Your ideas for building a stronger future

Close the city centre for car traffic (t&c), create home zones in each neighbourhood, stop academisation of LA schools,

Close the city centre for car traffic (certain exemption for blue badge etc.) and introduce ones way traffic on the Grosvenor bridge, close Handbridge bridge. Instead invest in free public transport including free park&ride. Create Home Zone areas on example of Gateshead Council. Stop academisation of LA schools to prevent further widening inequalities in public education.

More investment in the walking and cycling infrastructure

We have MP's and councillors campaigning for an investment of £40million for a new bridge in Winnington, Northwich. What improvements could be made with that money across the town? New cycle lanes, traffic calming measures, cycling courses for children and families, new pedestrian and cycle bridges, better public transport, promote the cycle to work scheme to employers, plant more trees, rewild some areas. We need to stop prioritising vehicles and think long term.

Use Storyhouse as a Hub

Storyhouse has been a real success but I have a perception that it doesn't get to all parts of the city. I'd like to see it take on more of a social responsibility role.

Better wayfinding signs on the walls

The walls can be an excellent way to get around the city but there needs to be more wayfinding signs to help people come off at the right part.

high vis cleaning of city centre. Reopen public toilets. Promote a cafe culture in streets. Child friendly activities and art around it.

Chester center improvement

Make use of the largenumber of empty shops in our town centres to provide places where people can meet up to share interests and activities.

Bring together volunteers and people who need support to get out and about to make this open to all and help reduce loneliness as well as bringing town centres to life again.

Accessible access map

Produce a walkers map that shows where there are still stiles. I find some really difficult and it’s frustrating when a route has to change because I can’t over the stile. The ideal would be for all stiles to be replaced by gates. Some areas of CWAC are better than others.

Support Communities!

Where there's capacity and the will, support communities to get things done. Remove the bureaucracy that gets in the way of change.

Covid has shown we can take care of people. No more homeless on our streets invest in solutions that work for them and our community.

Promote 'Local'

The Covid message in Wales is not 'stay alert' but 'stay local'. The more that people are remaining at home (and many of us will be forced to now simply due to child care) the more we are able to support the genuinely local economy - the corner shop, greengrocer, butcher, newsagent, cafe, pub etc - but also the local town centre. I've had to cancel my summer holiday, many others will have to. We have kids to entertain. Could we promote at-home-holidays, ultra local day trips you can make by bike/walking if you can, or car if you have to. could we promote street parties as a way for neighbours to thank each other, and to meet up after weeks of whats app? Wrexham do an annual play day when they convert the town centre into a family focused space. Could we copy it in Ellesmere Port, Winsford, Frodsham, Chester and wherever? Cahllenge local communities to out do each other

Just do something

One of the better aspects of the pandemic has been people looking out for neighbours and offering help. Sometimes we can all be too backwards at asking for, or offering help from friends and neighbours. So many things that sounds small add up to bigger things. We can't all do eveything, but we should all try to: support local shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs, vote, give blood, recycle, home compost, walk or cycle short journeys, pick up some roadside litter ocasionally, talk to people, join a local group or society and so on.

More supported volunteering

The Council needs to invest more in volunteer organisers, for example Green Space Rangers so that more volunteer hours can be effectively managed. This will have the added benefit of reducing demand on health and social care are members of the community will also have improved health and wellbeing