The CDP office was on the corner of Primrose Hill Street and Vine Street and survived until final demolition in 1975 to make way for Sidney Stringer School. It was manned initially by CDP staff Paul Skelton, John Benington and Nick Bond, with local solicitor Bob Zara, local pastor Harry Salmon, council community worker Richard Hallett and public health worker Mel Cairns adding support. It was a one stop shop for help, and the birthplace of CLIRS, which became eventually Coventry Law Centre. The team moved out and it was overseen by the revamped Hillfields Community Association and manned by local people, including Edna Sexton, Ram Dehra and Amarjit Khera (later a community relations officer for the Council), who produced Hillfields Voice magazine, which tackled local issues including racism, council disregard and support for young people. The magazine closed when the centre was shut down and the CDP itself ended after 5 years in 1975.
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