Eyesore land near Blue Barrel in Northwich to be transformed

Cheshire West and Chester councillors Arthur Neil and Felicity Davies, who represent the Winnington and Castle, have launched a makeover project on the derelict land off Chester Road.

The land, next to the Blue Barrel pub, has been overgrown for many years, but the two councillors secured permission from the landowner to tidy up the area.

A team began working on the land on Friday, November 15, and installed a bench, with hanging baskets and a wildflower area planned for the future.

The land was tidied up on November 15, with more planned for the future (Image: Cllr Arthur Neil) Cllr Davies said: "Arthur and I want to improve as many bits of Winnington and Castle as we can.

"Good quality physical space and well maintained environments are so important.

"This is hopefully just the start for this piece of land. We’d really value any ideas or contributions to improve this space further.

"Please get in touch! Thanks also to the land owner for supporting these improvements."

Cllrs Neil and Davies secured permission from the owner to tidy up the land (Image: Cllr Arthur Neil) Cllr Neil added: "The land is between the Blue Barrel and some shops, but the original shop burned down some years ago, and it's been an eyesore ever since.

"We've been trying to get something sorted. Eventually we tracked down the owner, who was happy for us to do something with it.

"Hopefully it will improve the look of the place."