Community group launched to improve St John's Wood

Knutsford Town Council is hosting a virtual meeting to discuss how the woodland, owned by Cheshire East Council and Great Places, could be improved for the community through the establishment of a Friends of St John’s Wood community group.

Cllr James McCulloch, one of six Over Ward councillors on the town council, is the council’s appointed representative for a Friends of St John’s Wood group and he lives close to the woodland in Gaskell Rise, Longridge.

Hosting the meeting using Zoom, the Town Council wants to hear from anyone who visits the woodland which sits between Longridge, Boothfields and Southfields as well as the residents living nearby.

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The meeting will also be streamed to Facebook where residents can comment to have their voices heard.

Residents will be able to discuss how St John’s Wood can be improved and what the community wants to see change and what it wants to stay the same.

Residents are invited to suggest ways to improve St John's Wood

Residents are invited to suggest ways to improve St John's Wood

Cllr McCulloch said: “St John’s Wood is a wonderful community space in the heart of over ward and is long overdue for investment and improvement.

"This meeting aims to kickstart this and hopefully over the coming months we’ll see some great changes to this much loved woodland“

People will be able to put themselves forward to form a committee for a new Friends of St John’s Wood at the end of the meeting.

All residents are welcome to join the meeting and there is no obligation to put oneself forward for the committee.

If any residents are unable to attend the meeting but want to comment on how the woodland could be improved, they can email enquiries@knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01565 653929.

The meeting will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, February 16 . For details of how to join the meeting visit: www.knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk/sjw