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
ANOTHER GREAT JOB BY THE PARKS TEAM
A big thank you again to the Parks Team, who have been out near Redwood Drive to clear the overgrowth around the small bridge over the brook.
It was getting really overgrown. It's one I seem to have to report every year! Still, they've done a great job and it's much more accessible now.
If you spot something that needs attention, you know what to do. 😉 The reporting link is in the comments.
Let's keep working together to keep our area looking its best.
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🍓 STRAWBERRY TEA AFTERNOON AT ST BARNABAS CHURCH 🍓
Looking for a lovely afternoon out? Why not come along to the Strawberry Tea Afternoon at St Barnabas Parish Hall, St Barnabas Church, West Street
📅 Thursday 23rd July
🕒 3.00pm
📍St Barnabas Church, West Street CW1 3HX
Enjoy a delicious strawberry tea, homemade treats, a cuppa and plenty of good company in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
🎟️ Tickets are just £6 and can be purchased at St Barnabas church or by emailing vicar@stbarnabascrewe.co.uk.
It's always great to support local events like this, so if you're free, why not come along? Please share this post to help spread the word! 🍓☕
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
⚽ THE GOAL POSTS ARE UP AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK! ⚽
I'm really pleased to share that the new football goal posts have now been installed on the grass field at Leighton Brook Park.
This has been a long journey, but one that was driven by our young people from the very beginning.
Many local young people told me they wanted somewhere to play football on the grass rather than always using the hard surface MUGA. They wanted a proper pitch where they could meet friends, keep active and enjoy the game.
I asked local young people to help consult the community and they did a fantastic job, collecting more than 40 surveys in support of the idea, with not a single objection. Cheshire East then carried out a consultation with nearby residents, which also received no objections.
The final hurdle was funding. As there wasn't any money available through the normal parks budget, I put the project forward through the Cheshire East Safer Partnership, where we successfully secured the funding needed to bring the goal posts to the park.
It will also be great to see Start Well at The Wishing Well making use of the new goal posts during their weekly Street Sports sessions (Fridays at 5pm), giving even more young people the opportunity to get involved in football and stay active.
A huge thank you to all the young people who supported the project, Kenny and Sophia from Guinness, Ray at Crewe Alexandra FC, and everyone else who helped turn this idea into reality. Thanks to Eddy, Tim and the parks team for actually getting the install completed!
It's fantastic to see another improvement delivered at Leighton Brook Park, and I hope these goal posts are enjoyed by local children, young people and families for many years to come. ⚽😊
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
🏆 FANTASTIC VISIT TO LEIGHTON ACADEMY - SIGN DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS! 🎨
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Leighton Academy to announce the winners of our anti-litter sign design competition.
I want to say a huge thank you to all the students from the after school club who took part. The standard was absolutely outstanding and choosing just five winning designs was incredibly difficult. You should all be very proud of yourselves. Your creativity, effort and the positive messages you've shared about looking after our community were fantastic to see.
It was also a pleasure to watch some of the performances in Leighton's Got Talent. There is so much talent and confidence throughout the school, and everyone who took part should be really proud. Well done to you all!
A special thank you to Mrs Smith and Mr Jones for all their support with the project and for helping make it such a success, and to the students from the school council for their help too. I really appreciate everything you've done.
The winning designs are on display at Leighton Brook Park to help encourage everyone to keep the park clean and tidy.
You can see all of the fantastic sign designs via the link in the comments below. Please take a look and join me in congratulating all of the children from Leighton Academy on their amazing work! 👏💚
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AT LEIGHTON BROOK PARK 🚓⚽
Last week, I spent some time at Leighton Brook Park with PC Beresford from Crewe Police, chatting with some of our young people who were there enjoying the park.
We had a kickabout, talked about what it's like to be a police officer and gave them the opportunity to have a look around the police car. It was great to see how interested they were, ask lots of questions and have some really positive conversations.
These simple interactions can make a real difference, helping to build trust, break down barriers and show that our local police are approachable and there to support our community.
A big thank you to PC Beresford for taking the time to engage with everyone. It was great to see such positive community policing in action. 👏😊
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE OUR AREA
The railings along Mayfield Mews were becoming really overgrown with weeds and nettles, especially through the entrances, so I asked for them to be looked at.
A big thank you to the team who have been out and cut everything back. It's made a good difference there.
Unfortunately, the bushes on the other side still need attention, but I'm always told that, because it's bird nesting season, work can't be carried out at the moment. It just never seems to happen despite my requests.
Once nesting season is over, would anyone be interested in helping with a community tidy-up? If you've got the tools and we've got the enthusiasm, I'm sure we could make it look a lot better together.
If you'd be interested in getting involved, let me know in the comments or send me a message.
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/contact-form
Councillor James Pratt - Crewe, St Barnabas
COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN ACTION - THANK YOU KELLY!
Huge thanks to one of our fellow St Barnabas residents, Kelly.
I was amazed when she contacted me to say she had collected a massive 7 bags of litter from around the Darlington Avenue area.
I know that litter picking is not an easy task, especially when you're lugging bags around in the heat.
Thanks so much Kelly, your efforts are truly appreciated.
If anyone would like to also get involved, please do let me know and we can get some litter picking equipment sorted for you, or even get together to do some!
Contact me here:
www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/contact-form