Make a Difference: Coventry and Warwickshire

Supporting Content

• Tom Grennan's Community Award Winners

  Tom Grennan chose the BBC CWR’s Make a Difference Community Group Award 2025.

  Duration: 2:41

• Ashley Cain judges Fundraiser Award

  Ashley Cain was the judge for this year’s BBC CWR’s Make a Difference Fundraiser Award.

  Duration: 3:54

• Pete Waterman’s Great Neighbour

  Pete Waterman picked BBC CWR’s Make a Difference Great Neighbour Award Winner 2025.

  Duration: 3:13

• Green Award goes to Leamington Spa duo

  “Keanu Reeves is not in Love with you” author, Becky Holmes was a judge this year.

  Duration: 3:38
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• Children in Need 2022: Dog Walk and Talk

• Summer of Sunflowers

  Phil Upton wants you to help him spread sunshine across Coventry and Warwickshire.   Get Into Nature by growing sunflowers to create BBC CWR's Summer of Sunflowers – to make it happen we need you to join the Sunflower club!  All you need is a seed, some soil and a pot.  Plant it, watch it grow and tell us how it goes.

  We’re giving away more than 500 seeds and by summer we want to see Coventry and Warwickshire’s front gardens and public places adorned in Sunflowers!

  The question is can you measure up to Upton, he’s 6 foot 1. 

  Show us your progress, add us to WhatsApp 080000 321 333 starting your message with CWR. 0800 75 65 200 or text me on 81333 starting your message with CWR

  

• About

  At a time when we’re being asked to work together, we will be sharing details of where you can find help and support from organisations and individuals in your area who are working hard to make things easier for you.

  If you are in a position to help and have something that you’d like us to share, get in touch:

  Email: coventry.warwickshire@bbc.co.uk and put "Make a Difference" into the subject title.

  Phone: 0800 75 65 200

  If you have a smart speaker and would like to hear more Make a Difference stories as well as an update on what you need to know about what’s happening in Coventry and Warwickshire right now ask your device to “Play BBC News from CWR “

  

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