Bewdley

Bewdley Museum is to stage a major new art exhibition next month, featuring works of national significance highlighting the lives of four extraordinary Victorian women. The Macdonald Sisters, due to open on Monday 17 May, tells the stories of Alice, Georgiana, Agnes and Louisa Macdonald. Born into an unremarkable Victorian family, they went on to forge connections with some of ...

Wyre Forest District Council is looking for skilled volunteers to play a key role in establishing Bewdley Museum as a fully independent trust. The council is on the search for between five and seven voluntary trustees to sit on a new board to negotiate and manage Bewdley Museum’s transition. Board members will also work together to shape its future by agreeing forward-thinking ...

The leader of Wyre Forest District Council has called on the Government to support residents affected by flooding and confirm that the Government will fund permanent flood defences for Beale’s Corner in Bewdley. In a letter to George Eustice, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Councillor Graham Ballinger highlights the urgency of action following th ...

Wyre Forest residents are again being offered the opportunity to save money on their gas and electricity bills through a scheme being run by Wyre Forest District Council. Wyre Forest District Council has opened its Wyre Forest Energy Switch scheme for the fourth time in an effort to help its residents save money on their energy bills. Wyre Forest Energy Switch is working in par ...

Plans have been outlined to establish Bewdley museum as a fully independent trust. Wyre Forest District Council is considering the move in an effort to secure the future of the award winning attraction. The plans include transferring the town’s Guildhall and QEII Gardens to the new trust. The proposals would see a museum trust set up on a sustainable financial footing and would ...

Popular leisure centres in the district are set to welcome customers back next month.

Measures that help keep the district a safe, clean and green living environment are to be extended for a further three years following a public consultation earlier in the year.

Wyre Forest District Council has responded to concerns from residents and visitors about the impact of large numbers of motorbike riders visiting Bewdley.

Shoppers in Bewdley will be getting a discount on their purchases in July, thanks to a scheme organised by Wyre Forest District Council with independent retailers in the town. The July Parking Payback scheme, which runs from Monday 29 June to Friday 31 July means that shoppers will get a discount of £2.00 – equivalent to two hours parking - when they spend at least £5.00 in par ...

To mark the start of Armed Forces week, the Armed Forces flag was raised at Bewdley Museum on Monday 22 June. Wyre Forest District Council’s Chairman Councillor Shazu Miah was joined by Mayor of Bewdley Councillor Anna Coleman and veteran Stuart Patterson in a socially distanced ceremony. The flag was raised to Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’. This year’s public event was c ...