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27 March 2025
Have your say on new Worcestershire Soldier Gallery
Have your say on the brand-new Worcestershire Soldier Gallery at The Commandery.
Funded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire), Museums Worcestershire and the Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum are working in partnership to develop the new gallery.
Re…
27 March 2025
Replacement trees planted at Ketch Caravan Park
New trees have been planted on the riverbank alongside Ketch Caravan Park, after Worcester City Council served a Tree Replacement Notice on the landowner.
Some 28 trees, suited to wet environments, have been planted on the site in the St Peter’s area of Worcester.
Once mature, the willow, a…
24 March 2025
Worcester prepares to commemorate VE Day
Worcester will be hosting a day of activities later this year to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
The city will come together on Thursday 8 May to reflect on the sacrifices of the wartime generation and celebrate the peace that followed.
VE Day, the official end of the Second World…
24 March 2025
£800,000 arts funding awarded to Worcester
Arts Council England has awarded Worcester a grant of £800,000 to support initiatives based around developing and sustaining local creative talent across the city.
Over the next two to three years, this will see festivals being created with members of the local community, as well as st…
21 March 2025
Solar panels installed at Worcester swimming pools
Solar panels have been installed on the roofs of two Worcester swimming pool to help reduce both their energy bills and their carbon dioxide emissions.
Lower Wick Swimming Pool and Perdiswell Leisure Centre are both benefitting from reduced running costs, after Worcester City Council successfully…