Council seeks residents’ views for parks and green spaces

Cheshire East Council is seeking the views of residents in the borough as it looks to update its municipal parks strategy.

Parks and green spaces have become even more integral to our daily lives as a vital means of improving our mental and physical health and wellbeing. As we approach two years of living with the pandemic and face the challenge of the climate emergency, the council feels that now is the right time to review its approach in the future.

The council has acknowledged that its current strategy has some aspects that would benefit from a review, especially in light of the pandemic. Residents are being asked to complete a short survey to provide their opinions on how this could happen.The two key areas the council has been focused on recently to improve its parks and open spaces have been health and wellbeing and the protection and enhancement of biodiversity across the borough. 

Councillor Mick Warren, chair of Cheshire East Council’s environment and communities committee, said: “Both long before Covid and during the pandemic, there has been continued investment in our parks and green spaces. Our teams, including our colleagues at Ansa, have worked incredibly hard to provide outstanding places for residents and visitors to enjoy – the recent Green Flag Awards are a fantastic endorsement of that work.

“That said, we are in no way about to rest on our laurels. When you see how many people are continuing to enjoy our parks, as we move well into the autumn months, it’s a useful reminder that the work we are doing must continue. But it must continue in an intelligent way, and that’s why we’re very keen to learn what our residents think is needed as we move forward.  

The results of the survey will help to inform the review and will feed into how the council manages its parks and green spaces in the future.

To take part in our parks and green spaces survey, please visit:

https://surveys.cheshireeast.gov.uk/s/CEParksGreenSpaces/

All feedback needs to be provided by Sunday 28 November.