Localism

Some community facilities in Stourport-on-Severn could soon be taken on and maintained by the Town Council. Wyre Forest District Council is working towards an agreement with the authority to hand over some of its assets located in the town. The toilets at Riverside Meadows, the paddling pool on the riverside and the Britannia Gardens Play area are just three of the facilities t ...

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 ...

Twenty seven organisations and charities in Wyre Forest will be the first to benefit from the new Wyre Forest Community Lottery. The 27 groups are the first to be officially approved as lottery “good causes” and will be able to start earning vital income from weekly cash draws starting at the end of November. Tickets for the new Wyre Forest Community Lottery go on sale to the g ...

Local voluntary groups and charitable organisations in Wyre Forest can now apply for grants of between £200 and £500 from Wyre Forest District Council to help towards the costs of projects that benefit local people.