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!
Please follow and share my Facebook and Instagram and TikTok accounts, or sign up for my Email Newsletter so I can keep you up to date on local issues.
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
CRAZY RACES IS GO!
The sun is shining, the karts are careering down the track and the crowd are going wild!
Crewe Krazy Races with Crewe Town Council
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING! ☀️ LEIGHTON BROOK PARK LOOKING GREAT AHEAD OF KRAZY RACES TODAY!
I’ve been out this morning doing a quick whizz round Leighton Brook Park litter picking and thankfully there wasn’t much to do at all. The park is still looking fantastic after Leighton Academy's litter pick on Friday. A huge thank you to everyone involved! 👏
Now it’s time to get ready for the FREE Krazy Races at Brooklands! 🚗💨
Everything kicks off at 10.45am and runs through until 5pm, so there’s plenty to look forward to throughout the day.
📍 Brooklands Park, Badger Avenue between Ford Lane and Broad Street.
Be sure to follow the Krazy Races Facebook page for updates and photos as the day goes on.
It’s going to be HOT today ☀️ so please come prepared:
💧 Bring plenty of water
🧴 Wear sunscreen
⛱️ Find some shade where you can
Have a brilliant Sunday everyone!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
📢📢📢 CREWE KRAZY RACES TOMORROW! 🏎️💜
Reminder - it’s tomorrow!
Crewe Krazy Races Soapbox Derby returns THIS Sunday, 24th May, in partnership with Crewe Town Council! 10.45AM - 5PM. It's FREE!
📍 Brooklands, Badger Avenue (between Broad St and Ford Lane)
Here’s a video from last year’s event so you can see what to expect 👀
FREE TO ATTEND! Expect:
🏁 20 race teams
🚗 Italian car display
✈️ Special flyover before 1PM
🍔 Street food & stalls
🎭 Family entertainment
📺 Giant screen showing all the action
One of Crewe’s biggest family events is back for a day full of racing, laughs, crashes, creativity and plenty of Krazy fun! 💜🤍💜
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
LEIGHTON BROOK PARK LITTER PICK WITH LEIGHTON ACADEMY
I had a fantastic afternoon in the sunshine today, joined by the brilliant Year 5 pupils from Leighton Academy for a litter pick in our wonderful Leighton Brook Park.
It was great to speak with the students about how they feel about our area and to engage with them on sustainability, dealing with waste, and how we can all work together to look after our community spaces, such as our park.
They were incredibly keen to get involved, collecting around 15 bags of litter from the areas surrounding the playground and woodland.
This is the fifth year I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside Leighton Academy on the litter pick, and every year we’ve noticed the amount of rubbish collected decreasing as our community continues to be cleaner and more welcoming for everyone. It’s wonderful to see how working together can make such a positive difference to where we live.
A huge thank you to Mrs Smith, all the teachers and support staff who made today possible, and of course the fantastic Year 5 pupils. Thanks to Crewe Town Council for supporting by providing equipment.
Have a wonderful half term!
View more photos here:
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/leighton-academy-year-5-help-keep-leighton-brook-park-clean/
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
FREE FOOTBALL SESSIONS EVERY WEDNESDAY ⚽
Last night I 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 coming soon? ⚽︎ Yep!!⚽︎⚽︎⚽︎
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
LEIGHTON BROOK PARK CCTV KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
This week I met with Cheshire East CCTV at Leighton Brook Park, where engineers visited to carry out a full service on our park camera. This included cleaning the camera, checking it is fully up to date, and making sure it is working properly.
The camera can pan and zoom across a wide area, making it a great tool to help keep an eye on the park and support the safety of everyone using our community space.
In addition, I also campaigned for a mobile CCTV camera in Crewe St Barnabas to help tackle fly-tipping in our area, which is now operating and has already helped identify fly-tipping offenders.
A big thank you to the CCTV team, who work 24/7 day and night to help keep our community safe, and to Crewe Town Council for funding these cameras.
If you want to know a little more about the camera, click the link in the comments to see my visit to the CCTV control room!
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
📣 REMINDER! TOMORROW 5PM TO 6PM
📍 TIMBRELL AVENUE COMMUNITY DROP-IN SURGERY - WED 20TH
Come along to the community hub building, 58–60 Timbrell Avenue, and meet your local community team in St Barnabas. This is your chance to raise concerns, share ideas, or just have a chat about what matters to you.
Guinness Housing and our local Crewe Police Community Team will be there (as well as me!) to offer support and advice.
No appointment needed – just drop in. We’d love to see you
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
OPERATION SCEPTRE KNIFE SWEEP IN LEIGHTON BROOK PARK
Today I joined local Crewe Police officers as part of Operation Sceptre, the national week of action tackling knife crime, for a knife sweep at Leighton Brook Park.
It was reassuring that nothing was found during the search, which reflects the ongoing work being done to keep our parks and public spaces safe for everyone. Operations like this also play an important role in prevention, visibility and community reassurance.
I want to thank PC Beresford, PC Hughes, PCSO Probin, PCSO Berry, and Aimee from Guinness for their work and support during the operation, and for the wider efforts they continue to make across our area.
These proactive patrols, alongside education work in schools and engagement with local retailers and partners, are a key part of tackling knife crime and keeping our Crewe St Barnabas community safe.