A LARGE gathering of people is taking place in a Worcester street, in breach of the coronavirus lockdown rules.

Residents in Walnut Avenue, in the Brickfields area, say they have called police to report the gathering of dozens of people which has been taking place for a couple of hours so far this afternoon into this evening.

Residents say they understand the gathering is taking place because today would have been the birthday of a young man who died suddenly last month.

Police said the crowd 'dispersed quickly' when officers arrived.