Thank you for electing us as the 3 Councillors for the Weaver and Cuddington Ward of Cheshire West and Chester (CWC) Council back in May. Alan McKie previously represented Weaverham as part of the old Weaver ward, whilst John Grimshaw had previously represented Cuddington and Charles Fifield is a new Councillor but has lived in neighbouring Acton Bridge all his life.
In July we hosted a meeting of the 4 Parish Councils in the Weaver and Cuddington Ward (Acton Bridge, Cuddington, Dutton and Weaverham) to discuss common issues such as Localism and Planning, together with future issues to work more closely together on, such as speeding on the A49 and B5153 Northwich Road.
CWC is continuing to invest in road improvements with resurfacing taking place across several main roads within Weaverham this summer. CWC recently won a Gold Award for dealing with potholes and it was able to do this with the help of the people of the borough letting us know about roads and other issues online at:
http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/online_services/report_it.aspx
Clearly there are difficult economic decisions to make as CWC deals with a reduction of funding as part of the Coalition Government’s deficit reduction package. CWC Council has launched an interactive tool to consult with residents over next year’s Council Budget. The website is open until 30 November at: http://youchoose.yougov.com/CheshireWestandChester
In Weaverham, following the demolition of Block A by CWC enforcement team, Village Close has now been sold by the receivers to a new company and hopefully this long saga will draw to a close and the houses can be repaired and re-populated.
Through our Community Member Grant system we have been able to help local community projects such as CCTV for Weaverham Community Centre, supporting the Cuddington Gala, new leaflets for Weaverham History Society, supporting the Summer Play scheme at Weaverham High School, the August Northwich Festival, providing webcoverage of the ongoing TATA Northwich Incinerator Planning Inquiry, supporting the Northwich Beer Festival, supporting the Royal British Legion North Group 90th Anniversary event and the refurbishment at Cuddington 1st Scouts. We are keen to help even more local community projects, so if you have one, please let us know.
We are looking forward to representing and serving the communities of Acton Bridge, Cuddington, Delamere Park, Dutton, Sandiway and Weaverham as part of Weaver and Cuddington Ward and if you have any issues or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you again for electing us.
Cllrs Charles Fifield, Alan McKie and John Grimshaw
