Red ribbons placed near Droitwich's historic Raven Hotel to mark its importance to the community
A fire on the 10 August almost completely destroyed the grade two listed building, with some historic pieces deemed to be saveable
Red ribbons have been placed around Droitwich's Raven Hotel to aim to signify it's 'importance to the community' and to make sure it is saved'.
The blaze on Sunday 10 August almost 'completely destroyed' the grade two listed building, with eight fire engines and multiple specialist vehicles deployed to tackle it.
Control of the building and the site was formally handed back over to the legal owner and developer last week from the fire service.
Since then the the area around it has been fenced off, with the owner implementing enhanced security measures, including the presence of a dog handler.
Structural engineers have confirmed that elements of the listed building can be saved and work is now said to be focusing on the next steps and ensuring planning conditions are met before any significant works take place.
Nicky Roberts lives in Droitwich and alongside others have installed red ribbons on benches and lampposts near the building.
She says it means so much to so many people and they wanted to do something to show how much the community want it to be saved and restored, but is urging the main stakeholders to act swiftly to make sure that happens.
"We all want to see something started on it immediately before we lose the building. we want to see it back, we want to see it restored, but time is of the essence, the clock is ticking, and it needs to be done imminently," Nicky said.
"The ribbons show the community getting together, working together and standing together, they also stand for anger.
"It's a building that everyone comes into town and they go and do the shopping and they expect to look at it before they go into the shops, a lot of the community and residents have memories of the Raven and we don't want to see it gone, we want to keep it."
Wychavon District Council say Historic England are also set to remain closely involved to help ensure the safety and security of the building’s retained historic features.
Droitwich Spa's Heritage and Information Centre is also calling for people to continue to share their memories of the Raven Hotel so they can preserve it for the future.
The centre say they've already got a small exhibition on the history of the hotel but it's wanting to collect more pieces which they can store and use moving forward.