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Another £12m boost for city

The go-ahead has been given for nearly £12 million to be invested in

two more major improvement schemes for Worcester.

Isaac Maddox House
as it looks today

What Isaac Maddox House (rear) and
the surrounding area could look like

These two initiatives are the last of SKILLS FOR THE COMMUNITY County Council project at the
five projects to be funded from the The second project is all about Fairfield Centre in Warndon, to
£19.6 million that the City Council community skills and enterprise. The expand its capacity to deliver hair
secured from the Government’s aim is to provide training to residents and beauty skills training
Towns Fund. within their local areas, particularly • A grant to St Peter’s Village Hall
those in deprived communities without Association to support construction
£10 million is to be used for the mainstream qualifications. of a new village hall that would
redevelopment of a key location include training facilities
within the Shrub Hill Quarter. This will range from courses in • One-to-one consultation spaces at
basic literacy and IT to training in the Tolly Hub in Rowan Ave and the
Isaac Maddox House, a former NHS customer services and construction KGV Hub in Brickfields.
office in Shrub Hill Road, is set to trades, including bricklaying,
be renovated and developed into carpentry, plumbing and green tech FEELING THE BENEFIT
an enterprise centre for business trades such as solar and heat pump
use. A partnership project with installation engineers.
Worcestershire County Council, Three other projects are already
this will be the first phase of the A total of £1.96 million will be used for: being supported by Worcester’s
development of this canal-side site, • A new construction skills training £19.6 million share of the national
which will also see new housing centre, “Building Block 2” at the Towns Fund.
in an attractive environment with Green Centre, Dines Green
improved walking and cycling links • Reconfiguration and extension of the £2.5 million is being contributed to
to St Martin’s Quarter. Ronkswood Hub the new Severn Centre for Health
• Expansion of the usable space at and Wellbeing currently being built
This new development will sit the Horizon Hub in Midland Road to in Hylton Road.
alongside a broader regeneration provide greater capacity
of the city’s Shrub Hill quarter. • A contribution to a Worcestershire £4.5 million is being invested in
active travel in the city, including
new off-road walking and cycling
An artist’s impression of what
the “Building Block 2” at Dines routes, a bike hire scheme, and
Green could look like a contribution to the new Kepax
Bridge that will create a new river
crossing at Gheluvelt Park.

£640,000 is being spent on heritage
and riverside projects that will boost
tourism in Worcester. These include
improvements to The Commandery
and Worcester City Art Gallery &
Museum, plus enhanced routes
between the riverside and High
Street, Coprenhagen Street and
the Cathedral.

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