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Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

3 days 16 hours ago

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: HAVE SOME RESPECT!

Not long ago this evening, I witnessed the selfish driver of this grey SEAT Ateca chucking rubbish out of their vehicle near the Premier on Frank Webb Avenue.

Have some bloody respect. We have volunteers who give up their time litter picking, not to clean up after scruffy people like this.

I’ll be passing the evidence and vehicle details on and pushing for a fine to be issued.

It really isn't difficult. Take your rubbish home and put it in the bin. 👍

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

1 week 16 hours ago

RAILTON AVENUE - KERB MAKING IT'S MOVE

Not sure exactly what's going on here - but whilst out litter picking on Railton Avenue I noticed this kerb stone on the grass verge trying to make it's escape. Is it off to Wheelman, or to Rolls Avenue? Who knows!!

Whilst it's not the end of the world, it's still trip hazard (imagine falling over that in the dark!) Also grass can't be cut properly (not that it's grown much with the recent heat) and it just looks, well a bit naff. We can do better than that here in St Barnabas.

So, anyway you know the drill.
1 - Phone out
2- Photo snapped
3 -ISSUE REPORTED to highways.

Spot something like this? You can do the same
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/

Cheers my dears!
Cllr James Pratt

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

1 week 2 days ago

OUR LOCAL NEWS NOW HAS AN APP! 📱

It’s great that we have our own local news outlet here in Crewe, keeping us up to date with what’s happening in our town, from local news and community stories to events and things going on across Crewe.

Crewe Nub News has now made it even easier to keep up with everything, with a brand new app!

📲 The Nub News app is now available on Apple and Android.

It’s really simple to get started. Download the app, select Crewe, and you’ll have all the latest local news, information and events right at your fingertips.

It’s good to support local journalism and have a dedicated source of news for our town. 👍

Give it a try! 👇

🔗 Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=news.nub.app&referrer=utm_source%3Dnubnews_social_post

🔗 Apple: apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6760301585?pt=128487022&ct=nubnews_social_post&mt=8

Thanks to the Crewe Nub News team!

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

1 week 3 days ago

AROUND OUR AREA - FLY-TIPPING

Oh wow. Yes I have my GRUMPY face on here. GRRR!
Was out recently and reported 15 flytipping incidents in one afternoon across our wonderful St Barnabas Ward. YUK.

Who ARE these people ?
Honestly. what ARE they thinking?

These people clearly don't know about the mobile flytipping CCTV camera that I got set up which is working in St Barnabas ward. Want to flytip? Fine. Yeah, that's whats coming! A big one too. KER CHING!!

And for the majority who would like to dispose of waste responsibly... I want to keep that a simple process for my lovely fellow residents. 👇

A decision made at the start of this year by other councillors lead to a proposal to make the tip on Pymms Lane require a 7 day booking system. I challenged this to stop the need to book during the week. Let's keep it easy for people to get rid of stuff they don't want.

My last trip to the tip earlier this month - 12 minute round trip from home, to the tip, and back.
Quick and easy - no booking in the week. Just TURN UP!

You still have to book at weekends though which means it can be a little busy on Mondays for those catching up who aren't a fan of weekend bookings.

Need to get rid of something - go here
share.google/qa0k1DxvomnFE2mWA

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

1 week 4 days ago

BIN DOWN LIGHT OUT

Driving down Frank Webb Avenue tonight I pulled over to pick up the litter bin which someone had decided to tip over. Bless them, what a life they must be living. Whilst stopped I also noticed the street light by the bus stop wasn't working so I've reported this to Highways. Hopefully they get it fixed soon. Day or night if I see something that needs sorting for our community I'll do my best to sort it.

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

1 week 4 days ago

CREWE ON SEA IS BACK THIS WEEKEND! 🌊🏖️

I've got my Crewe on Sea postcard stuck on the fridge as a reminder that it's happening THIS weekend! ⌯⌲🗓️⋆｡˚

The beach is back in Crewe for the August Bank Holiday, with FREE family fun right in the town centre and Lyceum Square. Yes, a beach with real sand! 🏖️

From Saturday to Monday, 11am-4pm, there'll be loads going on, including live entertainment, face painting, crafts, comedy, giant walkabout characters and beach discos from DJ Catch92.

🗓️ Saturday 29 - Monday 31 August
📍 Crewe town centre & Lyceum Square
⏰ 11am - 4pm
🎟️ FREE!

It's always great to see the town centre brought to life, and there really is plenty going on for families over the weekend.

If you're looking for something to do this Bank Holiday, get yourself into town and enjoy Crewe on Sea! 🌊☀️

More details and the full programme are in the link in the comments 👇

Delivered by Crewe Town Council in partnership with Crewe BID Discover Crewe, with support from Mornflake

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

2 weeks 15 hours ago

WESTBOURNE AVENUE POTHOLE REPORTED!

Thankfully we're not in "pothole season" yet where it goes crazy, a bit like whack a mole whilst we wait for Highways to resuface roads that I keep asking for. Link in comments on this one (far too long to post)

ANYWAY, I did notice this one starting to break up on Westbourne Avenue, so as usual, it's 3 steps to heaven (or something or other!!!)
Phone out. Snap a picture. Report to highways.

Spotted one? You can do the same.
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/

Let's keep getting things FIXED in St Barnabas.

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas is at Leighton Brook Park.

2 weeks 3 days ago

⚽️ 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

2 weeks 4 days ago

🚨 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 21st 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

2 weeks 5 days ago

THE BENCH - FIXED!

Thanks so much to the Cheshire East Parks team and to Crewe Town Council Ranger Wayne for their efforts to repair this bench in Leighton Brook Park.

Someone seemed to think it was fine to damage it (perhaps let their dog chew it) which made a right mess of the wood. Argh!

I remember when the park was being refurbished in 2023, and residents were asking for some benches to be installed so they had somewhere to sit and have a break when they were taking a walk. This is something we got done for those residents, so it was sad to see that one had been damaged in this way.

Anyway, happy ending - the teams have worked their magic and got this fixed without having to replace the whole thing. Great job. Thank you!

It's great to see the teams working together to look after things in our community here in St Barnabas.

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

2 weeks 5 days ago

NETWORK RAIL - COMMUNITY PROJECT THANK YOU

Huge thanks to the team from Network Rail, led by Taylor who joined myself and fellow local resident Doreen for a full days work on our community project at Westbourne Avenue/Frank Webb Avenue last week. Thank you so much to everyone from Network Rail who took part - it was a hot day and everyone worked so hard all day despite the heat!

The team really got stuck in, clearing the ground, re-making the pathways, installing the bench, litter picking and giving the area a real tidy up. Although there's still a little more work to do, it looks fantastic! Some photos in the comments 👇

Thanks also to Kenny and Bridget from Guinness who came to lend a hand too!

If you'd like to be involved in this, or another community project please let me know!

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

2 weeks 6 days ago

KEEPING LEIGHTON BROOK PARK LOOKING ITS BEST

A big thank you to the Parks Team, who have been out and actioned my request to tidy up the brambles around the fencing by the playground and MUGA in Leighton Brook Park, as well as along the brook itself.

It's looking much tidier now that everything has been cut back. Thanks to everyone involved for getting it sorted.

Let's keep up the good work and be proud of where we live. If you spot an issue that needs attention, you know what to do. The reporting link is in the comments! 👍

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

3 weeks 23 hours ago

BEEN OUT THIS MORNING

Repaired a bench.
Reported Morrisons trolley flytipped on Badger Avenue.
Reported flytipping on West St / Mcneill alley way.
Raised bin emptying requests for Frank Webb Avenue and Leighton Brook Park.
Litter picked some of Frank Webb Avenue,and raised a litter picking request for the rest of this area.
Went to Tesco for milk, bread and bananas. 🍌

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

3 weeks 3 days ago

TODAY'S THE DAY! ☀️🍔

Just a reminder that the St Barnabas Community BBQ is taking place today at St Barnabas Church on West Street!

📅 Today - Saturday 15th August
⏰ From 12 noon

There'll be a BBQ, raffle, tombola and plenty of fun fete games, so hopefully something for everyone.

I've been looking forward to this one. It's a great opportunity to get people from across St Barnabas together, have a bit of fun, grab something to eat and have a chat.

Everyone is welcome, so please come along if you can! ❤️

A big thank you to everyone who has helped put this together, and to YMCA Cheshire, Premier League Kicks and Alex Soccer Centre for their support.

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas is at Leighton Brook Park.

3 weeks 3 days ago

⚽️ 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

3 weeks 4 days ago

🚨 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 14th 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

3 weeks 4 days ago

✨ ANOTHER BAG ANOTHER DAY! 🌳

Got a bit more litter picking done (sorry about the sweat patch it was so HOT!!)
Managed to get around parts of Frank Webb Avenue, Rolls Avenue, Minshull New Road, Mayfield Mews and around the woods (or forest as some call it) around Leighton Brook Park. It's amazing how much rubbish is strewn around every day but those who clearly don't give a c**p about our community. Well I do.

I'm not the only one on this mission. Huge thanks to our other regular fellow St Barnabas volunteer litter pickers, espeically Adele, Kelly, Cheryl, Victoria, Darren, Karen (and I know there are more!)

If you want to get involved and help out - maybe make your street look better or even a bit further beyond that - give me a shout and I can help get you some kit.

Like minded, hard working members of Crewe Clean Team are out regulary around the wider area of Crewe too. Follow their page to learn more.

All working together - all making a difference.

❤️Crewe St Barnabas

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

3 weeks 6 days ago

MINSHULL NEW ROAD - ROADWORKS! 🚧

HEADS UP FOR ROADWORKS! 👀 Read below 👇

I got quite excited when I first saw this, as I thought Highways had finally sprung a nice surprise on us! 😂

As many of you will know, I've been campaigning for years to get Minshull New Road properly resurfaced.

I've reported hundreds of potholes along this road over that time, as well as making countless calls, emails and chasing Highways to try and get something done.

The last batch of slightly better improvements happened back in March, following some fairly tense conversations with Highways! So when I saw roadworks coming up, I thought perhaps we'd finally got the resurfacing we'd been waiting for.

Sadly, no such luck! 😂

On further investigation, these works are actually for bus stop improvement works. I've not been given any further detail on exactly what is being done yet.

I believe there are only two bus stops on this stretch, so I can't imagine it will take a whole week, but just a heads up in case you're travelling along Minshull New Road and want to take a different route.

And yes, I've also chased yet again about the West Street resurfacing, which I've also been campaigning for for years.

My last update from Highways was that this would happen during the 'school summer holidays' so I've gone back to them again for an update as I still can't see anything planned.

I've lost count of the number of potholes I've reported,and times I've chased Highways about these two roads. Sometimes you have to keep going. Dog with a bone. Woof! 🦴🐕

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

3 weeks 6 days ago

ST BARNABAS CHURCH COMMUNITY BBQ! ☀️🍔

I'm really pleased to be able to share details of a St Barnabas Community BBQ taking place at St Barnabas Church on West Street!

📅 Saturday 15th August
⏰ From 12 noon

There'll be plenty going on, including a BBQ, raffle, tombola and fun fete games, with something for everyone to enjoy.

It's a great opportunity to come along, meet other people from our community, have some food and enjoy a bit of fun together.

Everyone is welcome! ❤️

A big thank you to everyone involved in putting this together, and to YMCA Cheshire and Premier League Kicks for their support.

📍 St Barnabas Church, West Street, Crewe

Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas

4 weeks 15 hours ago

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.

1 month 1 day ago

⚽️ 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

1 month 1 day ago

🚨 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

1 month 3 days ago

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

1 month 5 days ago

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.

1 month 1 week ago

⚽️ 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

1 month 1 week ago

🚨 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

1 month 1 week ago

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