Areas of concern to residents, projects and tasks from Early 2007

Area

Issue

Need

Who to deal with this

Colliery road

Parking on pavements, yellow lines, danger to pedestrians

Constant action to warn and discourage this

Police, Council, press

Church Street

As above

As above

As above

Parking of lorries to use the old Neighbours shop

As above

As above

As above

Black Park

Play areas and youth areas

Very little provision for the young people in that area

WCBC. CCF need to support Town Councillors. Local people.

Bron-y-Waun alleyway

Barriers, cleanliness, lighting

Revamp and regularly clean. Renew barriers, look into bin placement

WCBC. Departments Town Council. Street cleaning services

Hand car park and rear area

Always rubbish strewn, looks unsightly

Regular cleaning. Some improvements.

CCTV to make safer for parking

Hand Hotel.

WCBC departments. Police

Improve road signage.

Poorly placed, basic quality

Improve aesthetic appeal of signage

Highways. WCBC

Coach parking

Non easily accessible

Need to make provision for this

 

Use Council Offices for car parking until decision on site

Safer parking for viewing Aqueduct

Required for visitors

WCBC.

Skateboard Park

Remove from Recreation ground

Too much damage to kids play area

Town Council. WCBC

Recreation ground

Poor quality play areas

Provide proper infants play area

Town Council. WCBC. Grants

Recreation grounds all over

Dogs, Golfing,

New signage and enforcement of the rules for Children’s safety.

Town Council. Police

Litter

Too much litter around Chirk not enough enforcement

Review cleaning schedules, bin location and provision

Town Council. WCBC. Police

Recreation ground

Hedgerow all around needs attention.

Hedge laid, some regeneration. Rubbish cleared, bulb planting.

Town Council. CCF

Dance group forming

Many girls would like a dance group for their evenings

Assist start up of group

CCF. Town Council. Youth service.

Millennium garden

No lighting

Project to look at feature lighting of area

CCF. Chirk celebrations Town Council

Bulb planting around Town

Not enough spring colour

Part of in bloom work

CCF.

Lack of youth areas

Old football goals, little else

More MUGA type youth areas. Longfields, Rhos-y-Waun

CCF. Town Council. WCBC. Grants

BMX track

Local kids still want somewhere to ride bikes

Small parcel of land wanted to make full track

CCF. Youth Intervention. WCBC.

Chinese take away

Looks unsightly to tourists using the main car park

Alleyway needs lighting, place made to look like food outlet

Owners

Chirk bank to Chirk

Unwelcoming route into Chirk

Fencing, hedges and trees need improving

Owners, Highways/Shropshire

Wrexham CBC

Whitehurst roundabout

Unsightly condition

Roundabout needs revamping

Highways, WCBC

Rubbish outside CO- Op

Always rubbish and cigarette ends strewn around

Street cleaner, fines and signs

Co-Op Staff to keep clean

Co-Op, Street cleaning WCBC

Pull in by Chemist

Poor layout

Improve with colour, railings on wall, old lamps on buildings

Owners, WCBC, Town Council

Large house and of Church Street

Garden and fence in dis-repair

Revamp the front area and fence

Ask Owners to complete – CCF

Recreation Ground

Youth Shelter not required, never used, looks awful

Move to other location in Chirk

Town Council, Youth intervention

All groups

Lack of community transport for non profit groups

Need mini bus for non profit groups to offer more to their members

Garages, CCF, WCBC,

Supply one, or have one available to Chirk

West View

Railings look shoddy

Need painting to show off the railings

CCF, Community service

Chapel Lane

Railings by Park and Junior School in poor state

Need replacing/ repairing and painting

CCF, Community service

St Mary’s close

Youths around area, damage and safety

Need CCTV around the alleyway, car park and bin areas to prevent issues.

Police, WCBC, Residents,

Centre of Chirk

Underage drinking, mess left behind by legal and illegal drinking

Ban drinking in Public places

Police, WCBC, Town Council