Working for you

The Council is here for every resident in the city, throughout their lives. A lot of what we do goes unseen until you need us – but we’re here to help from the moment you’re born, through your life in the city, and when you need us in later life.

Every day, your Council Tax helps to pay for more than 700 different services which supports everyone from children and young people to families and vulnerable older people – making sure nobody is left behind in Coventry.

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They include:

• maintaining and repairing 3,000 miles of roads.
• repairing 12,000 potholes.
• managing 17 libraries that see 750,000 visits per year.
• managing and improving five award-winning Green Flag Parks.
• bringing you fantastic events such as the Godiva Festival.
• collecting 10 million bins.
• recycling 100,000 tons of household waste.
• providing free sports activities for 36,000 children across the city.
• supporting about 5,000 older people who need our help.