Who & How?
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Who are we?
Your Willaston is a community-driven organization dedicated to making a positive difference in every aspect of life in Willaston. We support local initiatives, bring people together, and work to enhance the village for everyone. Whether it's events, local projects, or helping local businesses, we are here to listen, take action, and ensure Willaston thrives.
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How will we make a difference
At Your Willaston, we see our village’s true potential and are committed to making a difference. We’re starting by renovating the bus stop to create a more welcoming space, working on solutions to improve parking, and actively supporting local businesses by promoting them. Our goal is to enhance village life for everyone, ensuring Willaston continues to thrive as a vibrant and connected community.
How long will it take
At Your Willaston, we believe in making a difference step by step. Our first focus is on key issues like renovating the bus stop and improving parking to enhance daily life in the village. Once these are addressed, we’ll move on to bigger projects, such as promoting local businesses and organizing social events to bring the community together. We are committed to tackling each challenge one by one, ensuring that every aspect of our village is improved until Willaston is the best it can be for everyone.
Willaston in bloom
Our objective is that by 2028 Willaston will be eligible to enter the Cheshire West and
Chester “Best kept village” competition.
2018 was the last known sighting of the Best Kept Village sign that used to be on the
Willaston Village Green. Since then, the weeds have moved into the village and are
far too visible. Our first priority is therefore to get rid of them. It’s a war on weeds!
Collaberation
We want to collaborate with the existing volunteer and charity groups in the village.
This is what we did with the Rotary Club at the Christmas lights switch on in
November.
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In collaboration with Christ Church on 14 December 2024 we had a full house at the
Memorial Hall to witness an amazing classical guitar concert from the Katona twins.
The event raised £1,100 with 50% being donated to the Christ Church renovation
fund.
The following week in December we provided two Santa Claus to the Hadlow Road
Station Cafe to support their Santa Christmas party for their customers.
We would love to hear from other groups in the village as to how we can support
them. Just fill out the contact form or email us at yourwillaston@gmail.com
Mentoring
Our fourth and final objective is to support the younger generation of the village –
those 18- to 24-year-olds – by providing a mentoring service. It could be career
advice or personal development. If you would like to find out more just fill out the
contact form or email us at yourwillaston@gmail.com
Christmas lights
Our commitment when we acquired the Christmas lights from the Willaston
Residents and Countryside Society (WRCS) was to ensure that we ring fenced the
associated funds received from WRCS to make sure we maintained the lights which
currently adorn the iconic Beech Tree on the Green. Our other commitment was to
raise additional funds when needed.
More about us
Your Willaston was formed in August 2024 with four main objectives.
We achieved our first objective in October 2024 when we became the custodians of
the “Christmas lights” which adorn the iconic Beech tree on the village green.
Our second objective is to create and support a Willaston in Bloom campaign with
the objective of competing again for the “best kept village” - an award that Willaston
last won 20 years ago.
Our third objective is to collaborate and support volunteer, charitable and business
organisations in Willaston with their fundraising activities, community events and
village improvements.
Finally, we are committed to establishing mentoring opportunities for the young
adults in the village.
To successfully achieve all our objectives, we need the support of Willaston
residents and the business community. To that end, we are looking to recruit
residents and businesses as members of Your Willaston to support our objectives.
Click here to check out the membership section.