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Coventry Law Centre and Coventry Cyrenians move to new premises

26 January 2010

Coventry Law Centre and Coventry Cyrenians are joining forces to improve the services that they offer to their clients.

From 26th January, Coventry Law Centre will be operating from new premises at Oakwood House in St Patrick’s Road. Coventry Cyrenians will set up new services for homeless people at the other end of the building some time later this year.

Sue Bent, Director of Coventry Law Centre, said “We will be able to offer much improved facilities for disabled clients as we will have a ground floor reception and a suite of interview rooms. Our new premises are next door to Job Centre Plus and very close to the police station and the courts. Coventry Citizens Advice Bureau’s new office is opposite the Courts, so we are also very close to them.

“We are sharing our new premises with Coventry Cyrenians. This will strengthen our existing partnership work on housing issues and allow the opportunity for us to jointly develop enhanced services for homeless people or those threatened with homelessness.”

Mike Fowler, Chief Executive of Coventry Cyrenians said “We are planning new services to start later this year that will operate via a separate entrance at the other end of the building from Coventry Law Centre - but sharing premises will make it easy for us to work together and will allow economies of scale. We hope to build on existing partnerships with other voluntary and statutory sector agencies to further strengthen our joint work.”

“Collaboration will allow both of our organisations to expand and strengthen what we can offer to our clients, and it will offer opportunities over time to share services and gain more value for money.”