Your community and environment

150 primary school children have been doing their bit for the environment by planting 2,500 trees. To mark National Tree Week, the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, Wyre Forest District Council organised three tree planting events with three primary schools from Kidderminster. Last Wednesday (1 December), children from St Mary’s CE Primary School created a woodland corridor ...

More than 200 people had their say on the future of Kidderminster town centre’s Public Spaces Protection Order after an online survey was launched by Wyre Forest District Council in July. Following overwhelming support, the order relating to street drinking in Kidderminster town centre will be extended for a further two years. A majority of respondents said the order had a pos ...

Wyre Forest District Council has written to Wyre Forest MP, Mark Garnier, calling on him to back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. It follows the passing of a motion by Full Council, at its meeting on Wednesday 14 July 2021, to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. In May 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency. This latest Bill calls on the Governm ...

A campaign to help residents avoid accidentally passing their waste to rogue traders and contributing to flytipping has been launched by Wyre Forest District Council. The council has joined forces with Keep Britain Tidy and their #CrimeNotToCare campaign. #CrimeNotToCare aims to help householders learn about the right thing to do with their rubbish and to reduce the amount of h ...

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 ...

Residents are being reminded to dispose of their Christmas waste responsibly – and not run the risk of starting off 2021 with a fine! The festive period can create a lot of additional waste with extra packaging from gifts, new furniture and general clear-outs as we make space for new items. For many residents this means an extra trip to the local household recycling centre. Wor ...

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 ...

Wyre Forest District Council’s rangers will be busy planting more than 18,000 trees at the former Burlish Park golf course next month. The tree planting project is a key part of a joint plan between the council and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust to create a 600-acre nature reserve in the heart of the district between the towns of Kidderminster, Stourport and Bewdley. It is hoped ...

Low-income home owners can now apply to Wyre Forest District Council for funding to make their home more energy efficient. Grants are available for loft insulation, solar panels, draught proofing and the installation of high heat retention storage heaters. The funding is available for properties which have a low Energy Performance Certificate, this means those which have a band ...

Local residents and businesses are being urged to share their views about Kidderminster as part of a major consultation to shape the future of the town centre. Town centres throughout the UK have and continue to experience the challenges of a societal shift in changing shopping habits as well as the influence of Covid-19. The online survey launching on Thursday 5 November at 9a ...