Worcester City Council

Have you ever wondered if an item festering in your attic or passed on from a distant relative could be valuable Or maybe you own an interesting piece of art or furniture, and just want to know more about its origins and inspiration

Henry Sandon of BBC TVs Antiques Roadshow, who considered to be the worlds greatest expert on Worcester porcelain, will be at the fifth Worcester Flower Show in Gheluvelt Park on Saturday 14 August from 100 pm 5.00pm.

Work to upgrade Gheluvelt Park in Worcester, thanks Heritage Lottery fund HLF and Big Lottery Fund BIG grants totalling more than 800,000 under their Parks for People programme, is now complete! You are cordially invited to a Grand Opening Event at the park on Saturday 14th August, from 10.30am to 6.00pm.

Positive 50 event at Guildhall offers free slippers, health advice and information for the over 50's

Worcester based businesses who have been trading between 18 months and three years and who need help to take the next step in their development are in luck, thanks to a Business Booster grant of up to 1,000 being offered through Worcester City and Worcestershire County councils. The grant must be matched, pound for pound, by the business themselves.

The closing date for entries for Worcester Flower Show 2010 in Gheluvelt Park on Saturday 14 August has been extended from Monday 2 to Friday 6 August. Its free, too, so theres no excuse for missing your chance to enter! Entry forms can be filled in online or picked up from the Customer Services Centre at Orchard House, Farrier Street.

Worcester children are in for a real treat when the Gheluvelt park play area is opened earlier than expected today Monday 2 August. The multiage facility uses the very latest play technology and floor surfaces, giving a truly 21stcentury play experience.

With parks providing the perfect location for families during the school holidays, Cripplegate and Gheluvelt parks in Worcester have been recognised as two of the countrys best green spaces with a prestigious Green Flag Award today Wednesday July 28, 2010.

Young or old, its never too late to dance and now theres the perfect opportunity to learn some new moves this summer!

Worcester City Council and the Dogs Trust are urging dog owners to pick up the poop and help clean up the citys public spaces this summer.

As part of the daily battle to keep Worcester clean, Worcester City Council is took delivery of three new compact street sweepers. The Swingo machines manufactured by Aebi Schmidt are able to collect up to two cubic metres of waste before they need emptying, which means they can operate further away from the main depot and for longer than existing equipment owned by the council.

Worcester City Council is asking for the views of local people and organisations on how it should be run in the future. New legislation requires the Council to change from the current arrangements following the council elections in May 2011.

If you live in Lower Wick, there are some fabulous free opportunities to improve your health and help you get in to shape over the summer!

City Council joins forces with Worcester News, VisitWorcester, community groups and local businesses to launch summerlong clean up campaign

My week began musically with a visit to the Guildhall from Chorus Semper Virit, a choir from Vernon in France, with whom Worcester has a friendship pact. My thanks to Peter Rogers of the Twinning Association and to Jacques D Romer who arranged the visit. They sang to me in English and it was both beautiful and emotional. Two groups of students from Bologna in Italy, under the watchful eye of Francesco La Rovere, also visited the parlour for a talk and tour.

Show off your skateboard prowess or have a go for the first time at the fabulous, free SK8 and Play sessions being held across Worcester over the summer.

Following the announcement from the DCMS that the funding for free swimming will end on the 31st July 2010, Worcester City Council has committed to continue the funding for swimmers under the age of 16 until the end of August 2010.

A fantastic array of activities are on offer for Worcester children over the school summer holidays. Bookings are now being taken for the programmes, which are being held at St Johns Sports Centre & Nunnery Wood Sports Complex. If you book a full week, you get one day free and if you book by 16 July, theres a further 10% off!

Gheluvelt Gold is the brainchild of Stuart Minchin, Assistant Parks Warden at Worcester City Council. I thought creating a brand new beer which was locally produced would be a fantastic way to celebrate the imminent launch of Worcesters renovated Gheluvelt Park, he said.

Come along and listen to some talented young musicians from our local primary schools playing on the bandstand in the beautiful Gheluvelt Parks first ever Schools Proms Concert.