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Sarah-Jane Morgan Worcester BID want to introduce our High Street Heroes, the people from our local city centre community. Who better to kick this feature off than Sarah-Jane Morgan, who is Chief Executive of Worcester Live and the dynamic driving force behind the city’s theatrical and performing arts. Favourite day out in the city? It has to be a day shopping with my three daughters! We love the city so much, we are so lucky to have such an amazing mix of enchanting independent shops to compliment the high street retailers, it makes a day shopping really varied and different to other ci...

I have had multiple ‘conversations’ this week, around, people’s attitude towards returning to live entertainment post lockdown 2, topical of course as we are now only a month away from reopening the Swan Theatre. One focussed on the state of the Nation ‘languishing,’ with people generally unsure whether to book (for anything) due to the fear of things getting ‘cancelled’ due to Covid. A board member, coincidentally, raised the reassurance he felt when receiving confirmation that a full refund would be given should a performance he booked for be cancelled. Our refund poli...

I HOPE all my constituents across Worcester had a good break over the Easter holiday. Despite Parliament going into recess over the Easter period, there have been a number of positive announcements that will benefit Worcester in our recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. I am delighted that the Culture Recovery Fund has been able to offer £1.66 million in support to Culture and heritage organisations in Worcester. It is important that organisations like Worcester Live, Worcester Cathedral, the English Symphony Orchestra, and all the other great local organisations that make up the fab...

John Hole as many in Worcester will remember him TRIBUTES have been paid to John Hole, one of the driving forces behind putting Worcester’s theatre on the nationwide map, who has died at the age of 81. John was artistic director of the Swan Theatre from 1967-1974 and Ginney Quiney (formerly Hole) said: “John was the eternal optimist. “He was enterprising, had boundless energy, was dedicated, inventive and a jack of all trades (essential in the early days at the Swan). “He was a strong advocate of regional theatre. Above all he believed passionately that theatre should reach ou...

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