Hello fellow resident! My name is James Pratt, I live in Crewe, St Barnabas ward and I’m a local councillor for our area.
From Minshull New Road, to Underwood Lane, West Street to Wheelman Road, Badger Avenue, Frank Webb, Rolls Avenue, Chassagne Square, Kettell to McNeill Avenue and all roads and communities in between – we are all Crewe St Barnabas.
I am your councillor, who also lives in your area and I’m working for local residents to tackle issues such as pot holes, litter, fly tipping, parking problems, street lighting, and anti social behaviour to make our area better. Please let me know about the issues you’d like me to work on or report them online.
Read my latest news updates or check my recent facebook posts to find out what I’m up to!
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In February 2023 I wrote to every household in the area and delivered residents surveys to to find what issues you’d like to see tackled in our community. You can still complete this survey online if you have not already. |
If you would like to get in contact about any local issue please do get in touch.
Thank you for your support!
Here’s what I’ve been up to recently…
☀️ STOP SCROLLING!! IT'S POP UP IN THE PARKS - TODAY AT 10AM ☀️
Don't forget, it's POP UP IN THE PARKS today at 10AM in Leighton Brook Park.
No need to book, just turn up
Every Saturday you can take part in Everybody Circuits at 10am
📣 Everybody Circuits 📣
A series of different exercises, designed to create a fun and challenging workout that all of the family can take part in. From squats and lunges to team activities and games designed by our amazing Personal Trainers that will be fun, leaving everyone smiling.
Suitable for: All levels and ages 5 years + (Children aged 5-11 years need to be accompanied by an adult)
Please bring: trainers, comfy clothes & water
📆 Day: Saturdays, starting 6th July 2024- 21st September 2024
⏰ Time: 10:00am- 11:00am
📌 Location: Leighton Brook Park, off Frank Webb Avenue
Just turn up, no need to book!
These sessions are delivered by experienced coaches from Everybody Health & Leisure with all required safeguarding checks in place.
This project is funded by Crewe Town Council
TIMBRELL AVENUE - ALLEYWAY CLEAN UP
It was brilliant to catch up with residents on Timbrell Avenue today who were working to keep on top of things in their alleyway.
It's great to work together with residents on alleyway clean ups like this, it makes such a difference for all the residents.
This alley was previously an overgrown fly-tipping hot spot. Now it's clear and a much cleaner space. Well done 👍
🔒 Remember to keep your alley gates locked and secure.
🔑 If you need a key for your alley gate call 01270 375295
🗑️ Report any fly tipping to be cleared by calling 0300 123 5011 or download the FixMyStreet App.
OPERATION SUMMER - FREE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
📣 Operation Summer starts TOMORROW! 🌞
📅 24th July - 31st August 2024
Operation Summer is returning for its third year, featuring an exciting family-friendly programme of over 130 FREE summer activities that will keep the kids entertained during the summer holidays (24th July until 31st August 2024).
Develop your cartooning skills with Marc Makes Comics… cavort with 6 metre long Brimstone the Dragon in Queens Park… take part in thrilling Mad Science experiments… experience outdoor theatre and storytelling that will captivate the imaginations of all… and more!
All of the activities are free-to-access family sessions. A small number of activities at Crewe Library require attendees to book – please visit the Crewe Town Council website for more information. For all events, children need to be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Find out what's happening each day HERE 👇
www.crewetowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on-events/operation-summer/
NEW SIGNS DESIGNED BY LOCAL STUDENTS INSTALLED IN OUR PARK
You may have noticed some brilliant new signs have appeared in Leighton Brook Park. Have you found all 10 of them yet?
These have been designed by children at Leighton Academy and Underwood West Academy as part of a 'sign design' competition.
I visited both schools alongside PSCOs Jen & Andrea from Crewe St Barnabas Police and Lindsay Lewis from Crewe Town Council to talk about the recent regeneration of Leighton Brook Park, talk about our local police and to invite students to take part in our competition for the schools to design these new signs for the park.
There were two themes for the sign design competition, the first being anti-littering to encourage users of the park to help keep it clean and tidy, and the second being CCTV, to positively promote the CCTV camera and raise awareness of it to visitors to the park in order to help reduce instances of anti social behaviour.
10 designs were chosen and are now permanently installed across all areas of the park.
Thank you to all the students for their fantastic designs, they were simply amazing!
If you'd like to see all 131 designs that were part of this project, please visit the park and scan the QR code on the new display board near the playground where you can also see all the winning designs on display.
Thank you everyone for their involvement in this project 👍
REDWOOD DRIVE FOOTBRIDGE TIDY UP
Thanks to fellow resident Natasha who let me know about the foot bridge in the park near Redwood Drive which was becoming overgrown.
This has now been tided up and is much easier to pass, as well as looking a lot nicer!
If there's something that you think needs looking into, please let me know.
Cllr James Pratt
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/contact/
CHESHIRE POLICE PRIORITY SURVEY - WHAT MATTERS TO YOU?
The Cheshire Police Priority Survey is a new initiative designed to give you a voice and have a say about what matters most in your area.
Please take a few minutes to give some confidential feedback and insight about our area, and what you consider to be the issues that affect you the most.
This will genuinely help to influence decisions we make about local policing.
Click the link to access the survey 👇
survey.cheshirepolicealert.co.uk/
LEIGHTON ACADEMY - LITTER PICK IN THE PARK
A massive thank you to students from Leighton Academy who got to work this afternoon cleaning up Leighton Brook Park with our 'Litter Pick in the Park.' 👍
Everyone was really enthusiastic and it was a fantastic result from the students who worked really hard to make sure our newly revamped park is ready for everyone to enjoy over the weekend. It looks pristine now!
This is the 3rd year of running the litter pick with Leighton Academy which has now involved around 180 students. Each year we have had less and less litter to clean up, which is can only be a good thing. This year around 15 bags of litter (and a scooter!) were collected.
Thank you to the brilliant teachers and staff for their help today, and to Ansa Environmental Services Ltd and Crewe Town Council for their support.
NOW: DROP IN SURGERY LEIGHTON BROOK PARK
Feel free to drop in and raise any issues with our local Crewe St Barnabas Police Community policing team until 5.30pm