Your ideas for building a stronger future
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COVID-19 will have long term impacts on us all. It has brought new challenges for our health, for society and for the economy. Cheshire West and Chester Council are developing plans to overcome these challenges and build a stronger future for ourContinue reading
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Please share your ideas about what you think is important to focus on, to support you and your community, to come out of the pandemic even stronger than before.
For example:
- Have some challenges brought about by the pandemic affected you and your community more than others?
- Have there been any positive changes arising out of the pandemic for you and your community?
- People are talking about a new normal - what do you want the new normal to be for you and your community?
Please do not share any personal information about yourself or anybody else here. For example only use first names, not full names.
View All Ideasover 2 years ago
Longer term, much more public transport investment
This should include bus lanes and bus priority (which can help cyclists), a lot more bus routes (encourages sustainable travel) and real time next bus displays are the boroughs busiest bus stops.
over 2 years ago
Outdoor Seating Areas
Designate distanced seating areas in open spaces like the ampitheatre for outdoor eating and drinking. Install medium -term portable toilets etc.
over 2 years ago
Enforce conservation of energy use in shops
Legislate for reduce energy use. In winter, shops in town centres blast out heat because they want to have their doors open. Each shop does it because they might lose custom if their doors are shut. This wouldn't happen if all doors were shut. Write a byelaw to force shops to close doors.
over 2 years ago
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.
over 2 years ago
Increase facilities for outdoor exercise and recreation
Encourage and facilitate multiple use for parks and other open spaces. There should be places for people to sit, run and play games, grow community food and provide biodiversity and its associated ecosystem services. Dogs should be catered for separately to avoid fouling public areas.
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Please share your ideas about what you think the Council could do to support you and your community to come out of the pandemic even stronger than before.
For example:
- Thinking about some of the challenges brought about by the pandemic, how could the Council support you and your community to overcome them?
- Thinking about any positive changes in your community during the pandemic, how could the Council build on these opportunities?
- Thinking about what you would like the new normal to be, how could the Council support you and your community to achieve these aspirations?
Please do not share any personal information about yourself or anybody else here. For example only use first names, not full names.
View All Ideasover 2 years ago
Graveyards
Our graveyard at St Laurence Church is closed and adopted by Cheshire West. Frequent concerns are expressed about its tidiness and grass length. Is it possible that local people could be encouraged to work with Cheshire West rather than being reliant on them? Could the insurance be sorted to allow that to happen?
over 2 years ago
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.
about 2 years ago
Collect better data on poverty and lobby government on poverty where necessary. +2.5 million unemployed by Christmas
Closely track disproportionate impacts of the dual crises of the economic downturn that has since been compounded by COVID, on those on already low incomes and on those newly tipped into poverty, whether working or unemployed/on benefits. Where we are constrained and unable to meet needs arising from disproportionate impacts on low income communities, we must at the very least work with others to flag this up with Government and keep communities informed that we have done this.
over 2 years ago
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
over 2 years ago
Support local enterprises
The Council needs to have real experts who can offer effective practical advice to assist local enterprises to grow and develop
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Please share your ideas about what you think you and your community could do to support local people and communities to come out of the pandemic even stronger than before.
For example:
- Thinking about some of the challenges brought about by the pandemic, how could you and your community help to overcome them?
- Thinking about any positive changes in your community during the pandemic, how could you and your community make the most of these opportunities?
- Thinking about what you would like the new normal to be, how could you and your community help make these aspirations a reality?
Please do not share any personal information about yourself or anybody else here. For example only use first names, not full names.
View All Ideasover 2 years ago
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
over 2 years ago
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.
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