• October 2018: Community launch workshop session
• November - December 2018: Phase one engagement (what are the issues, what are the priorities, what would be your big idea for the neighbourhood?)
• Phase two engagement (feedback loop – this is what you said, is it right, is anything missing, can you help prioritise the ideas and develop them into project proposals)
• Test and Review workshop for all stakeholders (emerging formed project ideas presented and debated with community and agencies, again feeding back and testing what had been said at previous stages)
• Phase three engagement (reminder of the process and how the proposed projects had been developed, testing out community approval for the proposals, aiming to have conversations about buy-in and pledges of support)

In total, events were held at over 30 locations and over 2,500 residents engaged with the process and fed their ideas in to the plan.

• Transport and movement (traffic, rat running, public transport concerns, congestion, air quality, strong desire for increased walking and cycling opportunities in a cleaner, greener, safer environment).
• Quality of environment – a baseline requirement which all other improvements need to prioritise.  Living areas that are cleaner, greener and feel safe for people to go out in and use.
• Community connectedness – desire for more community mixers and ways to foster community spirit within communities.
• Opportunities for young people – to both access opportunities, participate in positive activities and contribute to the area in ways that matter to them.

• Inclusive, safer, greener streets
• Active waterside
• Well connected, affordable movement
• People-friendly parks and public spaces
• Local community hubs and facilities
• Community empowerment and action
• Inclusive neighbourhoods and housing
• Inclusive economy

£550k of Home Office funding was received which will help to cut crime in Bewsey and Whitecross.

The money will go towards measures proven to cut crime. These include an individual security assessment for every property and improving measures where required. It will also involve the roll-out of Cheshire police’s successful Operation Shield in the area – a DNA property marking exercise which has reduced burglary by up to 83 per cent in other areas of Cheshire.

There will also be simple changes to the design of streets such as increased street-lighting and the installation of CCTV alongside intensive work by Local Officers with the community to develop Neighbourhood Watch schemes for every street.

The Bewsey and Whitecross area was selected by the PCC and Warrington local policing unit for the funding as it best fit the outlined criteria and provided the greatest opportunity to invest and realise benefit for the community.

This project supports Central 6 by:

• Contributing to the vision of creating a safer central 6
• Contributing to the promotion of empowered communities with strong links with partners

For further information, visit the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner website.