Socials

1. St Nicholas Park Boating (canoes, kyaks & leisure boats)
2. Visit the Cotswolds (and have cream teas)
3. Weekend away
4. Ready steady cook party
5. Local club/theatre events
6. Pancake party
7. Sports events (Wimbledon final strawberry tea/ olympics/ football/ formula 1 and beer etc)
8. New year party
9. Geocaching
10. Bonfire night at the Rugby Club, or other organised event
11. Pub Quiz
12. Treasure hunt- in cars or walking
13. Meal together (Passover/Thanksgiving/Christmas meal)
14. Concert/talk
15. Walk/run together
16. Swap of clothes/toiletries/unwanted presents
17. Crafts evening (learn new crafts and show others your craft)
18. Sing Star/karaoke/ just dance evening
19. Chocolate fondue or curry fountain (!)
20. Computer gaming evening/wii games/ board games
21. Murder mystery party
22. Salsa dancing
23. BBQ or picnic
24. Balti night
25. Lazer quest
26. Rock climbing
27. Visit an open mic night
28. Bowling
29. Ryton Pools/Coombe Abbey/ Ryton Marsh
30. Den building (Ryton pools or Coombe Abbey)
31. Movie night
32. Mini golf (Allesley Park)
33. Picnic in the park
34. Cream tea
35. Scalextric
36. Hire a hot tub and have a hot tub evening (only male or only females!)
37. Eurovision/ oscars night
38. Other themed party- bond night/ 80s/70s/Lord of the rings/ harry potter/ blues brothers etc
39. Cheese & wine party
40. Ice skating
41. Narrow boat hire
42. Cookie swap
43. Twin lakes adventure park with farm, falconry centre etc www.twinlakespark.co.uk
44. Christmas party- could include decoration/present making
45. Fruit picking
46. Creative canapes party/sushi making
47. Visit Hatton Locks
48. Day trip to the beach
49. Paintballing
50. Charity ball
51. Visit twycross zoo
52. Movable feast (starter in one house, main in another, pudding in another etc)
53. Visit transport museum
54. Visit herbert art gallery
55. Real ale tasting at a pub
56. Chocolate/pudding party
57. Snow dome www.snowdome.co.uk/groups-parties/adult-groups/

Community Projects

Ideas already done in our Big Week or by Life Groups 
1. Handing out cookies or gingerbread men at Jaguar Land Rover.
2. Gardening at Youell Court nursing home in Binley
3. Litter picking at local park/woods
4. Tea and homemade cakes party to raise money for a local charity (we have done Coventry MIND and Zoe's place).
5. Moving furniture for Carriers of Hope charity
6. Getting involved in Healing on the streets on a Monday or Saturday lunch time (12-1:15)- contact Vicki Sutton on vicki@coventryvineyard.org.uk for more info on this. 
7. Handing out Eaton mess at the memorial park
8. Paying for parking at the hospital, or handing out cookies to staff-Coventry Vineyard has printed card specially for this project.
9. Assisting CAP clients with shopping, meals, gardening etc. (Speak to Ian Burton to get involved with this).
10. Street parties (for the queen's birthday, bonfire night, Christmas carols, New Year's eve, etc)
Please remember that Coventry Vineyard has generic ready printed cards for any give aways, that have the church details on one side, and the words: "This is a small way to say God loves you. We hope it brightens up your day." on the other side. You can arrange to pick some of these up in advance for your project.
Other ideas (many of which have been done in the past):

1. Comic relief bake off
2. Car washing
3. Carol singing (at supermarket or hospital - need permission in advance)
4. Litter picking in local streets
5. Free water after football match
6. Soup Kitchen
7. Gardening (& follow up after)
8. Easter egg/valentine flowers/mince pie/Hot Cross buns give away
9. Sweeping up and clearing leaves
10. Prophesy/healing at psychic fair
11. Volunteering at Coombe country park
12. Thanks gifts to local businesses
13. Coffee/tea at local football matches
14. Sanding and painting garage doors
15. Cakes for allotment growers
16. Clearing snowy paths
17. Presents for homeless/disadvantaged people at christmas or easter
18. Have neighbours round for christmas drinks and snacks or BBQ
19. Playing board games/ Painting fingernails at old peoples homes
20. Lawn mowing for neighbours
21. Christmas gift wrapping
22. Community dinner
23. Cookies for all your neighbours
24. Face painting
25. Balloon modelling
26. Volunteering to help at a festival (such as Spon festival etc)
27. Helping Sue Sampson with carriers of hope/circle of friends (including ‘christmas in a bag’)
28. ‘The big lunch’
29. Helping families from the refugee centre

These are not comprehensive lists, and I would love to hear other ideas you have (so I can add them to the list to help other leaders). Remember that some of these ideas need permission or planning, so it is a good idea to start organising them now!

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