People of Worcestershire

Oliver Brooks is a star of the West End. Oliver started his career in Worcester and still has ties to the county. Read about his transition to become an actor in a leading London play and his favourite places in World Class Worcestershire.

Dawn Clement worked tirelessly in her lifetime to educate the population of the Midlands and indeed the country about the need for the Polio vaccination.

If you thought water all tastes the same, then Simon Clarke, Malvern's first water sommelier, will tell you differently. Just like a wine taster, Simon can tell the subtle differences in taste and flavour of water from all over the country.

When Nikki swapped IT for gardening, she never imagined that she would be picking up a top award at the Malvern RHS Spring Festival. Now she's preparing to open her first Garden Design Centre in Norton and hoping to add to her collection of awards in the future.

The Games began and that's when the fun really started. Caroline helped to make sure everything ticked along nicely and she watched a few sporting superstars along the way pick up medals.

Not since 1925 had Worcestershire County Cricket Club had a captain that was born and bred in the county. That was until local boy Daryl Mitchell became club captain.

Caroline was part of the team that bid for the iconic London Olympics in 2012. Here she looks back on her involvement in bringing the Games to the UK and all the emotions that came with it.

In celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday year, we are building a piece of social history for Worcestershire and are asking you to get involved by recording a short video about what the Queen means to you.

There aren't many English counties that can claim a King of its own. King John is buried in the Cathedral at Worcester. He's the most royal of our famous folk, past and present. To celebrate the people of the County who would you like to see sitting at King John's table?

Elgar playing on his Smart Phone one minute, listening to some tunes on his Beats the next. Hold on that can't be right. Worcestershire's famous composer was born way back in 1857 after all – well before mobile phones were invented and Dr Dre was even born.

What am I going to do with my life? This was the question I asked myself when I left Cardiff University a couple of years ago. I had always wanted to study Sports at a degree level and here I was in my second year, rethinking my future. I am a football fanatic and as well as playing for Evesham United Ladies for the past 10 years, I support Liverpool FC – sport was and is a huge part of my life.

Helping others has always been a big part of Ian's life. Having worked in the Armed Forces and then in the Police Force, he has served his country and community to the best of his ability. So having worked with the most vulnerable of society, he felt it was time to give back in his own small way. His charity Socks and Chocs was born.

Worcestershire's answer to a super hero comes in the form of Local Government worker, Neill Crump. Part of the endurance team who qualified for Ironman 70.3 in Barcelona next year, Neil has a gruelling training regime.