Residents have been urged to renew the amazing community spirit shown earlier this year to help the district through a second lockdown. Cllr Sarah Rouse, Leader of Malvern Hills District Council, called for communities to come together again ahead of the introduction of new national restrictions on Thursday, 5 November 2020. Malvern Hills District ...
Malvern Hills, Worcester and Wychavon District Councils have joined forces to launch a new scheme to allocate social housing across the three districts. 'Housing for You' (www.housingforyou.co.uk) replaces Home Choice Plus, the current allocation system. The move will affect over 9,000 people in South Worcestershire who are currently on the Housing...
A popular walking programme which encourages people across the district to get active is set to return next month. Malvern Hills District Council's eight-week 'Walk Fit' programme costs £20 and will help people to gradually walk briskly for 30 minutes, three times a week. It will take place at Callow End Village Hall between 2pm-3pm and starts on W...
Malvern Hills District Council is working together with local organisations and foodbanks to help feed those in crisis. Over the past few months, the council has provided more than £54,000 in funding to Malvern and Tenbury Wells Foodbanks to share with other voluntary organisations to support the vulnerable. This DEFRA Food and Essential Supplies G...
The Leader of Malvern Hills District Council has welcomed a 'lifeline grant' that will help Malvern Theatres weather the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Malvern Theatres has been awarded £971,251 from the Government's £1.57billion Culture Recovery Fund to help it adapt to socially distanced performances and plan more confidently over the next 1...
Building works at a housing development in Malvern has been forced to temporarily stop due to the developer breaching planning permission conditions. Malvern Hills District Council served an Enforcement Notice and a Temporary Stop Notice on Persimmon Homes on 8 October 2020. The development, which is for 310 homes on the former QinetiQ site off St ...
The popular Great Malvern Christmas Festival will not go ahead this year but there will be plenty of activities to help kick-start the festive season. Due to the ongoing restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, both the festival and lights switch on will be cancelled. The Christmas Market will still go ahead from 10am to 6.30pm on Saturday, ...
Malvern Hills District Council has provided funding to a number of community projects supporting the ongoing response to the Covid-19 crisis. In July, the People Make Places Fund was launched in partnership with crowdfunding platform Spacehive. This offered a way to raise funds by connecting people with local causes. Malvern Hills District Council ...
Residents will have the chance to keep their bikes safe from thieves at a series of free bike marking events across the Malvern Hills District. Organised by Malvern Hills District Council, bike marking is a method that consists of applying a unique identifiable number to the frame of the bike, which is then registered with the National Bike Registe...
Local innovators are set to come together virtually to celebrate intelligence as part of the Malvern Festival of Innovation next week. The annual festival, which will be held on Facebook and Zoom from 5 to 10 October 2020, will focus on the themes science, technology, design and entrepreneurship. Kicking off the week will be Andy Stanford-Clark, Ch...
Malvern Hills District Council is encouraging residents to take part in an annual survey before the deadline on Sunday. The Residents' Survey, which ends at midnight on Sunday 4 October, gives people the chance to say what they think of their local area and services. This year, the survey includes questions on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted...
Malvern Hills District Council is encouraging budding poets of all ages to get creative and take part in a poetry competition. In celebration of National Poetry Day today (1 October), the council is asking residents - and those who regularly work or go to school in the district- to submit a poem on the theme: The Year 2020. This can be anything abo...
Councillors from Malvern Hills District Council have shown their support to a Welland restaurant which has reopened to the public following a temporary closure. The Inn at Welland, which opened its doors on Wednesday 16 September, is welcoming back customers once again after implementing extra safety measures to their existing stringent cleaning pr...
From Thursday (24 September 2020) the NHS Covid-19 contract tracing app will be launched. This is part of the test and trace service and will be important in helping control the spread of coronavirus and protecting each other. All businesses in the following sectors must by law display a QR code poster from 24 September: Hospitality Leisure and tou...
Malvern's top mutt has been revealed after beating 250 other dogs in a photo competition. Jude and James Wild, from Malvern, scooped the prize in the #MalvernMutts photo competition and were the lucky winners of the FISH4DOGS hamper full of dog treats and dog food worth £100. The winning shot featured 18-month-old Margo, their fox red Cockerdor (ha...
Children can now ditch those stabilisers and learn the skills they need to ride a bike safely with the 'Bikeability Learn to Ride' programme. The nationally accredited course is aimed at children aged 4+ years old who cannot ride a bike. The child will develop balance, co-ordination, gliding and stopping skills, ultimately achieving a key lifetime ...
History fans will have the chance to walk in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale with a new walking tour in Great Malvern as part of her 200th birthday commemorations. The free walks, which were previously cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will now be held on the following dates to coincide with Heritage Open Days (a national celebration of...
Residents of all ages are being encouraged to lace up their running shoes and to get active with Couch to 5k. Ideal for adult (18+) beginners, the 12-week programme has been set up by Malvern Hills District Council and aims to help build confidence, stamina, fitness and well-being. Couch to 5k is a national running initiative that has been designed...
Britain's proud seafaring tradition has been honoured by Malvern Hills District Council. Today (Thursday), Cllr Martin Allen, Armed Forces Member Champion, and Vic Allison, Chief Executive of Malvern Hills District Council, raised the Red Ensign flag above the Council House to mark Merchant Navy Day. The Red Ensign is the recognised flag of the Bri...
More than 250 residents and businesses have now signed up to Malvern Hills District Council's (MHDC) Adopt a Street volunteer litter picking scheme to help take on the litter louts. The scheme, which has been running for nine months has 80 individuals and 20 groups (each group includes approximately ten people) volunteering across the district. MHD...