Your ideas for building a stronger future
The ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback has made a difference by helping to inform the local plans we have developed, to work together, to build a stronger future. A copy of the engagement findings report is available here and our Stronger Futures Plan is available here. |
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
The ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback has made a difference by helping to inform the local plans we have developed, to work together, to build a stronger future. A copy of the engagement findings report is available here and our Stronger Futures Plan is available here. |
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 our borough and we want your help.
Our response to the pandemic has been about togetherness – individuals and communities acting together to do the right thing and support each other. We want that to continue through our recovery and a conversation with you about how we shape the future.
- What do you think is most important to focus on to build a stronger future for everyone in the borough?
- How do you think the Council could help make this happen?
- How do you think you and your community could help make this happen?
Please share your ideas with us on the ideas boards below. Alternatively, if you would prefer to share your views privately, you can answer the same questions in our online survey.
This engagement exercise will close on 17 September 2020
The feedback we have received so far is already making a difference by helping to inform the local plans we are developing, to work together, to build a stronger future. What you tell us here will be used to help shape our Stronger Futures plan, which will be published this autumn.
Further opportunities to have your say include a consultation on our budget plans, which will start in October 2020, to ensure we have the money to deliver our plans for a stronger future and tackle our financial challenge.
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over 3 years agoThe ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. A copy of the engagement findings report and our Stronger Futures Plan is available under Engagement Findings and Feedback.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.
Ruth Gabout 4 years agoUse a variety of providers to house homeless people
Use a variety of providers to house the homeless. One size doesn’t fit all and people will get better outcomes if a number of providers offer accommodation and the associated support. People can then be offered more or less support as needed individually. Introducing competition between providers will drive the quality of services up.
5Cllr Lynn Rileyalmost 4 years agoThink Totally Locally. Public services have to start at the community level and work back to the Council.
CV19 has reversed the telescope and we need to focus on what can happen at a community level first. Invest the telescope
1Cllr Lynn Rileyalmost 4 years agoCirculate the Cheshire Pound
Council spend should be as local as possible to support local businesses, jobs and cut the carbon footprint. Stop spending so much on consultants. Look at what has worked well elsewhere and build ideas based on the talents of local people ( many of whom are professionals in key sectors)
1Tom Babout 4 years agoPublicise the climate and biodiversity crisis
CWaC should use its influence and capacity to publicise the need to change our lifestyles, including in schools, colleges and universities. For example, reducing car use, reducing meat consumption, avoiding flying, re-using and passing on clothes, reducing energy use, insulating buildings and many more. These are the things that are destroying civilisation (see e.g. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-06-08/collapse-of-civilisation-is-the-most-likely-outcome-top-climate-scientists/). We are in a climate emergency (and a biodiversity one) and CWaC has acknowledged this and declared it is going to take urgent action. CWaC can't do it alone. Every person must play their part, and the excuse of 'I didn't know' has never been acceptable and cannot be now.
3Cllr Lynn Rileyalmost 4 years agoUse CIL for health based Community Improvements
50% on new homes bonus + CIL should be allocated to measures that improve health in communities. More green space/walking/cycling improvements/footpaths/air quality
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over 3 years agoThe ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. A copy of the engagement findings report and our Stronger Futures Plan is available under Engagement Findings and Feedback.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.
Neston Community Youth Centreabout 4 years agoSupport Communities!
Where there's capacity and the will, support communities to get things done. Remove the bureaucracy that gets in the way of change.
1GailAnnabout 4 years agoGraveyards
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?
1Nigelabout 4 years agoDrive inward sustainable investment in Cheshire West valuing people, community ownership, participatory democracy, and place.
Community Wealth Building (Preston Model)
4Jamesabout 4 years agoPromote '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
4GailAnnabout 4 years agoAccessible 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.
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over 3 years agoThe ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. A copy of the engagement findings report and our Stronger Futures Plan is available under Engagement Findings and Feedback.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.
Jamesabout 4 years agoJust 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.
3Gordonabout 4 years agoMore 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
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Other ways to get involved
There are a number of other ways to share your ideas:
Write to: Stronger Futures, Insight and Intelligence, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Council Offices, 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE
Email: strongerfutures@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 8 123 quoting 'Stronger Futures’