Our Vision for the City and Community Strategy

Our ambitions for the City of Worcester are best expressed in our vision of 'First Rank Cathedral and University City ' We recognise that we cannot achieve this on our own, but that by working in partnership with others and demonstrating community leadership we can. The Worcester Alliance (our Local Strategic Partnership) brings together representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Key partners include the University of Worcester , West Mercia Police, County Council, Learning and Skills Council, Primary Care Trust, Chamber of Commerce, Sanctuary Housing, BBT Thermotechnology Ltd, Hewett Recruitment, the Duckworth Trust, Worcester Live and the Worcester Volunteer Bureau.

Led by the City Council, the Worcester Alliance is now working to the second edition of its Community Strategy. It sets out a five year vision for the City with a number of outcomes that the Alliance is working towards. These are linked to both the wider county partnership outcomes and also the City Council’s Corporate priorities and projects.

The Alliance ’s annual City Summit in July 2007 brought together key partners to endorse an action plan for the Alliance to deliver the Community Strategy. Its four priority projects are:

• Focusing on two of Worcester ’s most deprived wards: Warndon and Gorse Hill
• Developing a 'Masterplan' for the city centre
• Addressing Transport needs and congestion
• Tackling the causes and effects of climate change 

The City Council is playing a leading role in the realisation of the Alliance’s vision.

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