2021 - redditchbc.gov.uk

Published: 01/02/2022

Temporary free transport to encourage activity participation in elderly and vulnerable

Vulnerable and elderly residents can travel further for free and be able to access more activities to help keep them fit thanks to public health funding.

Published: 22/12/2021

A flapping great Christmas party

Forget Santa, the Great Gatsby era came to town earlier this month in the form of a stylish Christmas party for a group of sheltered accommodation tenants.

Published: 22/12/2021

Residents encouraged to get boosted!

Redditch residents are being urged to take up the offer of booster jabs at surgeries and walk in clinics across the borough over Christmas.

Published: 21/12/2021

Support for hospitality businesses hit by Covid-19

New support grants are being paid to Redditch hospitality businesses who’ve seen their pre-Christmas periods hit by the effects of the Omicron variant.

Published: 16/12/2021

Paws For Thought If You Want A New Puppy

Potential puppy pickers are being asked to ‘paws for thought’ before getting a dog in a campaign launched by Worcestershire Regulatory Services.

Published: 15/12/2021

Essential tree maintenance planned in Winyates

Residents may see some disruption in the New Year as maintenance work to trees across Winyates takes place.

Published: 15/12/2021

No changes to collections this festive period

Published: 03/12/2021

Art Leaders Welcome Creative Cash Boost

Art leaders have welcomed news that the Reimagine Redditch Partnership has received £852,000 from the Arts Council England as part of its £38.3m investment in Creative People and Places over the next three years

Published: 03/12/2021

New partnership to drive culture

A plan to boost the workings of the cultural sector in North East Worcestershire has received an Arts Council England grant.

Published: 30/11/2021

Redditch cemetery provision under scrutiny

Redditch Borough Council is to look at the provision of new burial space in the town.

Published: 24/11/2021

Covid survey: how do you feel about the vaccine?

Redditch Borough Council are working with partners to try to better understand how local people feel about Covid-19 and the vaccination programme

Published: 24/11/2021

Passenger Safety Drives Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Checks

Several licensed taxis and private hire vehicles in Redditch had their licences suspended due to failing safety spot checks.

Published: 24/11/2021

VCS groups benefit from grant funding

Congratulations go to all the successful bidders in the latest round of funding from Redditch Borough Council’s Main Grants Pot.

Published: 24/11/2021

Wear a ribbon: speak out against domestic abuse

North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership (NWCSP) are speaking out against domestic abuse once again, as part of a worldwide campaign.

Published: 13/10/2021

Get set for a week of illuminating autumn celebrations

A spectacular week-long event will light up a popular Redditch Park this autumn.

Published: 06/10/2021

Council acts to secure core waste services

Redditch Borough Council have taken the difficult decision to suspend garden waste services temporarily, to strengthen the delivery of their core waste service.

Published: 04/10/2021

A grand way to support your community

Players of Redditch Community Lottery (RCL) can support their favourite VCS groups and be in with an extra chance of winning £1000 in John Lewis vouchers thanks to a national campaign.

Published: 04/10/2021

Cemetery application to go before Planning Committee

Redditch Borough Council’s Planning Committee is set to consider an application to change an area of grassland from mostly open space to burial ground

Published: 29/09/2021

Resident love birds celebrate friendship with mock wedding

A fake wedding at a Redditch supported living facility has united its residents after many months of being locked down.

Published: 28/09/2021

Don’t get shocked by uncertified electrics

Landlords in Redditch are being warned that they could face fines of up to £30,000 if they don’t have a valid electrical safety certificate for their property.

Published: 24/09/2021

Free home upgrades offered as crime reduction project begins

Hundreds of homes in the Woodrow area of the town are now eligible to receive free safety and security improvements from the Safer Streets Woodrow project

Published: 23/09/2021

Beware impostor scams

Redditch Borough Council is reminding residents to be on their guard against scammers pretending to be from the council.

Published: 20/09/2021

Gone green for Recycle Week

Buildings in Redditch and across the county are lit up green for national Recycle Week, to remind residents to ‘step up’ their recycling habits and recycle the right things.

Published: 14/09/2021

Get involved with Holocaust Memorial Day 2022

Published: 07/09/2021

Contractor Sought For Quality Care Packages

An extra care service which enables vulnerable tenants to live independently is set to be outsourced by Redditch Borough Council

Published: 06/09/2021

Redditch Community Lottery: a grand way to raise money today

Published: 01/09/2021

VCS grants up for grabs

Voluntary and community groups are invited to bid for up to £7.5k in the second round of the council’s grant funding for 2021, including a separate ‘Mental Health’ pot.

Published: 24/08/2021

Free family fun is back with Green Fair and Lions Fun day

Redditch Borough Council’s annual Green Fair, in partnership with The Redditch Lions Club, returns to the town on the slightly later date of Sunday 5 September

Published: 18/08/2021

VCS invited to bid for Covid recovery funding

Redditch Borough Council are inviting the voluntary community sector (VCS) and statutory organisations to bid for a share of £20k covid recovery funding.

Published: 10/08/2021

Illuminating Plans For Redditch

Redditch Borough Council will be lighting up the Borough this Autumn with a spectacular event, soon to be revealed.

Published: 28/07/2021

Trip Back In Time This Weekend

Published: 22/07/2021

Positivity captured in monument at Arrow Valley

The positivity of local people during the pandemic has been commemorated in a piece of artwork at Arrow Valley Countryside Park.

Published: 21/07/2021

Hot Dogs Aren’t Cool

Worcestershire’s Animal Welfare Officer is urging dog-owners to keep their pets cool as temperatures continue to soar.

Published: 14/07/2021

Unlocking leisure for the future

With the potential lifting of restrictions not far away, and hopes for the resuming of arts, leisure and recreational activities, Redditch Borough Council are inviting residents to give their views on the future of leisure provision in the borough.

Published: 12/07/2021

Arrow Valley Country Park welcomes back street theatre

Published: 08/07/2021

Concerns For Animal Welfare After Neglected Stray Dies

Published: 01/07/2021

Electoral Canvass email trial

As Redditch Borough’s annual electoral canvass begins for 2021, residents are being asked to look out for an email version of this year’s canvass letter.