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21 December 2021
City Council commits funding to support arts and community organisations through challenging times
Worcester City councillors have agreed to continue to commit over £527,500 worth of funding to support a range of arts and community organisations over the next five years."Arts organisations have faced a particularly challenging time across the UK this year," said Councillor Marc Bayliss, Leader...
21 December 2021
Jeff Carpenter (1935 - 2021)
The death has been announced of former Worcester city councillor and Mayor of the city Jeff Carpenter. He passed away peacefully on 20 December, with his family at his bedside. He was aged 86.Originally hailing from South Wales, Jeff lived in Worcester for much of his life and was a Labour member...
16 December 2021
Over 2,800 Worcester families to receive food parcels this Christmas
Families of Worcester children who receive free school meals will be offered a free parcel containing approximately £40 worth of food over the festive period.The cost will be covered by central Government's new Household Support Fund (HSF) grant, designed to help the most in need this winter meet...
15 December 2021
City Council invests £150,000 in giving Worcester a Christmas to remember
Worcester City Council has invested around £150,000 to give the city a Christmas to remember this year – despite the new restrictions introduced in response to the Omicron variant.The funding is behind the decorations that are bringing joy and colour to the city centre and many of the major festi...
13 December 2021
Worcester’s Victorian Fayre: let us entertain you!
There's a raft of exciting and uplifting entertainment on offer at Worcester's traditional Victorian Christmas Fayre (2 – 5 December 2021).Everyone is welcome to join in with community carols at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday 2 December at 4.45pm.The Mayor of Worcester will process from the Cath...