Councillor Brian Silvester is holding a social evening on the 25th March at Willaston Social Club to celebrate 35 years of dedicated service as a Councillor. During the evening there will be a raffle and an 'Auction of Promises' to raise money for local good causes, including Willaston Scouts and Willaston in Bloom, in memory of Mike Heywood, the former Chairman of the Willaston Parish Council.
Cllr Silvester said," This is a remarkable milestone in my life. There have been numerous highlights and successes and I will always treasure those.
I greatly enjoy serving as a Councillor. There are two main aspects of the role. Firstly I find it very satisfying to help constituents with their problems and concerns. Secondly it gives me an opportunity to improve and shape our local community.
I would like to thank all those residents who have voted for me to be their Councillor over the last 35 years. It is an honour to serve them. I would also like to thank the local Conservative Party members who have selected me to be their candidate.
I now look forward to the next 35 years !
Cllr. Silvester was first elected as a Crewe and Nantwich Borough Councillor and a Shavington Parish Councillor in 1976 at the age of 24. He is currently a member of Cheshire East Council representing the Rope Ward. He has served as the Leader and Mayor of Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council and Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council. He is the Conservative Candidate for the new Willaston and Rope Ward on May 5th.
Entertainment for the evening will be by local Elvis tribute, Paul Larcombe and the winner of the local Star Quest competition 2008, Tim Gallagher.
CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Rope Borough Councillors have been campaigning for a pedestrian crossing in Rope Lane near to the junction of Bankfield Avenue for some years.
Cllr. Brian Silvester said,
"This is a busy road and a main route for pupils going to Shavington High School and The Berkeley Primary School. Cheshire East Council did an assessment at our request and they concluded that the site meets the current criteria for a controlled crossing. It is estimated that the cost will be £90,000 so we will continue to lobby for the money to be made available to make Rope Lane safer for pedestrians and pupils of the two schools."
Cllr Margaret Simon says;
“I have been campaigning for a crossing point at this location for as long as I have represented the area. Whilst other safety measures, such as traffic lights at both Wells Green and Rope Green Bridge together with a 30mph speed limit for the whole of Rope Lane, have been achieved during that time, a safe crossing point at this location would be the icing on the cake”.
CALL FOR ACTION ON HEAVY TRAFFIC
Shavington Borough Councillors are giving priority to the lessening the damage of lorries travelling unnecessarily through the village. Cllr Brian Silvester said," We are pressing for a weight limit on Chestnut Avenue and Vine Tree Avnue in Shavington to stop lorries using these residntial parts of the village as a 'rat run'. Far too many of our residents have to put up with the noise,nuisance and danger of heavy vehicles. If the lorries used the routes they should local residents would have a much quieter and safer life."
Julian Goodier Page, Conservative Candidate for the Shavington Ward said," Chestnut Avenue and Vine Tree Avenue are an accident waiting to happen...... It is a rat run, a route to school and a children’s centre, a bus route, it is narrow AND lethal in the ice because of the severe camber. A weight limit is long overdue before any more accidents are caused."
AMBULANCE SERVICE FAILS TO MEET RESPONSE TO 999 CALL TARGETS Cllr Brian Silvester is calling on the ambulance service to improve their response times to call outs. He said,"The response targets for 999 emergency calls (75 percent of Category A calls within 8 minutes) are not met in 5 of the 8 Crewe (CW) post codes. These are potentially life and death cases and such a poor performance is simply not acceptable. We have asked the Ambulance Service to inform us of what they will do to improve performance and Cheshire East Council will do what it can to assist to help the ambulance service to improve their response times."
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