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                                                                                                CONTENTS
          Welcome                                                                    4-5:   News



                                                                                     7:     Leader’s message
          I hope that you have enjoyed the     looks its best – making our biggest
          summer and, above all, that things   investment in floral decoration in    10-12:  Greener Worcester: action
          are beginning to feel a little more   a decade; regularly flying hawks            to protect our environment
          normal compared to last year.        to deter gulls and reintroducing a
                                               Saturday Skip service in residential   13:   Business grants – opening
          There are strong indications that    areas to help reduce fly-tipping.            in the lockdown
          Worcester has begun to bounce        You can find out more about
          back. The latest data from city      these and other ‘clean and green’     14-16:  What’s on in Worcester
          centre footfall counters indicates   initiatives on p.10.
          that footfall in our                                                       17:    Community Life:
          city centre was up by                             With over 83% of                Council  steps in to tidy
          9.2% in July, compared                            Worcester adults now            eyesore property
          to the same month                                 vaccinated against
          in 2019.                                          COVID and the rollout    22:    Charter for Freedom
                                                            now being extended              – celebrating landmark
          It is great news for local                       to 16 and 17 year-               400th anniversary
          businesses and jobs                              olds, we can return
          – I would encourage                              to more of the things     23:    How to plan a street party
          everyone to continue                             we love doing with                – and launch of policing
          supporting Worcester’s                           growing confidence.              app
          shops, bars, eateries
          and entertainment                                There are many            24:    What’s on in
          venues as we move                                exciting events to               Worcester’s Museums
          into the autumn.                                look forward to over
                                               the next few weeks – including a      26-27  Arches Worcester:
          Attractions such as St. Richard’s    spectacular sound and light show             railway history and chance
          Hospice’s Big Elephant Parade,       at Worcester Cathedral (featured             to dance
          The Three Choirs Festival and the    on our cover), the Worcester Paint
          Worcester Festival are just some of   Festival, Worcester Light Night,     28-29:  Local support for
          the many reasons why more people     Oktoberfest and the Elgar Festival.          businesses and job seekers
          chose to spend time in the city in   Turn to p.14 for full details.
          recent weeks.                                                              Worcester City Council does not accept
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