Hello fellow residents! I’m James Pratt, your local councillor for Crewe St Barnabas. I live right here in the heart of our St Barnabas community, in the West End of Crewe.
I’m proud to represent our area on both Cheshire East Council and Crewe Town Council, working to make sure your voice is heard and local priorities are delivered across Crewe & Nantwich.
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’m your local councillor – and a fellow resident of our community. I’m working hard to tackle the everyday issues that matter, including potholes, litter, fly-tipping, parking problems, street lighting and anti-social behaviour.
If there’s something you’d like me to look into, please get in touch – or you can report issues online.
Read my latest news updates or check my recent facebook posts to find out what I’m up to!
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You can also take a look at my video looking back at some of our achievements in 2024!
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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 contact me about any local issue please do get in touch.
Thank you for your support!
Here’s what I’ve been up to recently…
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas is at Leighton Brook Park.
⚽️ STREET SPORTS ARE BACK AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK!
🎉TONIGHT AT 5PM!
Looking for something fun and active for the kids to do on Friday evenings? Come along to our FREE Street Sports sessions at Leighton Brook Park!
📍 Location: Leighton Brook Park, Frank Webb Avenue, Crewe, CW1 3NE
🗓 When: Every Friday, 5.00pm to 6.00pm, until 30 October
👥 Who can attend? Open to all young people aged up to 16. Children aged 8 and over can attend independently.
⚽ What to expect: Enjoy a range of sports, team games and fun activities in the floodlit games area.
👟 What to bring: Wear comfortable clothing and suitable footwear, and don't forget a bottle of water.
💰 Cost: Completely FREE - no booking required, just turn up and join in!
These sessions are delivered by Start Well at The Wishing Well, in partnership with Crewe Town Council.
Please share with friends and family who might be interested!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🚨 TODAY - FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK! 🌞
Looking for something to keep the children entertained this afternoon? Why not come along to Leighton Brook Park for a fun-filled afternoon of FREE activities with Start Well at The Wishing Well
🗓 Today (Friday 7th August)
🕑 2.00pm - 4.00pm
There's something for everyone, including:
⚽ Football
🏏 Cricket
🥏 Rounders
🎾 Tennis
🏃 Sports Day activities
🏃 Hide & Seek Tag
🎯 Dodgeball
🐞 Bug Hunts
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🧩 Sensory Play
🎲 Games
...and much more!
🥕 Healthy snacks are provided.
💚 Completely FREE to attend.
👧👦 Everyone is welcome, with young people aged 8 and over able to attend independently.
The sessions continue every Friday throughout the summer holidays, so if you can't make it today there are still plenty more opportunities to join in.
I hope to see lots of local families there this afternoon!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
FREE FOOTBALL SESSIONS EVERY WEDNESDAY ⚽
I recently popped by to once again catch up with the Crewe Alexandra in the Community Premier Kicks sessions right here in our park! Huge thanks to the coaches for running these fantastic free sessions for our young people. It was a great turnout and brilliant to see everyone getting involved.
They’re still going strong every week, and the best bit? They’re completely FREE!
📍 Where: Leighton Brook Park, Frank Webb Avenue CW1 3NE
🕕 When: Every Wednesday, 6pm – 7.15pm
Just head to the MUGA – everyone’s welcome!
Come along, join in, and have some fun! Please share this to help spread the word – let’s get as many young people involved as possible!
Thanks so much to the Crewe Alexandra in the Community coaches for their continued support with these sessions. ❤️
Oh, and did I mention our new grass field goal posts are HERE? ⚽︎ Yep!!⚽︎⚽︎⚽︎
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
GOAL POSTS GETTING NETS! ⚽
It's great to see so many young people enjoying the new goal posts at Leighton Brook Park. (Scroll back to my previous post for the full story on how we made this happen!)
Whilst catching up with those using them, one request I've heard from several groups of young people is... can we have some nets?
Initially, we didn't specify nets, as there were some concerns about making sure the goal posts were as robust as possible. It's been brilliant to see the young people really taking ownership of this new facility and wanting to look after it.
I had a meeting last Friday, and I'm pleased to say we've been given the go ahead to get some nets.
I popped over to the park this morning to measure up, so we can get them ordered. Hopefully it won't be too long before they're in place! ⚽
Don't forget STREET SPORTS with Start Well at The Wishing Well every Friday from 5pm at the park, and holiday activies, starting from 2pm on Friday too!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas is at Leighton Brook Park.
⚽️ STREET SPORTS ARE BACK AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK!
🎉TONIGHT AT 5PM!
Looking for something fun and active for the kids to do on Friday evenings? Come along to our FREE Street Sports sessions at Leighton Brook Park!
📍 Location: Leighton Brook Park, Frank Webb Avenue, Crewe, CW1 3NE
🗓 When: Every Friday, 5.00pm to 6.00pm, until 30 October
👥 Who can attend? Open to all young people aged up to 16. Children aged 8 and over can attend independently.
⚽ What to expect: Enjoy a range of sports, team games and fun activities in the floodlit games area.
👟 What to bring: Wear comfortable clothing and suitable footwear, and don't forget a bottle of water.
💰 Cost: Completely FREE - no booking required, just turn up and join in!
These sessions are delivered by Start Well at The Wishing Well, in partnership with Crewe Town Council.
Please share with friends and family who might be interested!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🚨 TODAY - FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK! 🌞
Looking for something to keep the children entertained this afternoon? Why not come along to Leighton Brook Park for a fun-filled afternoon of FREE activities with Start Well at The Wishing Well
🗓 Today (Friday 31 July)
🕑 2.00pm - 4.00pm
There's something for everyone, including:
⚽ Football
🏏 Cricket
🥏 Rounders
🎾 Tennis
🏃 Sports Day activities
🏃 Hide & Seek Tag
🎯 Dodgeball
🐞 Bug Hunts
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🧩 Sensory Play
🎲 Games
...and much more!
🥕 Healthy snacks are provided.
💚 Completely FREE to attend.
👧👦 Everyone is welcome, with young people aged 8 and over able to attend independently.
The sessions continue every Friday throughout the summer holidays, so if you can't make it today there are still plenty more opportunities to join in.
I hope to see lots of local families there this afternoon!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
NEWCASTLE STREET - ALLEY GATE REPAIR REQUESTED
Whilst out on one of my ward walks around St Barnabas, I noticed this alley gate on Newcastle Street - it can't lock because the gate won't shut! Alley gates should be kept locked at all times, this is to reduce crime and anti social behaviour, including flytipping in the alleyways themselves.
I've raised a request for this gate to be repaired.
If you spot an alley gate problem, call 0300 123 5011 or report a repair online
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/environment/community_safety/alley-gates.aspx
If you have an alley gate that you need to use to access your property, but don't have a key, contact Crewe Library on 01270 375295 or email crewe.library@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🗑️ BEEN OUT AGAIN TODAY...
I've been back out litter picking again today, collecting another three bags of rubbish from around Leighton Brook Park and the woods. I also found a supermarket trolley, which has now been reported for collection and removal. It actually came in handy for moving the heavy bags!
Sadly, this is the second time I've litter picked this week, having only been out on Tuesday.
I also cleared litter from parts of Mayfield Mews, Minshull New Road, Monks Lane, Kettell Avenue and Frank Webb Avenue.
The frustrating part is that, after around three hours of dragging heavy bags of litter around, I returned to the park only to find that more litter had already been dropped.
If you do one thing today to help our area, please put your litter in a bin. If you have children, please have that conversation with them about putting rubbish in the right place. But this isn't just about young people. Plenty of adults are responsible too, and they should know better. Looking after where we live is everyone's responsibility.
Over the last few years, I've done what I can to engage with our young people, including working with Leighton Academy, Underwood West Academy, and our local Scouts and Girlguiding groups to promote pride in our community and the importance of looking after where we live. We've run anti-litter campaigns, organised litter picks, and worked together to encourage everyone to take pride in our area.
I'm only one person, and I can't do it alone. We all have a part to play in keeping St Barnabas clean and somewhere we can all be proud to call home.
A big thank you as well to the fellow St Barnabas residents who have been out litter picking in recent weeks and making a real difference. It's also great to see the fantastic work of my fellow volunteers in the Crewe Clean Team. Every bag collected makes our community that little bit cleaner, and your efforts really are appreciated.
I'd much rather be spending these hours working on new projects and improvements for our area, but I can't just stand by and watch a small number of selfish people trash the place we all call home.