Watch: What We Achieved in Crewe St Barnabas – A Look Back at 2024

What did we achieve across the last year in Crewe St Barnabas?
Let’s take a look back at the year that was 2024!

 

As 2024 came to a close, I took a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made together in Crewe St Barnabas. From community clean-ups to improvements in safety, parks, and public spaces, it’s been a busy and productive year for our ward.

Here are just some of the highlights:

• Community litter picks with Leighton Academy and local residents

• Tackling fly-tipping across the ward in partnership with Guinness Housing and Cheshire East Council

• Cleaning up alleyways, including areas around Frank Webb Avenue and Timbrell Avenue

• Hosting free events like the football day with Crewe Alex and pop-up park sessions for families, supported by Crewe Town Council and Everybody Leisure

• Street sports activities for young people with Wishing Well

• Road safety improvements – including pothole repairs, fresh road markings, and the setup of a new Community Speed Watch team

• Securing funding for a new school crossing patrol officer for the Frank Webb Avenue and Badger Avenue junction near Underwood West Academy

• Installing new playground safety signs on Frank Webb Avenue to protect children heading to Leighton Brook Park

• Resurfacing roads on Windsor Avenue, Sandiway Road, and Foulkes Avenue

• Keeping residents informed through local newsletters and updates

• Improving the walk-to-school route for Leighton Academy by clearing footpaths and fixing drainage issues

• Trimming trees on Frank Webb Avenue to enhance street lighting and clearing autumn leaves

• Repairing and replacing streetlights around the area

• Repairing alley gates and addressing drainage problems on Rolls Avenue, West Street, and Minshull New Road

• Reversing proposed grass-cutting reductions and increasing maintenance in some areas

• Removing a derelict bus shelter on Badger Avenue, which had become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour

• Installing new benches and investing in Leighton Brook Park, including a £100,000 regeneration project with Crewe Town Council and the exciting addition of a dual zip line

• Collaborating with Leighton Academy and Underwood West School on community initiatives, including a sign design competition

This is just a small glimpse of the work I carry out each day on behalf of residents in Crewe St Barnabas.
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Let’s keep working to make Crewe St Barnabas Better!

Cllr James Pratt