GP if you have a condition you and warm water or anti-bacterial gel. or on their own and may need a or your pharmacist cannot treat, Eat well helping hand. Make sure they have a except in cases of chest pain, Make sure you have regular hot meals contact number for yourself. Keep shortness of breath, massive bleeding and drinks throughout the day as drives and footpaths clear by or suspected stroke. In these cases eating often during the winter months shovelling snow for friends and you should call 999. helps keep energy levels up. neighbours if they struggle to do it Walk-in Centre Keep active themselves. Coventry NHS Healthcare and Walk- Move around at least once an hour Keep the children in Centre gives you fast access to and don’t sit down for long periods of healthy this winter health advice and treatment from time, as even light exercises can help * Get your child vaccinated. experienced GPs and nurses on a you keep warm and improve * Recognise the difference between a range of minor illnesses and injuries. circulation. cold and flu. The centre is open at 8am to 10pm, Norovirus * Practice good hand hygiene. 365 days per year. Call 0300 200 0060 Norovirus is better known as the *Find out where to get the right. or visit www.cityofcoventrynhs winter vomiting bug and is highly treatment for winter bugs. healthcarecentre.nhs.uk contagious. It causes projectile vomiting and diarrhoea and affects people of all ages. If you get norovirus, make sure you drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration, always wash your hands with soap and water, do not visit relatives in hospital or residential and nursing homes. Falls Take extra care if you go out, icy pavements and roads can be very Your time is a precious thing, slippery. Make sure you wear boots or hundreds of people spend hours at shoes with good grip on the soles. Accident and Emergency Keep warm departments each week for minor Insulate your home, keep internal illness and ailments when other doors closed, have regular hot meals services would have been more and drinks, wear extra layers of appropriate. Here’s how to access clothing and close the curtains at dusk. the right health services in Call 0800 988 2881 (Act on Energy) Coventry: for assistance to help control your energy bills and make your home Self care energy efficient. Call NHS111 or visit www.nhs.uk for Well-stocked medicine cabinet free confidential advice and guidance A well-stocked medicine cabinet might from healthcare professional staff on

For more information about keeping healthy this winter visit... www.FeelWellCovWarks.nhs.uk 16 | citivision | december 2013 health focus Stub it out at school gates A new campaign to The smokefree school Health checks encourage adults not to gates signage is not a ban are just the tonic smoke near school gates and there will be no fines has been launched at or strict enforcement - the People aged 40 to 74 can now primary schools across signs are used as a polite get a free NHS health check Coventry. request to encourage once every five years. The initiative follows on adults not to smoke in NHS Health Checks are being from the success of the areas primarily used by delivered to people aged 40-74 launch of Smokefree children. across the country to help children’s play areas in the Limbrick Wood Primary prevent the early onset of health city parks earlier this School is one of the problems such as heart disease, summer. locations supporting the stroke, diabetes, kidney disease The signage has been scheme. Head Teacher and some forms of dementia. The designed with input from Paula Pickthorne said it good news is that these Coventry head teachers, was about encouraging a conditions can often be with the hope to also culture change, not prevented – even if people have a n Paula Pickthorne, history of them in their families. Head teacher, Limbrick empower parents to speak enforcing a ban. “I’m sure Wood Primary School, up if they do not want that many of our parents, That’s why the free NHS Health with Cllr Joe Clifford their children to be in a and those across the city, Check is so important. and pupils. smoky environment when will follow the smokefree The check assesses the risk of entering and leaving school. gates initiative,” she added. developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and stroke. For more information on what the NHS health check will Infections team leads the way involve, please go to University Hospital Coventry three cases a month of C diff. In www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/public/ and Warwickshire’s Infection 2008/9, there was an average of If you haven’t had an NHS Prevention and Control Team 17 cases of MRSA bacteraemia, health check in the last five years, has been named the Infection but just two cases so far this please contact your doctor’s Prevention Society’s Team of year. Pictured left (from left) are surgery to book an appointment, the Year for UK and Ireland. Allison Bradley (Infection or call 02476 961590 to identify The team received recognition Prevention and Control other community venues for its innovative approach to practitioner), Fiona Reakes- near you. education and the reduction of Wells (Infection Prevention and healthcare associated infection Control practitioner), Kate Festive period puts such as C diff and MRSA. The Prevc (Matron for Infection campaigns have worked so well Prevention and Control), Az drink in sharp focus that one has now been adopted Khan (Data analyst for the Over the holiday season Coventry by the Royal College of Nursing. Infection Prevention and residents are being encouraged to As a result of the efforts of Control team), Karen Richards understand about a range of hospital staff, healthcare (Infection Prevention and surprising facts around alcohol associated infections have been Control practitioner), Darren usage. dramatically reduced from Wheldon (Healthcare Assistant Statements such as, ‘over 45s 2008/09, when there was on for the Infection Prevention are three times more likely to average 12 C diff cases a and Control team), Melanie drink alcohol every day’, are month. To date this year, there Gallo (Infection Prevention and among a range of facts being has been an average of just Control practitioner). highlighted as part of the national campaign. Messages are being highlighted in University Square and Millennium Place. One in three entitled to a free flu jab HIV alert for Thousands of city residents could be have a chronic condition received pregnant last winter had their putting their lives at risk this winter their jab last year. This includes vaccination. high-risk groups by not taking advantage of their free people with severe asthma, diabetes, Carers who receive a carer’s Over 100,000 people in the UK flu vaccination. chronic heart disease and those with allowance, or look after an elderly are now living with HIV. In Coventry one in three people lowered immunity due to disease or or disabled person, are another A number of people in the city are entitled to a free flu vaccination, medication. Other risk groups group entitled to the jab. Getting the that are in high risk groups for yet every year thousands of people include people with chronic liver, flu jab is an important way of HIV, including those in African run the lottery of catching the kidney and neurological disease, such protecting yourself and those you communities and men who have potentially deadly illness rather than as Parkinson’s or Motor Neurone care for. sex with men, are risking late having the ‘flu jab’. Disease, and those who have had a The flu vaccine changes every year diagnosis and a higher risk of Everyone aged 65 or over is stroke or mini-stroke. to fight the latest strains of flu, so death by not getting tested for the entitled to the free flu jab, as are Pregnant women at all stages of even if you had a jab last winter you virus. people with a range of chronic pregnancy are entitled to the jab need another one this year to stay A simple finger prick test is all it conditions. GPs offer flu jabs to their because they are particularly at risk flu safe. takes and those who feel that they patients for free. Pharmacies are also of complications from flu, and the Speak to your GP or local may be at risk can visit offering free flu jabs this year. vaccine will protect their baby in the pharmacy about the free flu jab. It’s www.thinkHIV.org.uk for However, only about half of all first few months of life. Less than 50 quick, safe and free for those most personalised advice and clinics in adults and children in Coventry who per cent of women who were at risk from the virus. their area. december 2013 | citivision | 17 adoption focus Keeping up the Making a adoption profile The recent National difference Adoption Week provided the perfect to children backdrop for Coventry to maintain the profile of Coventry of its own Adoption Service. Councillor Innes was With figures showing an increase in on hand at the recent people becoming adopters, the Coventry Blaze and pressure remains to get even more Sheffield Steelers game people putting themselves forward to pressure. In 2012, 40 children were the improving figure but said there was at the SkyDome (pictured make a difference to a young adopted and so far this year, 25 children still a lot of work to do. above left) where she person’s life. Coventry is looking for have already been adopted with a further She said: “I think the statistics show played her own part in adopters who could provide a loving, 45 children currently placed with their that the service is improving and that the week by ‘dropping permanent and secure home to single adoptive parents. we should have every confidence that the puck’ to start the children, sibling groups and children By March 2014, the Council is hoping the service is going in the right match. The game was with additional needs from all to achieve 50 adoptions, a 10 per cent direction. among dozens of backgrounds... increase on the 2012 figure. “But we have a high number of promotions which have A number of factors have contributed children waiting to be adopted and the continued throughout Rise in adoption to the encouraging increase. These recent National Adoption Week was an the month. Black include improvements in the service ideal time to raise awareness of what minority ethnic (BME) figures is good news which combined adoption and fostering we are doing. We have some great groups are also being The number of children and under a single Family Placement Service people working in our adoption service encouraged to come babies being adopted in Coventry banner, reductions in assessment waiting doing all they can to ensure that young forward as currently looks set to beat last year’s figure times plus more targeted and widespread people have an opportunity of a life that members of those which is good news not only for marketing of the service. the majority of us take for granted. communities are under- the Council but the city as a Sadly, the number of children in care “But despite our current success, I represented as city whole. has increased to over 600 in the last 12 know we are not complacent and will adopters. To find out Coventry City Council's Adoption months meaning the need for adopters is continue to improve all of our more, visit Service is determined to find more greater than ever. procedures to ensure that all the www.coventry.gov.uk adoptive homes for children and babies Councillor Jayne Innes, Coventry City children in our care can find the loving /adoptionandfostering despite this increase in numbers and Council’s Deputy Cabinet Member for secure homes that they deserve as or telephone with the service facing unprecedented Children and Young People welcomed quickly as possible." 024 7683 2828.

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should be valued and recognised as both a role model and inspiration to Heroes take centre stage others.” The new advisory panel will meet A new advisory panel has been every three months to monitor and set up to oversee the city’s Civic leaders raise profile of good citizens develop the Good Citizen Award. Its Good Citizen Award. received the accolade after providing performed acts of bravery, raised members will include: The award – presented at every first aid to a man who suffered an money for charity, rescued people full Council meeting – is being injury and who was losing a lot of trapped in fires, coached young * The Lord Mayor. expanded to encourage nominations blood. children to achieve their athletic * The Council’s Honorary from people who have a sporting and The man was taken to hospital potential, and included a school Recorder, His Honour Judge cultural background and people who where a surgeon was able to caretaker, a postman and a caring Richard Griffiths-Jones. have gone above and beyond the perform an operation to stem the student. * Cabinet Member Cllr Dr * efforts of most people in commercial bleeding. Mrs Robertson’s Cllr Phil Townshend, deputy leader Lynnette Kelly (Business, life and employment. calm and public- of the City Council and Cabinet Enterprise and Employment) . The first Good spirited action was Member for Community Safety and * Cabinet Member Cllr Abdul Citizen Award in highlighted by Equalities, said the advisory panel had Khan JP (Energy and Environment) . Coventry was hospital staff who been set up to recognise and * Cabinet Member Cllr Ed marked in said her actions saved reinforce the importance of the Ruane (Housing and Heritage) . September 2001 the man’s life. Other Good Citizen Award. * Chief Superintendent of when Mrs Lesley past award winners He said “I want to encourage Coventry (or their nominee) . Robertson have people who work or * Chief Superintendent Andy live in the city to be Nicholson/Superintendent honoured for the Claire Bell. exceptional things * The Coventry Member of the they do behind the UK Youth Parliament. scenes every day. * Shadow Cabinet Member Cllr “It is the efforts Allan Andrews (Community Safety and motivation of and Equalities) . n Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr local people whether * A nominee from the Hazel Noonan with through volunteering Conservative Group. Bernard Keogh, the most or caring for others recent winner of the Good If you know a worthy good citizen Citizen award. that make a difference visit www.coventry.gov.uk to community wellbeing. /goodcitizen or call 024 7683 3100 in Those many individuals who order to access the application form give up their spare time to submit a nomination.

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december 2013 | citivision | 19 what’s on Out and about this chilly season

Here are some of the things you can enjoy this winter in and around Coventry

DECEMBER Fine body of work 14 – Coombe Christmas Until Jan 5 – Jack and the Lily Cole by Gillian Wearing, 2009, Workshops: Log Reindeer, Beanstalk , Belgrade Theatre. one of the works on show at Coombe Country Park (10am- The Belgrade Theatre’s Exposed: The Body in Art from 12.30pm). Make your very own legendary Christmas Dürer to Freud at Coventry’s log reindeer to welcome Father pantomime returns with one of Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Christmas and all your family the world’s favourite fairytales. The exhibition explores a range of and friends to your home. All 024 7655 3055, or visit artistic responses to the human materials and tools provided. www.belgrade.co.uk body, and includes works by Light refreshments provided. Until April 21 – Exposed: Albrecht Dürer, Dante Gabriel Cost £20pp. Suitable for 14 The Body in Art from Rossetti, Barbara Hepworth, Helen years+. Advance booking Dürer to Freud , Herbert Art Chadwick and Francis Bacon and essential on 024 76 45 3720 or Gallery and Museum. Exposed Lucian Freud. (*Image © the artist, coombe.countrypark@coventry is an exhibition of work courtesy Counter Editions and .gov.uk selected from the fine art Maureen Paley, London/Photo 17 – Herbert illuminations - collections at Birmingham ©Birmingham Museums Trust) Fashion in the First World Museums with a small number War (12.30-1.30pm, free). Did of works from the Herbert’s fashion matter in the First @coventry.gov.uk workshop. 024 7683 2386. own collection. The exhibition World War – and what might be 7 – Little Elves Workshop: 7 – A Trail of Festive Tidings , explores a range of artistic Sticks and Twigs , Coombe The Herbert (10am-4pm, free) . its legacy? responses to the human body. rs’ Market, Country Park (1-2.30pm) . Kids Join in a festive hunt around the 20 – Farme Exposed includes works by Broadgate (9am-3pm). get crafty for Christmas making Herbert Art Gallery and Albrecht Dürer, Dante Gabriel 21 – Reindeers and Santa, hanging decorations with sticks Coventry Transport Museum. Rossetti, Barbara Hepworth, Lower Precinct (11am-3pm). and twigs. Cost £4pp. Suitable 7 – Free Radio Christmas Helen Chadwick and Francis 21-23 – Santa’s Grotto, for under 5s, free if Stars Live Final , Precinct Bacon and Lucian Freud. Coombe Country Park. The accompanied by a paying adult. Fountain Stage (3pm) . Brought Tickets can be purchased elves will take you to your own Advance booking essential on to you by Free radio in online or in the Herbert. Adult personal appointment with 024 7645 3720 or association with Coventry City £4. Children (18 and under) Father Christmas! Includes small coombe.country Council. The shortlisted finalists free. gift. Cost £6 per child (under 2s [email protected] representing their local primary 2,9,16 (also Jan 6, 13, 20, 27) – free if accompanied by a paying 7 (Until Dec 28) – Oh No It schools will compete live on Indoor archery sessions , sibling). No need to queue – just Isn’t! , The Belgrade Theatre. A stage, singing to be crowned Ricoh Arena Community Space, o brilliant new comedy thriller Free radio Christmas Star contact the Visitor Centre t Floor 1, South (De Vere) Stand written and directed by winner 2013. arrange your appointment. (Monday evenings, 7-8.30pm). acclaimed Coventry writer 9 – Schools Christmas Times will be given on booking. Costs £5 per session for adults Nick Walker. Four actors are Carols , Christmas Fountain All children will have up to an 16 years+ and £4 per session performing a Christmas Panto. Stage (11-11.30pm and 2- hour in the elves’ workshop for under 16 years. Children For the audience it’s a fun 3.30pm) . Local schools (including visit to Santa). must be supervised and aged 7 yuletide treat – for the actors performing a range of Advance booking essential on years+. For more information on stage, it is a matter of life Christmas Carols. 024 7645 3720 or or to book, contact Mary or and death. 024 7655 3055 or 9 (Until Dec 14) – Lower coombe.countrypark@coventry Caroline on 07432 441559 or visit www.belgrade.co.uk Precinct Ice Rink . Ice rink .gov.uk 07804 154471. 7 – Christmas Family Day , open each day from 11am-7pm 22 – Winter Wonderland 7 – Coombe Christmas Coventry Transport Museum (Dec 11, 12-8pm) . Show, Precinct Fountain Stage Workshop: Christmas (10am-4pm) . A fun-filled day of 11 – Winter Wonderland (11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm). A Cards and Wrappings , festive family activities including Show , Precinct Fountain Stage special Christmas performance Coombe Country Park (10am- pre-bookable sessions on how (5pm, 6pm and 7pm) . A special brought to you by Coventry 12.30pm) . Have a go at card to make a Coventry Godcake Christmas performance Performance Company, Ancora making techniques and learn and marzipan Christmas brought to you by Coventry’s Productions. how to give your gifts that decorations. Ancora Productions. extra special finish with a 7 – Merry Making , The 14 (Until 29, excluding Christmas JANUARY natural touch. Suitable for Herbert Art Gallery and Day) – Roller Rink and Disco , beginners and intermediates. Museum. £7 per session or £12 Broadgate. Brought to you by 3 – Art takeover day, The Cost £12. Suitable for 14 for both. Get creative this Coventry on the Move, the Herbert (10.30am -3.30pm, free). years+. Light refreshments festive season and let your popular attraction returns A creative start to the new year provided. Advance booking imagination flow by joining The complete with carousel, big featuring some of the favourite essential on 024 7645 3720 or Herbert for a wonderful artist wheel and helter skelter – make and take workshops. Drop email coombe.countrypark led Christmas decoration charges apply. in throughout the day.

Following the recent lights switch-on, the Council has also introduced free parking after 3pm up to the new year!

20 | citivision | december 2013 For a full list, visit www.coventry.gov.uk/events

16 – Artist’s Insight, Lisa NOTICEBOARD Out and about this chilly season Gunn in Conversation , The n Neighbourhood forums Herbert (6.30pm, free) . Artist Residents who want to help Lisa Gunn discusses the influence improvements where they motivation behind her work and live are being encouraged to attend her work processes in an their local neighbourhood forum. informal gallery setting. Booking Forums are held every three is advised at www.theherbert months – covering 18 wards. People .org or call 024 7629 4774. can quiz local councillors, police 23 & 24 (Also Jan 28 & 28, and officers and other street services March 27 & 28) – New Early officers about current issues. Years Play Days , The Herbert Forums starting at 7pm include: (10.30-11.30am and 1-2pm, free) . * December 10 – Westwood, Play Days give children aged one Xcel Leisure Centre; Sherbourne , to three an opportunity to Bethel Church; explore and investigate through * December 12 – Whoberley , sensory play. Drop in, no Allesley Park Community Centre; booking required. Earlsdon , West Orchard United Diwali lights prove a shining success 25 (Also Feb 8) – Workshop: Reformed Church; n Council leader Ann Lucas switches on the Diwali lights, Sculpting the Body , The * December 17 – Cheylesmore , watched by (from left) PK Bahkri, chair of Coventry Indian Herbert (12.30-4pm, £15 per Quinton Park Baptist Church; Community Organisation, Cllr John Mutton, Cllr Harjinder workshop) . Guided by artist Tanya * January 7 – Wainbody , Grange Sehmi, and Sarwan Singh, chair of the Indian Community Kozin, produce your own small Farm Primary School; Centre, Cross Road. The event, which has been celebrated in human figure sculpture. Suitable * January 15 – (6pm start) St Coventry for more than 25 years, brought a festive feel to for beginners upwards aged 16+. Michael’s , Hope Centre; Henley , Foleshill Road. The festival was also marked by an event at the All materials provided. Booking St Philips Church; Indian Community Centre in Cross Road. essential. Book both Sculpture * January 16 – Lower Stoke , Life workshops and receive a 10 per Centre; cent discount. Go to * January 21 – Binley and Community Centre; www.coventry.gov.uk/blog/libraries. www.theherbert.org or call 024 Willenhall , John White * January 29 – Radford , tbc. The blog, along with Twitter and 7629 4774. Feb 8 workshop For details visit www.coventry Facebook pages, are among the Life Drawing with a .gov.uk/neighbourhoodforums or new ways that local people can Difference (8-10.30pm, £10) . Herbert, exploring the call Matthew Rossi, Governance keep up-to-date with all that’s on at mediaeval ideal of Mary Services on 024 7683 3079. libraries across the city. FEBRUARY Magdalen and asks why she was Through the social media sites one of the most popular female n Calling all knitters (and you can find out about upcoming 15 (Also March 1) – Workshop, saints during the Middle Ages. crocheters): A new knitting and author visits and events in libraries. Drawing the Body , The 18 – Object handling: crocheting group has started at The library service recently Herbert (1.30-4pm, £10 per Collection Conversations , Central Library. Groups also take celebrated 100 years of Earlsdon, workshop) . Guided by visual artist The Herbert (11am-1pm, free) . place in local libraries, for details Foleshill, and Stoke Libraries. Visit Frieda Van de Poll, develop your Drop into What’s In Store and call 024 7683 2314. www.facebook.com drawing technique and get the handle items from our natural /coventrylibraries to view n opportunity to experiment with history, archaeology and social History books offer at photographs of the celebrations. mixed media. Suitable for history collections. Curators Coventry Libraries : City Council You can also follow us beginners or those with some will be on hand to answer your libraries are offering brand new www.twitter.com/covlibraries experience aged 16+. All questions. local history books for sale. The materials provided. Booking books which offer a nostalgic look n Make cycling your new year’s essential. Book both drawing MARCH back at Coventry’s past include: resolution: Thinking about losing workshops and receive a 10 per * Spon Street and Spon End by weight and getting fitter? Then why cent discount. Go to 1 – A Short History of John Ashby (£10). Detailed account not consider cycling? You can take www.theherbert Drawing , The Herbert (11am- of 200 years of everyday life in two advantage of free cycle training .org or call 024 7629 4774. noon, free) . Art historian David of Coventry’s oldest thoroughfares. courses that Cycle Coventry is 17 -21 – Discovering Modern Packwood offers a brief history * The Character of Coventry by offering through Bike Right. The Masterpieces , The Herbert of drawing. Booking advised. John Ashby (£5.95). Reflection on weather needn’t be an issue either (10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30- 18 – Herbert Illumination: the local characters and the history as two indoor courses have been 3.30pm, free) . Discover all about Curator Talk, The Herbert of the city’s inns and taverns. organised for beginners, and those the styles and techniques used (1.30-2.30pm, free with £4 * Meaning of the Street Names returning to cycling after a long by the artists shown in the exhibition entry fee) . Join Victoria of Coventry by Margaret Smedley time. The sessions are on Saturday, galleries. Daily workshop details Osborne, Curator (Fine Art) (£6.95). Compilation of Coventry January 18, at Woodlands Academy vary – visit www.theherbert.org from Birmingham Museums as streets, detailing the meaning Sports Complex, and Saturday, for details. she explores selected works behind their names. For details January 25 at the Ricoh Arena. To 18 – Herbert Illumination - within the Exposed exhibition. contact Central Library on 024 book or for more information, visit The Medieval Magdalen , The Booking advised, but tickets can 7683 2314. www.bikeright.co.uk/westmidlands Herbert (12.30-1.30pm, free) . be purchased on the day. Go to /cycletraining, e-mail info2@ Talk from Leah Mellors, Social www.theherbert.org or call n The latest Libraries bikeright.co.uk or call History Curatorial Trainee at the 024 7629 4774. information can be found out on 0121 200 2266.

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december 2013 | citivision | 21 your council Cllr Ann Lucas: Call 024 7683 1103 for an I BABLAKE appointment., or e-mail ann.lucas@ I UPPER STOKE Cabinet Members coventry.gov.uk Surgery on first Monday of Cllrs Galliers and Kershaw hold regular each month 9.30-10.30am at Holbrook Cllr Kamran Caan: For an appointment or Cllr Ann Lucas , Leader surgeries: Coronation Club, Keresley Rd Health Centre, Wheelwright Lane. home visit, call or text 07730 111101, or 12 noon -1.00pm on the first Saturday of the e-mail [email protected] Policy and Leadership Cllr Philip Townshend , Deputy Leader, month. Allesley Parish Church Hall, 5-6pm on I LONGFORD Cllr Sucha Bains: Barras Green Social Club, the second Monday of the month or contact Coventry St, between 12 noon-12.45pm Community Safety and Equalities Cllr Damian Gannon , them directly as below: Cllr Linda Bigham: First Friday of every every Saturday or call 024 7645 9484. Cllr David Galliers: 07973 780871 month 3.30-4.30pm at Longford Cllr Colleen Fletcher: For an appointment Strategic Finance and Resources or e-mail [email protected] Primary Care Centre, Longford Rd, and text 07939 111992, (will be happy to call Cllr George Duggins , twitter @davidgalliers 5.30-6.30pm at Scout Headquarters, you back) or call 024 7683 1039 or e-mail Children and Young People www.facebook.com/Allesley Aldermans Green Rd. Last Friday of [email protected] * (Cllr Jayne Innes, Deputy) CoundonAndKeresley every month 6-7pm at St Thomas’ Parish Cllr David Kershaw CBE, www.bablakelabour.com Church Hall, Longford Rd. Please call 024 I WAINBODY Education Cllr David Kershaw CBE: 024 7671 1107 7636 0898 to make a surgery appointment. * ( Cllr Dan Howells, Deputy ) or 07850 664576 or e-mail Cllr John Blundell: Call 024 7683 1276 Cllr George Duggins: Second Saturday of Cllr Lynnette Kelly , [email protected] (weekdays) or 024 7641 9794 (evenings and every month 12-1pm at Bell Green Business, Enterprise and Employment Cllr Andrew Williams: Call 024 7683 1039 Community Centre, Old Church Rd and weekends) or e-mail john.blundell@ or e-mail [email protected] coventry.gov.uk for an appointment; will Cllr Rachel Lancaster , Public Services 1.15-2pm at Royal Hotel, Old Church Cllr Abdul Khan , Rd. Second Sunday of every month gladly visit. I BINLEY & WILLENHALL 11.30am-1pm at Bell Green Club, Roseberry Cllr Gary Crookes (Lord Mayor): Energy and Environment Ave or call 024 7683 1003 (day) or e-mail For an appointment call 024 7683 3048 Cllr Alison Gingell , Cllr Dave Chater: For an appointment or [email protected] (day) or 024 7646 1777 (after 6pm) or Health and Adult Services home visit call 024 7667 2619 or Cllr Lindsley Harvard: First Saturday of e-mail [email protected] * (Cllr Kamran Caan, Deputy) 07759 062733 or e-mail every month 10.45-11.45am at Scout Cllr Tim Sawdon: Call 024 7683 1039 (day) Cllr Ed Ruane , [email protected] Hut, Aldermans Green Rd and or 024 7641 5771(after 6pm) or e-mail Housing and Heritage Cllr Ram P Lakha OBE: For a home visit or 11.45am-12.45pm at Bell Green Community [email protected] appointment call 024 7683 1039 or e-mail Centre, Old Church Rd. First Sunday of [email protected] or every month 11am-12 noon at the Church I WESTWOOD Committees [email protected] Hall, St Thomas’ Parish Church, Longford Cllr John Mutton: Call 024 7683 1039 Rd, and noon-1pm at Bell Green Cllr Maya Ali: Surgeries every third Licensing and Regulatory for an appointment or advice. Club, Roseberry Ave. Call 024 7667 5717, or Thursday of the month, 4.30-5.30pm at the C Cllr Patricia Hetherton e-mail [email protected] Tanyard Community Centre, Tanyard Close, DC Cllr Bally Singh I CHEYLESMORE Coventry, CV4 9TS. For an appointment call Planning I LOWER STOKE 07949 653 656 or e-mail maya.ali@coventry C Cllr Kevin Maton DC David Galliers Cllrs Foster and Noonan hold regular .gov.uk Audit and Procurement surgeries: Cheylesmore Community Centre Cllr John McNicholas: If you have a Cllr David Skinner: Call 024 7683 1039 C Cllr Hazel Sweet DC Cllr Sucha Bains 6.30-8pm on last Wednesday of each month problem, need help or advice. I can visit you (day) or 024 7646 8106 (out of hours) or e- Scrutiny Co-ordination mail [email protected] (except December) or contact them directly in your home and be contacted on 024 7683 C Cllr Colleen Fletcher Cllr Richard Sandy: Surgeries held at as below: 1039 (day), 024 7650 4037(evenings) or e- DC Cllr Joe Clifford Cllr Kevin Foster: Call 024 7683 1039 (day) mail [email protected] The Lime Tree Club, Templar Ave second Saturday of the month from noon-1pm and Finance and Corporate Services or e-mail [email protected] Cllr Phil Townshend: Call 024 7683 1034 (Scrutiny Board 1) Cllr Hazel Noonan (Deputy Lord Mayor): (day) for details of surgeries or e-mail every fourth Saturday of the month from Call 024 7683 3048 (day) or 024 7650 5109 11.30am-12.30pm at Canley Library, Prior C Cllr Richard Sandy [email protected] Education and Children’s Services (evenings) or e-mail hazel.noonan@coventry Cllr Catherine Miks: Call 024 7683 1039 or Deram Walk. For an appointment call (Scrutiny Board 2) .gov.uk 07415 534274 or e-mail catherine.miks@ 07949 900445 or e-mail richard.sandy@ Cllr Harjinder Singh Sehmi: Last Friday coventry.gov.uk coventry.gov.uk C Cllr Faye Abbott of the month at Cheylesmore Social Club, Business, Economy and Enterprise Quinton Park, 6-7pm or call for an I RADFORD I WHOBERLEY (Scrutiny Board 3) appointment on 07507 687268 or C Cllr Tony Skipper 07956 491443 or e-mail Cllr Mal Mutton: Call 024 7630 4497 or Cllr Dan Howells: If you require help or Public Services, Energy and [email protected] 024 7683 1039 for an appointment or advice I can visit you in your home or at a Environment (Scrutiny Board 4) e-mail [email protected] time and place convenient to you. To arrange C Cllr Tariq Khan I EARLSDON Cllr Keiran Mulhall: Every Tuesday at an appointment call 07540 083974 or Health and Social Care Radford Social Club, 226, Radford Rd, CV6 e-mail [email protected] (Scrutiny Board 5) Cllr Jayne Innes: Surgeries every fourth Cllr Allan Andrews: Happy to help where I can. 3BQ from 6.30-7.30pm. Also Radford Social C Cllr Steven Thomas Will visit at home or the Council House. Please Club on the first Sunday of the month Saturday of the month except December, call for an appointment on 024 7683 1276 or 11.30am-12.30pm. Or call 024 7683 1039 for July and August from 12 noon at Allesley C = Chair DC = Deputy Chair e-mail [email protected] an appointment. Park Library. Also you can ring 02476 405 or follow on twitter @allanandrews Cllr Tony Skipper: Available to see Radford 132 or email [email protected] Cllr Michael Hammon: Call 024 7644 residents at Coventry Coachmakers’ Club, for an appointment or home visit outside 8585 for an appointment or e-mail 72 Radford Rd, CV1 4BY. To make an these times. Coventry MPs [email protected] appointment or to leave a message, call Cllr Bally Singh: Regular Surgeries are held every third Saturday of the month 10am- Bob Ainsworth MP Cllr Ken Taylor OBE: Call 024 7667 3717 024 7683 1039. Coventry North East for an appointment. noon at St Mary Magdeline Centre, Sir Call 024 7622 6707 I ST MICHAEL’S Thomas White Rd. Also morning chat every I FOLESHILL first Friday of the month 8.30-9am at Stoke e-mail [email protected] Joint surgeries every second Friday of the Bakery, Allesley Park. Call 07779 256898 for Jim Cunningham MP Cllr Tariq Khan: For an appointment call month 5-6pm at St Anne and All Saints an appointment, or e-mail bally.singh@ Coventry South 024 7683 1039 or 07415 534267 or Community Hall, Acacia Avenue. coventry.gov.uk Call 024 7655 3159 e-mail [email protected] Cllr David Welsh: First Saturday of each e-mail [email protected] Cllr Abdul Salam Khan: Call 024 7683 month, 12-1pm at the Redeemed I WOODLANDS Geoffrey Robinson MP 1039 (day) or 07903 847160 or e-mail Christian Church of God (former Howitzer Coventry North West [email protected] Club), Albert St. Third Friday of each Cllrs Hetherton and Thomas hold regular Call 024 7625 7870 surgeries on the fourth Friday of each Cllr Malkiat Auluck: Second Tuesday of the month, 3-4pm at the Regeneration Office, e-mail [email protected] month 6.30-7.30pm at Foleshill 121-124 Far Gosford Street. Call 07956 307 month at Tile Hill Library, Jardine Cres from Community Centre, Foleshill Rd or call 437 or e-mail [email protected] 5-7pm 024 7663 7965 for an appointment. Cllr Naeem Akhtar: Surgeries every first Cllr Patricia Hetherton: Please call 07985 European MPs Tuesday of the month, 5-6pm at Hillfields Youth 811881 for an appointment or e-mail I HENLEY Centre, Yardley St. For an appointment [email protected] West Midlands Region call 07747 003141or e-mail naeem.akhtar@ Cllr Steven Thomas: For an appointment call my residents’ hotline 07535 423796 or CONSERVATIVE - Malcolm Harbour, Cllr Lynnette Kelly: Call 024 7671 1682 or coventry.gov.uk. Philip Bradbourn. 285 Kenilworth Road, e-mail [email protected] Cllr Jim O’Boyle: Second Saturday of each email [email protected] Cllr Julia Lepoidevin: For an appointment, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EL. Cllr Kevin Maton: Call 07941 827229 or month, 12-1pm at Zeenat Restaurant, Call 01676 530621 or 01676 530297 e-mail [email protected] Cambridge St, Hillfields, fourth Saturday call 024 7683 1276 (day), 07944 458 751 or LABOUR - Michael Cashman. Cllr Ed Ruane: Call 07817 218137 or of month, noon at Transport House, Short e-mail [email protected] Terry Duffy House, Thomas Street, e-mail [email protected]. Surgery at St. Call 024 7669 4873 or 024 7683 West Bromwich B70 6NT 4pm on the third Thursday of every month at 1039, or e-mail jim.o’[email protected] I WYKEN Moat House Leisure Centre, Winston Ave, Call 0121 569 1923 Cllrs Thay, Abbott and Sweet hold surgeries Henley Green. I SHERBOURNE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS - Phil Bennion. every third Friday 6.30-7.30pm at Wyken Haunton Manor Farm, Haunton, I HOLBROOK Cllr Seamus Walsh: Call 07956 546983 or Working Men’s Club, Ansty Rd, Wyken. Tamworth M79 9HN 024 7683 1039 (day), or e-mail Cllr Robert Thay: For an appointment call 07875 031851or email UKIP - Mike Nattrass. Cllr Joe Clifford: Every Wednesday, 6.30- [email protected] [email protected] 123 New John Street, Birmingham, B6 4LD 7.30pm at Holbrook Community Care Assoc, Cllr Alison Gingell: For an appointment call Cllr Faye Abbott: For an appointment call Call 0121 333 7737 Holbrooks Lane. Call 024 7646 5315 or e- 07541 741617 or e-mail 07944 996294 or e-mail faye.abbott@ WE DEMAND A REFERENDUM - mail [email protected] [email protected] coventry.gov.uk Cllr Rachel Lancaster: Call 024 7636 0021 Cllr Damian Gannon: For an appointment Nikki Sinclaire. Cllr Hazel Sweet: For an appointment or e-mail [email protected] call 07725 536259 or e-mail 123 New John Street, Birmingham, B6 4LD or home visit call 024 7661 6273 or for an appointment. [email protected] Call 0121 359 5933 e-mail [email protected] 22 | citivision | december 2013