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
GETTING STUFF DONE - ROAD MARKING RE-LINING
I caught up the the highways team recently who were out responding to requests I had made to get 'Give Way' markings and road re-linings repainted around our area.
Many 'give way' markings, like this area on the cross roads over Timbrell Avenue were faded. Residents told me about near misses where vehicles hadn't always stopped.
When I got the give way markings on the Frank Webb Avenue/Badger Avenue junction repainted, the number of accidents suddenly decreased dramatically - so it's clear that maintaining and repainting them is important.
Let's keep going, and keep working to make St Barnabas an even better place to live. ❤️
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