Westminster Park Residents Association

Can you help – or do you need help?

In response to the Coronavirus situation, Westminster Park Residents’ Association is setting up a support system for local residents who are likely to need to isolate themselves in the near future.

We would like to hear from you if:

• You are likely to be self-isolating in the near future (ie you are over 70 or have underlying health issues). Even if you do not require immediate help, it will help us to plan to support you later.
• You are willing to offer help, whether that is collecting and delivering urgent supplies, the daily newspaper or just picking up the phone and chatting to someone for a few minutes.

Please ring me on 07752 854383 or email me at chair@wp-ra.org.uk  with the following details: your name, address and telephone number.  Or even just pop a note through my door at 7 Dennis Drive.  I can then co-ordinate your responses to develop a local network.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Jennifer Crew

Chair, Westminster Park Residents’ Association

In the autumn, the WPRA gardening club planted many daffodil bulbs at the entrances of Vincent Drive and Rowcliffe Avenue onto Lache Lane.  It is wonderful to see them all now coming into flower.  Thank you to all the planters and to our Councillors Neil Sullivan and Razia Daniels for providing the bulbs.

The Chester Residents’ Associations Group (of which WPRA is a member) is running an Anti-Social-Behaviour questionnaire in conjunction with CH1BID.  The questionnaire has been slightly reworded to make it more relevant to residents who live outside the City Walls, so if you tried it before and gave up, please try again!

The deadline has been extended until this Saturday, 7^th March.

It is really important that as residents we give our views on this important issue for Chester.  The response to the questionnaire will determine the level of resource that both CWaC and the Police allocates to this problem in the future, and so please complete the questionnaire  ASAP. Here’s an updated link to the questionnaire

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ResidentsASBsurvey

Saturday, 21 March 2020 at Rowton Hall, 11am until 4pm – Sustainable Spring Fair

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Waste team are currently focusing on textiles and how climate change is affected by fast fashion.  The way we make, use and throw away our clothes is unsustainable. Textile production contributes more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined, consumes lake-sized volumes of fresh water and creates chemical and plastic pollution. Synthetic fibres can be found in the deep sea, in Arctic sea ice, in fish and shellfish.

We like to think that we do our bit to recycle old clothes whether this is at local charity shops or at the kerbside but in reality there is a lot more we can do. With this in mind, we would like to invite you to a ‘Sustainable Spring Fair’ at Rowton Hall in Chester on Saturday 21 March 2020. The event is open from 11am to 4pm for you browse around the small traders selling their sustainable products, attend workshops about mending clothes and being creative with textiles, demonstrations and find out what you can do to reduce the amount of clothes you throw away.

Wednesday, 25th March, 4pm until 8pm at Town Hall – Chester Northgate

A ‘drop-in’ event is being held in the Palatine Room when residents and businesses will be able to ask questions about the Chester Northgate programme including the forthcoming drainage tunnel works.

Please be aware that works are taking place on Hunter Street and Town Hall Square in February in connection with the Northgate development.

The east part of Hunter Street will be closed during February for approx.  4 – 6 weeks as works on utility diversions such as gas, electric, BT and new drainage works for the Northgate Development are carried out.  Princess Street will remain open to traffic and will be used as a diversion route whilst this work is undertaken, allowing access to businesses and residents in lower Hunter Street.

Traffic and pedestrians will be able to access property and businesses on Hunter Street at all times.

The footpath will remain open.

There will also be utility works such as electric and BT taking place on Town Hall Square during February. This work will be undertaken by SP Energy Networks and Openreach. Sections of the work area will be cordoned off whilst this work is being undertaken.

We apologise for any disruption this may cause. If you have any concerns, or would like to discuss further, then please contact me directly.

Received from Cheshire West and Chester Council