Things to see, do and visit

Young pirates can jump aboard and take to the stormy seas by visiting Stourport’s new pirate ship play attraction. The ship opened its hatches alongside a new adventure trail on Monday 8 November at Riverside Meadows park in Stourport-on-Severn. Wyre Forest District Council commissioned specialist play company, Kompan, to complete the work. It is part of a series of ongoing imp ...

Two parks in the Wyre Forest district are once again celebrating being named among the country’s best. Brinton Park in Kidderminster and Queen Elizabeth II Gardens in Bewdley are among 2,127 parks and green spaces across the country achieving the coveted Green Flag Award status in 2021. The Green Flag Award scheme is marking its Silver Jubilee this year. The award is the intern ...

A free Showcase of Services for Older People is being held on Thursday 7 October at Kidderminster Town Hall, 10am to 1.30pm.  Organised by Wyre Forest District Council in partnership with Simply Limitless, 'Age UK BRWF' and Carefour, the event will feature a wide range of organisations offering advice and information on a range of topics including healthy living, finances, bene ...

Bewdley Museum is set to reopen tomorrow (Tuesday 17 August) following its temporary closure due to a positive case of Coronavirus. The museum closed its doors on Thursday 12 August when a member of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The reopening follows the Government’s rule change on Monday 16 August which states fully-vaccinated people do not need to self-isolate if they h ...

The paddling pool at Riverside Meadows, Stourport-on-Severn is reopening tomorrow.  Essential maintenance work is due to be completed in time for it to open on Tuesday 3 August 2021. In July, Wyre Forest District Council transferred ownership of the paddling pool to Stourport Town Council. The transfer is part of the district council’s localism initiative which gives Town and P ...

Love Parks week gets underway tomorrow (Friday 23 July) and Wyre Forest District Council is encouraging residents to do just that! Wyre Forest has many accessible parks and open spaces spread across the district and the majority of households are in easy reach of one of them! There are the larger green flag winning parks like Brinton Park with its grassy large lawns, mature tre ...

Young pirates are expected to descend on Stourport riverside this summer to plunder a new major play attraction!

Making Kidderminster an attractive and welcoming town centre where people visit for longer is the focus of a new long term vision for the town. The Vision for Kidderminster 2040 looks set to be adopted by Wyre Forest District Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 19 May. The Vision was drawn up following a consultation with residents and businesses in November 2020. It was produced by ...

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 ...

A new visitors’ car park at the popular Burlish Top nature reserve is opening on Thursday 1 April at 1pm. The car park has 50 free car parking spaces and is located on the old Barhale compound off Kingsway, Stourport-on-Severn giving visitors easy access to the popular nature reserve, woods and Burlish Meadows. In December 2020, Wyre Forest District Council’s rangers and volunt ...