News in Kenilworth

A digital gift voucher project designed to support Kenilworth independents has been given a boost by Warwickshire County Council's £80k town centres Tech Challenge fund.

The Tech Challenge fund, launched by the county council in November 2020, is supporting three digital initiatives (two in South Warwickshire, one in North Warwickshire) which will boost support for town centre businesses.

The local group 'Kenilworth-Uyogo Friendship Link' has expressed its thanks to the many people of Kenilworth who made donations to help enable female students cycle quickly and safely to school in rural Tanzania.

The 'Buy-A-Bike' alternative gift scheme was launched in November 2020 by this year's Mayor of Kenilworth, Cllr Richard Dickson.

This March, Kenilworth will be among ten areas of Coventry and Warwickshire to light up front windows and gardens as part of Coventry City of Culture Trust's 'Window Wanderland' event.

Organised in conjunction with the Kenilworth Centre, the Window Wanderland will be coming to Kenilworth every day between Saturday, March 13 and Friday 19, 5.00pm to 9.00pm.

Warwickshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS) has been recognised for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).

These efforts have been acknowledged in a letter from HMICFRS, following a recent inspection looking at WFRS's response to Covid-19.

No cases of new Covid-19 variants have been detected across Warwickshire, but plans are in place should that change according to the county's director of public health.

Dr Shade Agboola added that infection rates were falling and that the six lateral flow test sites were working at near capacity.

The Kenilworth History and Archaeology Society's (KHAS) 40th annual booklet 'Kenilworth History 2021: Research into Local History' is now available for purchase.

The 2021 edition includes the work of 10 different contributors, covering 17 different articles. Contributors range from first-time writers to regular authors.

Following the success of last year's inaugural 'Spark' event for the creative sector, Warwick District Council's Arts Section has announced that the full programme of sessions and speakers for Spark 2021 is now live.

The online event will be taking place this year from Monday 22 to Friday 26 February.

Another free art exhibition for Kenilworth in 2021 is currently available in the empty 'Poundland' unit on Warwick Road.

Organised by Jacqui Smithson and other Kenilworth Artists with the help of Becky Webb from the Kenilworth Arts Festival, the exhibition is currently displaying the work of five local creatives who are part of the group. The window will be refreshed on March 8 to give another five artists the space to exhibit their work until the beginning of April.

Kenilworth Round Table has announced that its annual Santa float raised over £5,500 for local causes at the end of 2020 despite the Covid-19 restrictions in place.

Starting on 3 December, Santa toured the streets of Kenilworth on 11 different nights in the run up to Christmas, collecting £5,635 in donations.

Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust's (CWPT's) vaccination roving team have been out vaccinating the vulnerable and elderly housebound residents in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

CWPT's roving vaccination team are supporting the local Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver the Covid-19 vaccination to residents who are unable to visit their GP or local vaccination centre to ensure they receive the Covid-19 vaccination to protect them against the virus.