| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, payments summary, agendas, leaflets, copies of published material, annual reports, accounts and funding requests relating to Coventry Workshop (CW). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: CW (formerly Coventry Independent Consultative Agency and Independent Community Work and Adult Education Agency, Coventry) was established as a pilot project in 1973 to provide community advice on legal, housing, planning, public health and economic problems from an independent perspective not associated with local government. CW aims to provide 1) support for workers and the unemployed and tenants and residents to gain strength through collective action, 2) assistance in examining issues faced by labour and community organisations and 3) make relevant skills and information available to workers and community organisations. Nature of support: In 1984 the Trust approved a one-year extension of CW funding at £13,500. Minutes: B&GSCT 5623, B&GSCT 6053. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered 'EA/7/12'. |