Dean Cartwright, owner of Weavers Real Ale House in Kidderminster PUBS in Wyre Forest are fighting to survive even stricter restrictions brought about by the latest lockdown. The third national lockdown is the toughest yet for many local pubs, which are now banned from selling takeaway alcohol under new tougher restrictions. Chris and Tracy Lowe, who run The Swan at Blakedown, say the hospitality industry is being discriminated against while supermarkets are free to continue selling alcohol. We started doing takeaways in March to keep us going, said Chris. We had a good response from it, but when we went into the third lockdown we had to stop doing the alcohol and just do food instead. It was a massive disappointment.
Kidderminster Civic Society s Michael Loftus and Nick Hughes in front of the concrete relief. Photo by Colin Hill A 320-METRE-LONG concrete sculpture in Kidderminster has been awarded Grade II listed status following a campaign by the local Civic Society. Known as the Great Wall of Kidderminster, the extensive concrete relief decorating the retaining wall from Worcester Cross to Worcester Road ring road will be placed on the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Kidderminster Civic Society was already putting together an application for listed status when the wall s designer William Mitchell passed away in January, aged 94.
Part of Kidderminster s Great Wall