Page 5 - City Life Magazine - Autumn 2022

www.worcester.gov.uk 5

It’s your city – have your say

Worcester City Council wants The Council will launch its Annual Survey on 30

to hear what residents and September, to help ensure its priorities reflect what
matters most to Worcester residents and businesses.
businesses think about its

services and how it should be Have your say by going to www.worcester.gov.uk/
voiceit, or get a print copy of the survey from the
spending the public’s money in Guildhall or by calling 01905 722233.

the year ahead. The survey will run for six weeks until 11 November.

Reducing inequality Howzat! Worcester’s

in Worcester first public cricket

Worcester City Council is pitch opens
working to reduce inequalities in
the city and safeguard the rights Budding cricketers across

of people protected by the Worcester can now try out the
Equality Act 2010. sport free of charge at the city’s
first public cricket pitch.
To do this, the Council To give your views, call
has published a new 01905 722233, visit the Worcester City Council and a keen cricketer himself,
Equality, Diversity and Customer Services team has installed the £9,000 said: “I’m hoping this project
Inclusion Strategy, and is at The Guildhall (which synthetic wicket at the King sets the ball rolling for even
encouraging residents to is accessible for visitors George V Playing Fields, in more free cricket facilities
read it at www.worcester. with disabilities) or email time for the latter half of the across the city. It would be
gov.uk/equality or by equality@worcester.gov.uk. cricket season, which runs fantastic to see more young
collecting a free printed until the end of the month. people and more women
copy from The Guildhall. being able to engage with
Available in different The synthetic pitch, the sport.”
formats and languages, approved by the England
the strategy explains what and Wales Cricket Board
actions the City Council (ECB), is surfaced with
will take over the next an artificial woven cricket
three years. carpet that is free draining,
and responsive to spin and
The City Council is keen seam bowling.
to hear residents’ views
on equality, diversity and Councillor Jabba Riaz,
inclusion, and to find out chair of the City Council’s
what it could do better. Communities Committee

New electoral wards proposed in Worcester

Worcester City Council has proposed electoral wards, to make sure that largest population of all the city’s
that the city’s largest electoral area councillors represent roughly the same wards – be split into two, with the
is split in two, as part of its response number of electors and that the wards new wards being called City Centre
to a public consultation on the city’s reflect local communities. and Fort Royal.
electoral arrangements.
In its response to the LGBCE’s The LGBCE will publish its own
The independent Local Government recent consultation the City Council proposals later this year and give
Boundary Commission for England has proposed that the existing residents the chance to have their
(LGBCE) is reviewing the city’s Cathedral ward – which has the say at www.lgbce.org.uk

02/09/2022 8:41 am
PAGE 04 & 05.indd 3
PAGE 04 & 05.indd 3 02/09/2022 8:41 am