Acton Bridge Parish Council

Whilst the amber warnings are in place for storms Dudley and Eunice – both Emergency Planning, StreetCare and Highways will run the 24/7 Duty Officer service, and are prepared to respond to emergencies, if necessary. Cheshire West and Cheshire Council have updated their improved councils flooding page:

Flooding (cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk)

Your recycling and waste service is changing. Some residents in the area will be receiving new bins over the next few weeks. Those residents will receive a leaflet 2 weeks before the bins arrive. Some residents are not yet due to change. If you do not receive a leaflet and some of your neighbours and friends do it means that you will be changed later on in the changeover schedule. All properties will be changed over by the end of the year.

Please note there are Northwich clinics on 30^th and 31^st December which are in an empty shop unit on Witton Walk (not Weaver Square). These two clinics will also be vaccinating 12-15 year olds.

• Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh Street, Chester, CH1 2DY. Thursday, December 23rd (10am-5pm), Friday, December 24th (10am-2pm), Monday, December 27th (midday-5pm), Tuesday, December 28th, Wednesday, December 29th, Thursday, December 30th (10am-5pm), Friday, December 31st (10am-2pm) – Pfizer and AstraZeneca (including boosters)
• Vicar’s Cross Vaccination Centre, Green Lane, Chester, CH3 5LB. Thursday, December 23rd (3pm-7:30pm) – Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna (including boosters)
• Churton House, Countess of Chester Health Park, Chester, CH2 1BD. Thursday, December 23rd (1pm-6:45pm), Friday, December 24th (10am-1:45pm), Monday, December 27th, Tuesday, December 28th, Wednesday, December 29th, Thursday, December 30th (1pm-6:45pm), Friday, December 31st (10am-1:45pm) – Pfizer and AstraZeneca (including boosters)
• Former TJ Hughes building, Ellesmere Port. Thursday, December 23rd (10am-5pm) – Pfizer and AstraZeneca (including boosters)
• Witton Walk, Northwich. Thursday, December 30th (10am-5pm), Friday, December 31st (10am-2pm) – Pfizer and AstraZeneca (including boosters)

There is a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Tarporley Community Centre, 9am-6pm on Monday, 13 December, noon-6pm on Tuesday, 14 December, 9am-6pm on Wednesday, 15 December, and 9am-3pm on Thursday, 16 December / Bishop Heber High School, 9am-6pm on 18 and 19 December / Chester Cathedral, 10am-5pm daily from 15-21 December, except 16 December which runs 11am-6pm]. Pop in and get your first, second or even your booster vaccine if you are eligible. No appointment necessary #BoostYourImmunity #GetWellForChristmas COVID-19 Vaccination Programme – What You Need to Know – Cheshire CCG

Walk-in vaccinations are also available at the following centres:

• Vicar’s Cross Pharmacy, Green Lane, Chester, CH3 5LB. Friday, December 10 (3pm-5.30pm) Sunday, December 12 (10am-12.30pm), Tuesday, December 14 (3pm-5:30pm) – Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna (including boosters)
• Hartford Methodist Church, Beach Road, Northwich, CW8 3AB. Saturday, December 11 (2pm-6pm), Sunday, December 12 (1pm-5pm), Tuesday, December 14 (11am-5.30pm),  Wednesday, December 15 and Thursday, December 16 (10am-5.30pm) – Pfizer and Moderna (including boosters)

This event is for residents who were affected by the flooding in Acton Bridge, Weaverham, Little Leigh & Crowton.   

It’s a drop in session over 3 hours at the Riverside Pub in Acton Bridge.  Highways and Locality officers will be attending for a drop in session to talk to any residents who would like an update.

When it is happening

Date & Time	Venue
Thursday 2 December 2021 15.00-18.00pm	The Riverside, Acton Bridge, CW8 3QD

Title:  Flooding Engagement Events – Winter 2021- 2022                      

Summary:     To inform Members the Council will be holding several Flood Engagement Sessions locally in some of the worst flood affected areas of the Borough.

Background

Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Cabinet will view proposals detailing the Council’s plans to help reduce the impact caused by flooding on residents, businesses and communities in the borough this week.  Over the coming weeks officers have also arranged a number of hyper local engagement sessions in some of the worst affected boroughs to talk to residents about what work the Council has been doing since Storm Christoph.  Separate discussions will be held in Northwich.

What is happening

The purpose of these events is to listen to and understand resident and business concerns

To let residents know what the Council has done and will be doing on their behalf

Promote proactive activity from residents and businesses

• Stage 1 Information – Preparation or self-help.
• Officers will offer basic advice and guidance about what residents can do to help themselves e.g. how can I access sandbags and use them effectively
• They will sign post to existing sources and information and assets e.g. link to .gov website advice, Floodhub etc. https://thefloodhub.co.uk/
• Confirm what has been happening in the local area (by the Council)
• Promote Community Resilience Plans (noting they are not flood plans)
• Gain local intelligence
• Stage 2 information – what can I do to protect myself if there is still a problem?
• Stage 3 information – who to contact in the Council or partners if there is still a problem

The Parish Council are pleased to report that a new foot bridge has been installed on footpath Acton Bridge FP19, which runs from the River Weaver at Acton Swing Bridge up to Cliff Road, at the point where it crosses with FP20, which runs from the bottom of Acton Lane. The foot bridge is located just off Warrington Road by Acton Swing Bridge; the previous bridge was destroyed in the devastating floods of January 2021. With grateful thanks to Borough Councillor Paul Williams for his invaluable support in helping the Parish Council get it replaced by CWAC, we are glad perseverance has paid off and this popular footpath is now fully passable once again.