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A table full of wooden bowls and carved items, including a centerpiece of decorative pumpkins and a vase with flowers.

🎨 Arts & Culture

Autumn Makers’ Fair to Showcase Local Craft in Worcester

Barbara Parker3 October 2026

A bustling street scene from the 1960s with pedestrians crossing the road, a double-decker bus, cars, and buildings with scaffolding.

🎟️ What's On

Big Worcester Quiz Returns to City Art Gallery and Museum

Albert Nelson26 September 2026

A woman stands in front of a large screen displaying statistics about disability, addressing an audience seated at tables in a room with wood-paneled walls.

Accessible Worcester Mini-Conference Returns to the Guildhall

Albert Nelson11 September 2026

Four people, two men and two women, stand in a row facing the camera on a paved street in front of a row of shops and buildings.

📍 Local News

Worcester Market Move Aims to Support Traders and Attract Visitors

Barbara Parker23 August 2026

A woman and a man, both wearing blue and gold sashes with medallions, shake hands and smile in a brightly lit room with a bar and a Rotary banner in the background.

New Rotary Club Appeals for New Members to Ensure Success

Amanda Chalmers19 August 2026

Two women, one with dark hair and glasses and another with blonde hair, both wearing St John Ambulance uniforms, stand smiling in front of a white and green St John Ambulance tent.

🤝 Charity & Volunteering

St John Ambulance Volunteers Support Communities Affected by West Midlands Wildfires

Joshua Gill17 August 2026

A parade with people dressed in costumes, including a large red dragon puppet, walking on a grassy field under a partly cloudy sky.

Worcester Show Showcases City’s Talent, Diversity and Community Pride

Barbara Parker11 August 2026

A woman stands in a gray jumpsuit on a gravel slope, beside a climbing net and slide in a playground with trees in the background.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family

Worcester Families Enjoy New-Look Horizon Hub Play Area

Barbara Parker31 July 2026

A man and a toddler stand on a brightly colored playground with a slide and climbing structures, with a brick building in the background.

📍 Local News

Ronkswood Play Area Reopens After £155,000 Revamp

Albert Nelson26 July 2026

Three women standing next to a park sign on a paved path, with a partial view of an old stone building in the background.

🏛️ Council / Government Updates

Worcester Civic Leaders Celebrate Completion Of St Andrew's Gardens Project

Albert Nelson20 July 2026

A man with a beard and dark hair stands in a large, empty, white room with wooden floors. He is wearing a blue button-up shirt, tan pants, and grey sneakers. There is a window behind him and a wooden door with an emergency exit bar to his left.

🏘️ Community

New Community Space Created at Comer Gardens Hall in Worcester

Albert Nelson17 July 2026

A smiling woman with blonde hair stands to the right of a pond featuring a gazebo and a wooden bridge, surrounded by lush green trees.

📍 Local News

Worcester’s Much-Loved Park Bandstand Brought Back into Use

Zoe15 July 2026

A group of five people of various ages are gathered around a table with craft supplies in what appears to be a workshop or studio with arched brick ceilings.

Worcester Community Groups Invited to Apply for Grants

Barbara Parker13 July 2026

A medieval manuscript page with dense Latin text surrounding a circular diagram featuring a central diamond and two smaller, concentric circles aligned vertically above and below it.

📍 Local News

The Monk Who Drew the Sun: How a Worcester Scribe Created the World's First Image of a Sunspot

Barrington Kirkham26 June 2026