Coventry Cyrenians

COVENTRY CYRENIANS OPEN SUBWAY STORE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

A Subway® store had a grand re-opening in Coventry on 31st May 2017 and Coventry Cyrenians were invited to cut the ribbon. The new store is located at The West Orchards shopping centre ........ read more...

VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH MAY 2017

In May we chose a team of Volunteers, Namz Jacob, Charlotte Rogers & Jana Soltisik, who are all graphic design/media degree students at Coventry University. Namz has volunteered for Cyrenians since October last year designing various posters for our events and leaflets for our services. Jana & Charlotte have been volunteering since February and recently produced a video advertising our charity shop, Windsor’s & Refreshed. read more...

THE COVENTRY FOR INTERMEDIARIES SPONSORED SLEEPOUT

A group of staff from the Intermediary Area of Coventry Building Society will be sleeping out to raise funds and awareness. Staff and volunteers from Cyrenians will also be joining! read more...

VOLUNTEER HAIRDRESSER

We now have a volunteer hairdresser. Rachel Powers is a self-employed hairdresser who works at the Barber Shop 'Dashing Blades' in Fargo Village. read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH APRIL 2017

Antony has been volunteering with us since February 2017 when he was staying in one of our residential premises ..... read more...

CELEBRATION AT EASTERN GREEN CO-OP AFTER £1,318 RAISED

Cyrenians were invited to the Co-op at Eastern Green to celebrate £1,318 being raised. This amount will go towards our project to turn a disused basement at one of our supported accommodations into a workshop for young people to improve their futures. read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH MARCH 2017

Congratulations go to Caitlyn Wen, our Volunteer of the Month for March 2017, who has received a certificate and gift voucher for all her hard work...... read more...

THE COVENTRY (BUILDING SOCIETY) TIDY AND REDECORATE SERVICE USER ACCOMMODATION

A team of volunteers from The Coventry (Building Society) visited a Cyrenians property to do some much needed cleaning, gardening and redecoration ..... read more...

NEW COUNSELLING SERVICE THROUGH YP ALCOHOL AND MEDIATION

We are very pleased to announce that we have developed a counselling related leaflet for young people, designed to answer questions, provide information, and put people at ease. The leaflet came about through a discussion I had with our counsellor Louise. We recognised that for young people starting counselling with us it might be a worrying thing to do. read more...

COVENTRY RECYCLING CLUB AWARD GOOD CAUSE FUNDING

We have been awarded a staggering £875 by Coventry Recycling Club, largely due to the support of everyone who signed up and gave points. read more...

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY EQUESTRIAN SOCIETY

On Wednesday 8th March, Coventry University Equestrian Society held a fundraiser for International Women’s Day and campaign group #TheHomelessPeriod... read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY 2017

Our volunteer of the month for February is Linda Mason. Linda has been volunteering with Cyrenians at our charity coffee & retail shop, Windsor's & Refreshed since July 2016 ............. read more...

THE COVENTRY(BUILDING SOCIETY) FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

We joined The Coventry (Building Society) to help celebrate the fundraising efforts of Chandon Duckett and her colleagues at the intermediaries’ department, who in the past two years have raised over £10,000 ..... read more...

PEANUT BUTTER DONATION FROM TULIP

We recently received a huge donation of Skippy peanut butter from a company called Tulip. Tulip is one of Britain’s leading food companies, supplying everything from retail (including Waitrose) to foodservice, wholesale and export markets, based in Warwick ............. read more...

DONATION OF TOWELS FROM WARWICK UNIVERSITY

We recently received a large donation of towels from Warwick University along with some new travel kettles and desk lamps .......... read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH JANUARY 2017

Our volunteer of the month for January 2017 is Ami Gibbs. Ami has been volunteering at our charity shop, Windsors & Refreshed since September 2016 ................. read more...

86TH WYKEN SCOUT GROUP VISIT TO WINDSOR'S AND REFRESHED

On the 24th January the 86th Wyken Scout Group attended Windsor's & Refreshed in the evening ............ read more...

DONATED GOODS COLLECTION FROM MULTIPLE VINCI ENERGY UK OFFICES

On Wednesday 24th January 2017, we collected clothes & bric-a-brac from VINCI offices with the new van purchased with funds provided by The VINCI UK Foundation ..... read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH DECEMBER 2016

Our volunteer of the month for December 2016 was Shelagh Williams. Shelagh has volunteered for Cyrenians for several years. She has given up her Christmas Day to volunteer at our annual event held at the Methodist Church ....... read more...

CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH CENTRAL HALL 2016

Cyrenians held their annual event on Christmas day, at the Methodist Church, Central Hall, welcoming all that may be homeless, lonely, vulnerable, or would have gone without a Christmas dinner ......... read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM SCHOOLS 2016

A big thank you to all of the following Schools that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas ..... read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM CHURCHES 2016

A big thank you to all of the following Churches that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas ............ read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM VOLUNTARY GROUPS AND CHARITIES 2016

A big thank you to all of the following Voluntary Groups & Charities that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas ...... read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE STATUTORY SECTOR 2016

A big thank you to all of the following Statutory Sectors that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas ........... read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM COMPANIES 2016

A big thank you to all of the following companies that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas ........... read more...

CHRISTMAS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM SHOPS 2016

A big thank you to all of the following shops that donated to Cyrenians this Christmas .......... read more...

BBC MIDLANDS TODAY VISIT WITH BROOKE

She was the five-year-old who dared to shout at the Prime Minister, and three months on Brooke Blair from Coventry is still determined to tackle homelessness. read more...

ORBIT CHRISTMAS RAFFLE 2016

Each year Orbit’s Facilities team in Coventry hold a Christmas raffle to raise money for a local charity. read more...

VINCI UK FOUNDATION - NEW VAN AND SUPPORT GIVEN AT CHRISTMAS

The van has now been purchased and will be used to pick up donation bags filled with clothes, plus donated furniture and bric a brac ...... read more...

THE COVENTRY(BUILDING SOCIETY) CONTINUED SUPPORT

We would like to thank The Coventry (Building Society intermediaries department) who have continued to support Coventry Cyrenians as their Community Partner. read more...

COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

We collected a huge donation from the Coventry City Council, Resources Directorate, Supporting Education Services based in North Avenue ... read more...

JAGUAR LANDROVER CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Rob Vaughan, Head of Business & Programme Office and his staff vistited our Head Office to bring their donation ........... read more...

VOLUNTEER CHRISTMAS PRESENT WRAPPERS 2016

With all the wonderful donations that we received this Christmas, we needed help to wrap them up to give out to the homeless, vulnerable and lonely at our Christmas Day Lunch Event.... read more...

E.ON CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Tajinder Kaur and E.ON staff visited our Head Office to deliver their donation ... read more...

KING HENRY VIII PREPARATORY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

King Henry Preparatory students created a ‘reverse advent calendar’, which involved a different student bringing in goods to donate every day. read more...

60TH COVENTRY HOLYHEAD ROAD U.R.C CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Local Scouts raised donations for our Christmas Appeal ........ read more...

COVENTRY GODIVA LIONS CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

The Coventry Godiva Lions visited our Head Office with a huge array of donated goods .... read more...

HEART OF ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE CHRISTMAS DONATION

We received £250 in vouchers from the Heart of England Co-operative, Abbey Street in Nuneaton ...... read more...

IKEA CHRISTMAS VOLUNTEERS 2016

IKEA Staff donated a large number of their chocolate bars, as well as volunteering ..... read more...

ST JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Thank you St. John Vianney Catholic Primary School for donating numerous socks and chocolate for our Christmas Day Dinner. read more...

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF KENILWORTH CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

The Catholic Parish of Kenilworth provided a staggering number of donations..... read more...

FINHAM PARK WESTGATE CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Students and staff at Finham Park Westgate all pulled together to collect a large donation....... read more...

FINHAM PARK 2 CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Finham Park II students and staff all came together to collect donated goods ...... read more...

ELLEN'S CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

Ellen and her mum Marie visited our head office to donate a range of goods including; clothes, 6 pairs of gloves, 12 pairs of socks, toiletries, chocs & biscuits. read more...

JEWISH ISRAELI SOCIETY CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

A big thank you to the Jewish Israeli Society at Warwick University, who raised a large donation of food for residents in our supported accommodations. read more...

THE MAYOR OF COVENTRY CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

The Mayor of Coventry attended our Head Office to kindly donate Chocolate bars for our Christmas Appeal! read more...

THE JOB CENTRE CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

For the second year running The Job Centre at Cofa Court did a Christmas Appeal for Cyrenians. This was organised by Tan Glendenning (JCP Work Coach Team) and Tony Kelly (Work Coach). They decorated and created a whole display in their office and asked collegues to donate items over the weeks leading up to Christmas. read more...

BISHOP ULLATHORNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL CHRISTMAS DONATION 2016

On Friday 16th December, Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School arrived with a minibus full of Christmas donations! Many pupils arrived with teachers to drop off their donations, the number of which surprised us all. read more...

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2016

Our volunteer of the month for November 2016 was Somya Mishra. As an asylum seeker Somya was keen to gain some work experience in this country. She was a resident in one of our hostels for the homeless and has since successfully moved on into her own accommodation. read more...

LONG SERVICE VOLUNTEER AWARDS

On 30th November, Cyrenians held an awards ceremony for our Long Service Volunteers. Mike Fowler (Chief Executive) presented them with the Tracy Kite Award. This recent time-honoured award is in memory of the late Tracy Kite, a remarkable member of staff who worked for the Cyrenians for over 10 years and was passionate about supporting our volunteers. read more...

ORBIT'S BRIAN GRIFFITHS AWARD

The Brian Griffiths Award has been established in memory of the late Brian Griffiths, a former Orbit Board member and Chartered Institute of Housing President, who dedicated his life to helping others. read more...

WINDSORS AND REFRESHED 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

On Wednesday 30th November, staff, trustees, volunteers, and customers celebrated the fourth year anniversary of Windsor’s & Refreshed read more...

INSIGHT TO WELL BEING COURSE

These are images from the final day of the three day Insight to Well Being programme which teaches a simple understanding of how state of mind affects our reality and therefore our behaviour, and how we can access our natural wellbeing and resilience. read more...

THE ACCELERATE PROJECT

The Accelerate project, a pioneering £3 million initiative to help the most disadvantaged unemployed people find jobs in Coventry and Warwickshire, was launched on 29th November at the Central Hall in Coventry, with Coventry Cyrenians taking an active part. read more...