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?
4 months 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?
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Juliet10 months agoMassively reduce traffic through the city. There is a climate crisis & the pollution & noise are awful. Many more buses & cycle lanes needed
11Cestrian10 months agoPostpone any changes to Chester Market commercial terms
Freeze the plans to increase payment terms (the ones publicised before Xmas) because traders are struggling already. The 'Play Your Part' consultation clearly showed a strong desire to support small local businesses. This would be in line with that.
4Cllr Lynn Riley7 months agoGreen Building
The Council has built 4K+ new homes in the last 5 years with almost no green features. Stop wasting opportunities to build with green options like solar, ground source, water capture, shared highways. Innovate to put a green score on building
0Tom B10 months agoStop cutting down trees
There should be a 'presumption against' felling trees. Currently, anyone can cut down a tree on their premises provided no neighbour objects in the time allowed. Often, neighbours don't hear of a felling notice until it's too late. The notice system is seriously flawed. A presumption against would put the onus on the person wishing to fell to prove that the tree needs to be felled. Ecological criteria including biodiversity issues should be used to assess trees, as well as existing issues (like letting in light). Alternatives such as lopping should be used before felling. We are losing old trees at an alarming rate.
6LauraC10 months agoUse community centres as hubs to feed the elderly and vulnerable
I live in Delamere. Our community centre is used twice a week as a post office at the moment and for nothing else, and I'm sure this is the case in other places in Cheshire West. It would be great if we could establish a network of community centre hubs across the region that would open up once or twice a week for a few hours, providing food to local people for free. People over the age of 70, and families whose children would normally receive free school lunches, for example. I'm sure local businesses would love to help out. Food would be takeaway only, and ready to go in carrier bags. Social distancing would be stringently observed, and volunteers would wear masks and gloves.
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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThe ‘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.
Gordon10 months agoSupport local enterprises
The Council needs to have real experts who can offer effective practical advice to assist local enterprises to grow and develop
1StephP10 months agoConcentrate 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!
4Nigel10 months agoDrive inward sustainable investment in Cheshire West valuing people, community ownership, participatory democracy, and place.
Community Wealth Building (Preston Model)
4GailAnn10 months 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?
1Interested8 months agoWork 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.
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4 months 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.
Gordon10 months 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
1James10 months 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’
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