Your ideas for building a stronger future
The ‘Stronger Futures’ engagement exercise has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback will make a difference by helping to inform the local plans we are developing, to work together, to build a stronger future. We are currently analysing all the feedback received and a copy of the feedback report and our Stronger Futures Plan will available here in the 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. |
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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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 Ideasabout 2 months ago
Increase the number and locations of public toilets
Aim to have a public toilet every half mile within public areas so that everyone can go out confident that they will not get 'caught short'!
4 months ago
Improve speeding measures on Station Rd (Delamere) & local area, & work with the rangers at Delamere Forest on antisocial behaviour issues
Speeding vehicles are a massive issue on Station Road, and the 40mph limit is rarely adhered to. Since lockdown has eased there's been a huge increase in traffic here - predominantly people travelling to Delamere Forest as it's at the end of the road - and the roads have once again become very dangerous, and the local area polluted and noisy. The signage showing the 40mph limit is inadequate, and Police are only able to visit the area to carry out speed monitoring once every 6-8 weeks (if that) as they're really stretched at the moment. Something needs to be done about this. There have been so many near-misses, and trying to pull out of local properties on to the main road has become really hazardous. Furthermore, during lockdown local residents felt able to walk along the pavements safely, cycle safely on the roads, and visit the Forest to exercise. Most of us don't feel we can do that now. I no longer walk my dog (always on the lead btw) there because of the complete lack of social distancing by Forest visitors, the haphazard/dangerous parking by Forest visitors all over the verges and local side roads, speeding cars on the road outside, and the increase in antisocial behaviour both in and around the Forest (people leaving smouldering disposable bbqs on the forest floor - meaning the fire service has to be called out multiple times per week - trash and broken glass all over the place on Station Road, large groups of people cycling on the pavements, and people bringing their motorbikes to the Forest area and deliberately riding them at people, to name a few issues). Things need to change, and the Parish Council and Cheshire Council need to work with the local community and the Forest rangers in order to implement said changes. Ideas: better signage clearly showing speed limits, increased PCSO presence and speed monitoring, establishing a clear and communicative relationship between the community and Councils to get things done, volunteer litter pickers in the CW8 area, more volunteer rangers, improved safety measures for pedestrians and cyclists, better use of the community centre as a hub for discussion of all of the above.
4 months ago
Become a #KeepItLocal council
Buy locally from local businesses and community organisations who will also spend locally keeping the local economy buoyant
4 months ago
Look after the City's Trees
An entrance to Grosvenor Park is currently closed due to a dangerous tree. This is a small consequence of general lack of tree maintenance in the City. The saddest example is the overgrown holly tree avenues in Grosvenor Park, a defining feature of the park since Victorian days. As hollies only leaf on the outer layer we may have already lost the chance to save this invaluable feature seriously degrading Grosvenor Park, only a few years after spending over a million pounds of lottery money on the same area. A similar example is the lime trees by the river which were donated to the City generations ago, recently they are starting to lose their shape and are seldom pruned. The riverside walk behind the racecourse is partly blocked by a fallen tree and the footpath between the railway and the racecourse is partly blocked with weeds and hedges. More resources to maintain the City's trees will help preserve our environment. That will encourage people to walk and cycle. We can get better value for money by maintaining what we have, not just by building new.
4 months ago
We need to develop our own local renewable energy scheme in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and big energy firms.
Local Renewable Power Generation
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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 Ideas2 months ago
Work more closely with the Canal and River Trust to improve the towpaths for walking and cycling, for visiting the linked parishes and towns
Marbury Maid.
4 months 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
4 months ago
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.
4 months ago
Climate change measures as a priority
In the link related to the question what is most important to build a stronger future, there are many ideas linked to climate and protecting the environment. Supporting local businesses, local food, invest on low energy public transport, review insulation standards for buildings to reduce energy, invest in rain water collection , invest in technologies that will allow safe use of grey water, enforce a motor off policy on car parks, all would help in reducing carbon emissions. Then it would be great to identify the future jobs needed to support these actions and review the education needs to achieve this.
2 months ago
Provide more cycle racks in parks, town centres and all car parks to increase cycle use..
Marbury Maid
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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 Ideas4 months 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.
5 months 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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