Ward Councillors – Keresley Parish Council

Local Litter-Pickers tidy up The Brook

Posted on 05/02/2023 by Nukey Proctor

Huge, huge thanks to the 20+ people who joined Keresley Parish Council today on our first Monthly Litter Pick for 2023.

It was a great turnout, with the weather holding out for a gorgeously crisp winter’s afternoon and there was an impressive collection of rubbish picked. A few photos below

Litterpickers gather before tidying up litter around The Brook

We had local charity Lions Group join, alongside the Deputy Mayor, the Ward Councillors, a young student doing their Duke of Edinburgh activities, well-known local residents and an inspirational young litter picker motivated to litter pick after he saw a plastic bag flying in the wind at school.

It was fantastic to see so many local residents respond to our call and we hope it encourages many more to also get involved.

If you have any suggestions on where the Monthly Group should target next then do reach out to us by contacting our clerk. Just check out the Contact Us page for how to get in touch!

Keresley Link Road Community Briefing

Posted on 10/07/202214/07/2022 by Nukey Proctor

On Monday 11th July, Allesley Parish Council and Keresley Parish Council hosted a Community event focused on providing local residents with an update on the Link Road planned in the local area.

Coventry City Council presented a briefing to local residents giving a quick summary of the new Transport Strategy, how this applies to the Keresley SUE and a more detailed look of the Keresley Link Road.

Following the briefing, they took questions from the audience covering a range of topics including the Link Road, other transport initiatives rumoured in the local area and other long-term plans.

The event was attended by approximately 50 members of public, Parish Councillors on Allesley Parish Council and Keresley Parish Council, Ward Councillors in Holbrooks and the local MP Taiwo Owatemi.

We know many local residents wished to attend but could not and so please see below the presentation slides from the day.

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Keresley SUE Housing Developer Community Meeting

Posted on 03/07/202203/07/2022 by Nukey Proctor

We were incredibly pleased to see the strong turnout at our Keresley Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) Housing Developer Community Meeting on Saturday 25th June.

Keresley Parish Council were mindful of the incredibly strong feeling there is about planning and development in the local area and this was reflected in the ~70 members of the public who took the time to join us and ask several questions about developments in the local area.

During the meeting we received updates from:

Coventry City Council Planning Dept.
LSP Developments
Taylor Wimpey
Bellway
Richborough Estates
Lioncourt Strategic
David Wilson Homes (Transcript Only as apologies sent)

After hearing from the speakers, we had approximately 45 minutes of questions from members of the public.

We know many local residents wished to attend but could not and so please see below the presentation slides from the day.

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The Parish Council noted several questions that were raised regarding the development of a Link Road within the Parish. A reminder that we have been in discussions with Coventry City Council about a dedicated session on the Link Road, and can confirm this has now been scheduled.

A Community Briefing Event event will take place at 7pm on Monday 11th July at Corley Village Hall. Details below and feel free to indicate your intention to attend via this Facebook Event Page.

Keresley Link Road Briefing

Coventry City Council – Transportation and Highways

7pm 11th July 2022

Corley Village Hall

Church Lane

CV7 8AZ

More info on the Keresley Link Road can be found in a briefing document below we have been given permission to now share.

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If you attended our event on the 25th June but there was not enough time for your question or you were unable to attend but have a question now, please email clerk@keresley-pc.gov.uk and we will pass it onto the respective developer for answering.

Finally, thank you to The Hare & Hounds Keresley, for letting us use their room to host the event!

Action Day 3 at Jubilee Wood

Posted on 15/06/202225/06/2022 by Nukey Proctor

Today in the sunshine and hot weather, we made some fantastic progress at Keresley Jubilee Wood.

Activities today included grass cutting along the footpath and orchard area, litter picking, installing new ‘No Litter No Fouling’ signage and making new benches.

We made and installed one new bench near the entrance. This will be a great bird watching spot and also for people who are unable to walk the whole perimeter, but would still like to visit the wood. We also installed a new bench on the south side of the paddock. This will be a great spot to watch the sunset. This brings the total number of benches in the wood to three.

Thank you to our local volunteers, Bablake & Holbrook Ward Councillors, and representatives from Change Grow Live – Coventry. We are very grateful for Coventry Park Rangers’ support, providing tools, guidance and PPE. 12 of us in total took part across the day.

Please do visit and enjoy the wood, check out the progress and let us know what you think. You may recall we set out a vision in January this year to rejuvenate Keresley Jubilee Wood in time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. With the hard work of local volunteers, local charities, local politicians, President Kennedy School, 13th Coventry Scout Group and Coventry Park Rangers, this vision has been realised over the last five months. However, there is always more to do, so we can’t stop there. If you would like to get involved with Keresley Jubilee Wood, please do get in touch!

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