Your ideas for building a stronger future
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 is 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 we would like to start a conversation 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. Your ideas will inform the local plans we develop, to work together, to build a stronger future.
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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?
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View All Ideasabout 1 month ago
Separate dog walking areas from recreation areas
Dogs are important for people as companions, but they can and do cause distress to others, and have quanitifable negative impacts of wildlife. Parks, including larger peri-urban spaces should each have specific dog walking areas, including seats, that are separate from wildlife areas, and places where outdoor games and relaxation are specified. Dog-friendly areas should be pleasant places, and not just dog toilet sites, so that dog owners can enjoy the natural scenes as much as others.
about 1 month ago
Relearn the importance of public hygiene and good quality public washrooms
Health crisis emphasises the need for people to wash their hands especially before they eat and after using the loo. Takeaways in our tourist city are with us to stay so the public needs more places to wash their hands. The extensive high quality facility in the Grosvenor shopping centre has been closed, the new ones in Grosvenor Park are cheap inadequate facilities that are seldom maintained, the good quality old facility on The Groves are never open in the evenings, Frodsham Street facilities are a disgrace and the high street is full of empty units that could offer a large high quality location.
about 1 month 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.
26 days ago
Adult education and training
Many people have lost or will lose their jobs as a result of Covid-19. We need to recognise that this is the opportunity to get people back into work in sustainable and forward-thinking roles but for this they will need training. Since the closure of Hartford Campus (formerly Mid-Cheshire College) the opportunities for retraining are extremely limited especially for adults. The council could encourage local colleges to offer more opportunities in the community by supporting with free or low cost venue hire. There are also many former college lecturers/trainers who could be brought back into education by being directly employed by the council. There are several areas of educational deprivation within the area where even basic literacy and numeracy would make a significant change in people's prospects but these courses are few and far between now. Without education it is hard to make lasting change!
28 days ago
Renegotiate the funding and lease terms of Storyhouse
Review their current package with the council to ensure that Storyhouse can survive this crisis.
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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?
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View All Ideas25 days ago
Drive inward sustainable investment in Cheshire West valuing people, community ownership, participatory democracy, and place.
Community Wealth Building (Preston Model)
6 days ago
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.
about 1 month 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
24 days ago
Concentrate on environmental issues - look forward for future generations
Allow grass verges to grow and invest in wild flower seeds rather than mowing them down. This will encourage insect and birds to thrive. Rotherham Council have planted 8 miles of wild flower verges saving £25K in mowing costs!
28 days 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?
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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?
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View All Ideas25 days 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.
about 1 month 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
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