Please note the following temporary road closure to enable Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council to carry out carriageway resurfacing works.

The works are due to commence on 3^rd July 2020 and are expected to last for five days.

Handbridge – From Old Dee Bridge to Greenway Street

Queens Park Road – From Queen’s Park View to Handbridge

As it will not be possible for vehicles to access the Old Dee Bridge, all traffic will be diverted across the Grosvenor Bridge to get into the city centre.  Access to properties and for emergency vehicles will be maintained.

Please note – these works are now due to start on 2nd July and last for two days.

Help to scrutinise the Council’s response to COVID-19 in new online meeting

Residents are invited to help review Cheshire West and Chester Council’s approach to dealing with COVID-19.

The first meeting of a cross-party scrutiny committee of councillors takes place online on 29 June and members of the public, charities, businesses and other organisations are being asked to get involved and share their ideas and experiences.

The committee will meet to discuss topics including health and care, support for vulnerable people, communities and the economy.  It will also identify examples of best practice, challenge lessons learned on delivering services, engage with communities to understand their role in responding to the pandemic and make recommendations that can be applied to future models of service.

The committee wants to hear from residents to make sure that they are looking at the issues that matter most to people across the borough.  They are also keen to recognise the outstanding work that the Council, partners, organisations, voluntary sector, businesses, communities and residents have done over the last couple of months to help Cheshire West deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting starts online at 6pm on 29 June and can be viewed live. A recording will also be available following the meeting.

To get involved email: scrutiny@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk.

For more information about the Pandemic Response and Recovery Scrutiny Committee visit the Council’s website: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/scrutiny.

Up to now, the only public toilets open in Chester have been the ones at the Bus Exchange, but our councillors have informed us that our local Public Conveniences will be re-opening on the following days:
Opening 27 June

Princess Street, Chester
The Groves and Grosvenor Park (including the changing places facility), Chester

Opening 3 July

Ellesmere Port town centre
Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port
Castle Park, Frodsham
Westminster Park, Chester
Sandy Lane, Chester
Stanney Fields, Neston
Parkgate
Marbury Park, Northwich

The Government’s requirements regarding Covid-19 have resulted in the cancellation of our AGM which should have been held on 15^th April 2020.  However our Constitution states that we are obliged to hold an AGM within 15 months of the previous one and the WPRA committee invites all WPRA members to participate by nominating the Chair of WPRA, Jennifer Crew, as a proxy to vote on their behalf at the meeting which will be held at 8pm on 9^th July 2020 at her home address by video/teleconference between the WPRA committee.

The business of the meeting will follow the published agenda and members are asked to vote on the appointment of new committee members, the re-election of current committee officers and general committee members and the acceptance of the 2019 accounts.

The proxy notice below should be completed and returned to Jennifer Crew in advance of the meeting.  Details for its return are included on the form.

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Send us your entries for the WPRA LOCKDOWN SUMMER 2020 EXHIBITION

 To celebrate the achievements of the younger generation under lockdown, we would like to give our young people (up to the age of 18), the opportunity to showcase a piece of visual art, a film, a poem or a story that will be enjoyed by our community.

We are asking for contributions of works on the broad subject of ‘Lockdown’ which could, for example, include art inspired by this unprecedented time, art that has been created due to the opportunity to notice nature, or art demonstrating the development of new skills.

The ‘Lockdown’ exhibits will be displayed on the WPRA website, Facebook page and in the September issue of WP News.

Please send any contributions digitally by email to: chair@wp-ra.org.uk by Friday 31 July 2020.

Please also complete the attached form and send it to us with the contribution to confirm that WPRA has permission to publish the piece with the name and age of the child/student. This could just be a first name.

The committee reserves the right to select pieces that meet the objectives of the exhibition and, depending on the level of interest, may need to limit the amount of work that is exhibited.

We are looking forward very much to receiving your art work and having the opportunity to share it with our local community.

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Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Road Closure
Welsh Road (Lache Lane) in Balderton, Chester
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 the effect of which will be to prohibit traffic on the following lengths of roads in Balderton to enable maintenance works to be carried out by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
Welsh Road (Lache Lane)
Nothing in the Order shall prevent driving upon the said lengths of road of any vehicle which is being used for the conveyance of persons goods or merchandise to or from any premises situate on or adjacent to the lengths of road or in connection with agriculture building construction works of repair and the like or use in an emergency of vehicles for fire brigade ambulance or police purposes. A through route will not always be available and any vehicles not requiring access to properties on the length of road should use alternative routes.
The closure will come into force on 27th July 2020 and will be in force for a maximum of five days. It is anticipated that the work will last for approximately five days.
For diversion route, please see attached plan
Kieran Collins (Ref TRO5109)
Place Operations, Highways Office, Guilden Sutton Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7EX
Tel: 0300 123 7036
Email: engch@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
1 May 2020