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City Council

budget: what’s

in it for you?

An investment of £1.1m electric vehicle charging
in new play, sport, points in car parks
community facilities, the • £100,000 to create a new
city’s appearance and play area off Cotswold
environment, alongside Way in Warndon, • £140,000 to create a cycling by employing
celebrations of the Jublilee with environmental new community facility a dedicated active
and the Commonwealth enhancements area in the Comer travel officer
Games, is at the heart of • £30,000 to help the city’s Gardens Institute
Worcester City Council’s communities celebrate The • £80,000 to further Councillor Marc Bayliss,
budget for 2022-23. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee improve street-cleaning Leader of the City Council,
• £30,000 for celebrations in the city says, “These initiatives will
They are part of the of the Birmingham 2022 • £10,000 for a campaign hopefully make a lasting
£12.26m net budget Commonwealth Games to combat drink-spiking difference to the quality of life
agreed by city councillors • £48,000 to support • £40,000 to support for people in Worcester, while
for 2022-23. biodiversity in the city Worcester’s Citizens also keeping Council Tax as
• £60,000 to build a new Advice Bureau low as possible, in recognition
The investments will include: BMX pump track in • £100,000 to boost the of the cost of living pressures
• £200,000 to install more St Peter’s take-up of walking and that people are facing.”

Swimming pool to close for 12 weeks

for tiles upgrade

The timetable for the replacement of the poolside tiles at Perdiswell

Leisure Centre has been confirmed, with the swimming pools set to
close for 12 weeks over the summer.

The temporary closure Other facilities at
will allow new tiling to be Perdiswell Leisure Centre,
installed in the pool hall, including the gym, exercise
providing an improved anti- classes, outdoor pitches
slip surface for users of both and tennis courts, will
the main eight-lane pool and remain open as usual
the smaller multi-use pool. throughout the summer.

The pool hall will close from The Council and Freedom
20 June to 11 September, Leisure, which operates
coinciding with the summer the leisure centre on
holidays, when fewer people its behalf, are working
are swimming indoors. hard to make alternative
arrangements so that
The poolside changing people can continue to
rooms will close earlier, to enjoy swimming pool
allow the tiles to be replaced access over the summer.
there. That work will start on Worcester swimmers who
9 May, but swimmers of all are Freedom members will
ages and abilities will still be be able to use the Malvern
able to enjoy the pools by Splash pool, and details of
using the changing rooms in additional arrangements
the leisure centre’s ‘dry-side’. will be announced soon.

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