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4 Issue 59 • June 2022

NEWS

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Worcester’s

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CITY RUNS

The Worcester City
Runs return bigger
and better than ever
for a full weekend on
Saturday and Sunday,
3-4 September.
The eighth Worcester City
10K and Half Marathon
will set off on Sunday
morning, alongside
the popular Junior Run
Councillor Adrian Gregson has been sworn in returning at 8.45am.
as the new Mayor of Worcester, taking over the Paula Radcliffe’s Families

chain of office from Cllr Stephen Hodgson. on Track, the fun family
relay event, will take place
at Worcester Racecourse
Cllr Gregson said: “I am was Mayor of Glossop in In his professional life he on the Saturday.
pleased and humbled to the 1940s and who was works for Worcestershire
have been elected to the known as the musical County Council as the With so much going on,
position of Mayor by my mayor, I have decided that County and Diocesan why not bring the whole
colleagues on the City my theme this year will Archivist. He has 30 years’ family, your friends or
Council, and I hope I can be tackling mental health experience in archive and just challenge yourself
do the role justice. and wellbeing through a records management and is with a target time?
culture of creativity, art the author of several books Come and be part of
“My charities will be and music.” about the history of the city 4,000 runners taking part
Onside Advocacy and and county. across the weekend!
Severn Arts. Cllr Gregson was leader of
the City Council’s Labour Cllr Louis Stephen is Find out more and sign up
“Drawing inspiration from group for 21 years, before the new Deputy Mayor at worcestercityrun.com
my grandad’s twin, who stepping down last month. of Worcester.
Improvements at city swimming pool

The pool hall at Perdiswell Leisure have also arranged for their members
Centre has temporarily closed for the to be able to swim at other locations,
installation of new tiling, to provide an including Malvern Splash.
improved anti-slip surface for users of
both the main eight-lane pool and the Freedom Leisure’s gyms, exercise
smaller multi-use pool. classes, outdoor pitches and tennis
courts remain open and extra
The work is going well and the pool is on programmes have been added to
schedule to re-open in mid-September. ensure residents have plenty of
opportunities to stay active over
Freedom Leisure, which operates the the summer.
leisure centre on behalf of Worcester
City Council, has made arrangements To discuss swimming arrangements
for members and customers to while the pools are closed, please
continue their swimming lessons at call Perdiswell Leisure Centre on Perdiswell
other pools in the city and county. They 01905 457189. Leisure Centre

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