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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What do you think is most important to focus on, to build a stronger future for everyone in the borough?
about 2 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.
Tom Bover 2 years agoIncrease the number and total area of allotments
CWaC should seek urgently to identify areas for people to grow their own food.
13Chester Resident LCover 2 years agoChildrens Centre/free children sessions
With pubs, gyms, schools and paid for classes etc. allowed to open, when will free sessions (such as those at the children's centres) be running again? Our smallest people and parents with small children/babies are suffering with isolation and lack of socialisation. This will undoubtly have an impact on mental health.
0Cestrianover 2 years agoRenegotiate the funding and lease terms of Storyhouse
Review their current package with the council to ensure that Storyhouse can survive this crisis.
5Novicevetover 2 years agoSafer cycling to the city centre from the outskirts with dedicated cycle spaces and then much better provision of secure bicycle parking.
6Alex Bellover 2 years agoYou have declared climate change an emergency, so treat it like one.
We are running out of time to prevent warming of over 2 degrees. Some effects of this would include over 90% of corals bleaching and pacific islands such as the Maldives and Nauru rendered uninhabitable by rising sea levels. This council has a responsibility not only to take immediate action by helping make it possible for people in Cheshire West live more responsibly and sustainably but to promote this and, alongside the youth senate, get other local authorities on board. This pandemic has shown that councils are capable of responding to disasters quickly, the climate must be treated the same. Also, using solar panels to at least partially power schools is a brilliant idea and something the council should try to roll out as quickly as possible.
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How do you think the Council could help build a stronger future?
about 2 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 Centreover 2 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.
1Jamesover 2 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
4Cllr Mandy Clareover 2 years agoCollect 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.
3GailAnnover 2 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?
1Cllr Mandy Clareover 2 years agoEstablish a new Working Group to map out realistic local living costs and examine what constitutes quality and sustainable employment.
This group could sit within the Poverty Truth Advisory Board, assess what the support/resource needs may be in identifying opportunities within the private sector but also with regards to Council contract renewal in re-shaping the local economy alongside dedicated Eco-Community Co-Op Hubs. Community-ownership, particularly forms based on flatter pay structures such as http://belfastcleaningsociety.com, can play their part in providing a meaningful route out of the crisis of low income and are an extremely positive, empowering means of galvanising local people within low income communities around shared projects that address local need. They have potential to re-build participation, confidence and viable incomes in more environmentally sustainable ways.
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How do you think you and the people in your community could help build a stronger future ?
about 2 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.
Gordonover 2 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
1Jamesover 2 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.
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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’