Dear fellow residents,

Hope you are doing well!  Just a quick update on some of my recent work across St Barnabas area to help keep you up to date.

This newsletter includes details of free evening sports sessions in our local park, an update on proposals to change our black bin collections and more.

You can always see my latest updates on my facebook page.

Please forward or share this newsletter with your St Barnabas area friends and neighbours so I can keep other residents up to date on what I am up to in our area.

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www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/newsletter

If you've missed a previous newsletter, you can view them all online here.

⚽️ FREE STREET SPORTS SESSIONS - LEIGHTON BROOK PARK WEDNESDAYS @ 5PM 

🚨 Street Sports is coming to Leighton Brook Park each Wednesday evening! 🚨

The street sports programme which provides sports and activities for young people  has been extended into the winter months, and is coming to our local 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 possible.

📆 When: Wednesday evenings 5pm to 6pm

💰 Cost: It’s free to attend and you can just turn up!

⚽️ What to expect?  Get involved with evening sports, team and play activities in the flood lit games area

The Streets Sports Programme is provided Start Well at The Wishing Well  in partnership with Crewe Town Council, and Cheshire Community Foundation to provide evening sports and play activities for young people.

For further details or any queries please contact The Wishing Well via support@wishingwellproject.net or by calling 01270 256919.

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.

BLACK BIN CHANGES CONSULTATION - UPDATE!

Thank you to everyone who responded to my call for residents in St Barnabas 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.

WHEN ARE MY BIN COLLECTIONS? PRINT YOUR BIN CALENDAR! 📅

Not sure what bin is collected on which day?  Did you know you can check online?

You can also a print a bin collection calendar for 2024-2025 for easy reference.

Click here for bin collection dates and to print your bin calendar:

https://online.cheshireeast.gov.uk/mycollectionday/

If you've had a missed bin collection, call 0300 123 5011 or visit:

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/waste_and_recycling/bins/missed-bin-collections.aspx

FOULKES AVENUE - POTHOLE REPAIRS COMPLETED

I have been pushing for some time to get many areas around our roads fixed, with the limited budget available at present.

Much work has been carried out recently, including Foulkes Avenue which no longer resembles the surface of the moon!  The area around Foulkes Avenue/Smith Grove has been resurfaced.

As we head into winter, with  wet and freezing weather the potholes will become a problem again.  

LETS GET THEM FIXED! Please report any potholes you see by calling 0300 123 5020, via fixmystreet app or online:

https://www.crewestbarnabas.org.uk/report-an-issue/

KEEPING OUR STREETS LIT!

Now that the evenings are getting darker earlier I've noticed a few street lights which are not working as they should be.

I've requested repairs to several street light columns in our area.

If you spot a street light near you that is not working, please call 0300 123 5020 or report it online:

https://fixmystreet.cheshireeast.gov.uk/

LEAF CLEARANCE REQUEST

Autumn is certainly upon us!  I've put in a request to Cheshire East / ANSA to ask for a a sweep of the fallen leaves on Frank Webb Avenue, Kettell Avenue and Badger Avenue from the road and footpaths.

The team did a great job on this last year.

I will also chased up my previous request for pruning of the trees near the street lights to ensure the lights are kept clear to work properly and as mentioned earlier this work is happening next week.

Any resident who has any concerns over the trees near their property should call 0300 123 5020 to discuss.

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.

That's it for now but there are many more updates on local issues and upcoming events on my Facebook and Instagram so please do follow them as I can't fit everything on the email newsletter.

If you have something you'd like me to look in to please do get in contact.

Councillor James Pratt

Crewe, St Barnabas Ward

Cheshire East & Crewe Town Council

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