I’m running a series of posts to summarise over 400 pages of documents in way that helps those who live and work in Stockport Borough understand the issues we’re facing, the options we have and the Council proposals in how the Borough develops over the next 17 years. This is the third post.  You can […]

Most of the things I get involved with are pretty immediate.  Problems that need fixing as soon as possible, or at most issues like the Kingsway filter that might take a couple of years to sort out. So thinking about how I see Stockport developing up to 2026 requires a bit of a shift in […]

I’m chasing the Council to get two streetlights on Gatley Hill repaired – the one outside Park Mount and the one by the car park. Some other lights at the top, along the path past the Scout Hut, don’t belong to the Council.  There’s one owned by the Scouts (the base is physically in the […]

Anyone familiar with Gatley Station will know there’s a patch of unused ground in the car park – land that you might think (well, I did) would be quite handy for some extra parking spaces. I asked Council officers to look into it and had an email this morning saying that the land isn’t owned […]

Stockport Council secured over a million pounds in Playbuilder funding, being spent on refurbishing 22 play areas across the borough, with equipment for 8-13 year olds. Currently, Scholes Field has some fairly elderly and poorly-used play equipment in the south east corner (near to the paths to Borrowdale Avenue and Linksway).  The plan is to […]

We took the kids on a walk through Gatley and Cheadle today, and even without too much moaning – though the promise of chocolate cake in Costa probably helped. We walked through Abney Park, then past Mill Lane Cemetary (where the kids stocked up with conkers), along Mill Lane past the Alex.  Then carrying on […]

An item from Cheadle Village Partnership: For some time, the Cheadle Green Focus Group have been looking at how to improve the Green and make it, once a again, more of a focal point for the village.  This has had full backing from the Area Committee (i.e. the local councillors). There is now a detailed […]

Yesterday I spent an hour on the meadowland area of Gatley Carrs. The hay baling machine had broken so we went along to gather the mown hay the old fashioned way – with rakes and pitchforks (though the Stockport Council truck was a little more modern). Thanks to everyone who came along to help.  A […]

I was very pleased to attend the official opening of the new pavillion on Scholes Field.  It’s a great resource that’s taken a lot of time and effort to bring about. The pavillion includes a room that we hope will be available for booking by community and private groups – the details are still being […]

I’ve been chasing up the Council about mowing the paths on Gatley Carrs – something that’s been delayed this year. The latest news – from today – is that the Carrs should be mown next week.  It seems mowing equipment was stolen, putting things back a bit.