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…
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
❄️ KEEPING WARM THIS WINTER - HELP AND ADVICE ❄️
It is important that residents of St Barnabas are able to keep warm this winter, especially with the cold weather setting in and the additional unprecedented pressures at this time of year.
I have put together some information on local warm places, advice on claiming pension credit, help with heating at home and improving the energy efficiency of your home as well as some info for Guinness Housing tenants.
Please click the link below to access 👇
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/keep-warm-this-winter-help-and-advice/
Please share with those who may need this support.
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
FLYTIPPING REPORTED FOR CLEAN UP! CAN YOU HELP?
I've been out and about around St Barnabas and reported 11 instances of fly tipping for investigation and clean up.
Also, requests have been made for repairs to two alley gates linked to the fly tipping areas.
If you spot flytipping, please call 0300 123 5011 to request a clean up, or report it online:
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/waste_and_recycling/street_cleansing_and_litter/street_cleansing_and_litter.aspx
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
BROOKLANDS GROVE - NEW STREET LIGHTING INSTALLED
Back in June I noticed that a street lamp column in Brooklands Grove was in a very poor condition. I raised this issue which required the potentially dangerous street light column to be removed for safety reasons.
Brand new street lighting has now been installed on Brooklands Grove, along with another new installation on Monks Lane.
If you spot a street light that's damaged or not working, you can report it and many other issues by downloading the FixMyStreet app to your smartphone, or via the web fixmystreet.cheshireeast.gov.uk
You can raise many other issues online too, please see my web site:
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/
Cllr James Pratt
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
BIN CHANGES CONSULTATION - UPDATE!
Thank you to everyone who responded to my call for residents to provide feedback to the Cheshire East consultation on the proposal from the council to cut black bin collections from every two weeks to every 3 weeks.
Of the 6,257 respondents, 84% opposed the proposal for three-weekly black bin collections.
"The Research and Consultation Team recommend that the details within this report are thoroughly reviewed and considered before finalising the preferred option / recommendation.
If implemented, it will be beneficial to continually engage with the community to ensure any negative impacts are limited."
Thank you to all who shared their feedback, for now we will have to wait for further details on any future decisions.
A full report is published here:
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/pdf/council-and-democracy/consultations/consultation-results/household-waste-consultation-report-final.pdf
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
TOMORROW / WEDNESDAY NIGHTS - STREET SPORTS - 5PM @ LEIGHTON BROOK PARK - FREE!
Great opportunity to get the kids out and active after school and maybe even tire them out before bedtime!
FREE evening Street Sports sessions each Wednesday 5-6pm at Leighton Brook Park
📌 Location: Leighton Brook Park, Frank Webb Avenue, CW1 3NE
👟 What to bring: Comfortable clothing and suitable footwear should be worn for all activities and bring a bottle of water if you can.
📆 When: Wednesday evenings 5pm to 6pm
💰 Cost: It’s free to attend and you can just turn up! Ages 8 to 16.
⚽️ What to expect? Get involved with evening sports, team and play activities in the flood lit games area
The sessions are provided by Wishing Well, in partnership with Crewe Town Council
For further details or any queries please contact The Wishing Well via support@wishingwellproject.net or by calling 01270 256919
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
UPCOMING ROAD WORKS - FRANK WEBB AVENUE - MONDAY/TUESDAY
I have been calling for improvements to the maintenance of the large trees that line Frank Webb Avenue for some time now.
I am pleased to advise that there will be work on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November to enable tree clearing for street light improvements.
If any residents have any further queries or concerns about trees near their properties, please call 0300 123 5020 to discuss.
Crewe, St Barnabas - Councillor James Pratt
KEEP WARM THIS WINTER
If you’re over 60, you can visit the ASDA café in Crewe this winter and get soup, a roll and butter, and unlimited hot drinks for £1 so it’s somewhere nice and warm to sit for a while.
Knowing the scrapping of the winter fuel allowance will affect many older residents of St Barnabas I'm pleased to see Asda once again offering this to all over 60s.
If you're a pensioner who has lost the winter fuel allowance, you may be able to claim pension credit. Please call Age UK for advice on 0800 0556112