News & Events
Adventure Babies Story & Sensory Classes starting at Prescot Town Hall on Thursday 3rd May 2018
New classes starting on Thursday 3rd May 2018
- 10.15am – 11.00am – 0-12 months
- 11.15am – 12.00pm – 0-8 months
- 12.15pm – 1.00pm – 0-36 months
Bryer Road Community Centre Fundraising Night – 20th April 2018
Community Governance in Prescot – Have your Say
Knowsley Council has recently released its proposals for the Future Governance arrangements of Prescot Town Council for the next 10 to 15 years, with effect from May 2019. A working group of Knowsley Councillors has made recommendations that will change the number of wards and number of Councillors elected to those wards. Prescot Town Council submitted a proposal in November that it believes better represents the Town, particularly in light of the new Prescot Park Housing Development which will see an additional 700 -750 new homes. None of the Town Council’s proposals were held up by the working group who have recommended a reduction in the number of Councillors from 17 to 12 (based on a model of operation used in Halewood and in line with it’s own elected member reduction of 2016) and a split of the Town into two wards being north and south mirroring its warding arrangements for the Town.
The Town Council believe these recommendations to be floored;
Firstly – the reduction in the number of elected members serves no obvious purpose. The elected members of Prescot Town Council do not receive any monies what so ever for being a Councillor as the role is purely voluntary. There was a logic when Knowsley reduced its membership as it realised an annual saving of roughly £9,000 per elected member equating to around £162,000 a year in total, but there is simply no corresponding saving to be made at Town Council level so the logic of this recommendation remains veiled.
Secondly – Our town is growing, the addition of another 700-750 homes will likely see another 3,000 residents coming to Prescot in the near future however Knowsley’s agreed figures with the Boundary Commission of 2014 state that only 505 new electors will enter in the entirety of KMBC’s Prescot North ward, which also includes Knowsley Village. These figures simply do not add up unless the new housing development will be populated by single people and with just under a third of properties left vacant. All of those new homes will be located in the new Prescot North Ward, this will see a considerable variation in the number of electors to Councillors between the north and south wards, the Town Council believe being this to be around 775 to 1 in the north and 486 to 1 in the south.
Following its meeting in February the Town Council approved this response to the working group Prescot Town Council – Submission March 2018 along with supporting documentation Prescot TC 3 Ward Split Prescot Warding Arrangements – Current and Proposed
If you would like to support the Town Council’s view point and preserve the quality of democracy in Prescot as is then you can help by completing this proforma letter and sending to communitygovernancereview@knowsley.gov.uk . You don’t have to use this letter and well may use it as a basis for your own complaint, but if you do use it it is very important that each letter is treated separately and in its own right. In order to facilitate this you must include your name and address at the top, thereby making each letter individual.
All of the boards recommendations can be viewed on KMBC’s website via this link
Prescot – An award winning Town
Prescot was recently featured in the February edition of regional publication Lancashire Life & North West magazine. The article included among other things the origins of the town and the forthcoming developments of the new theatre and redevelopment of Market Place. It’s always nice to see the Town featured in such a positive light, a copy of the article is provided below.
Prescot – an award winning town
URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE FRIENDS OF KGV PRESCOT (BROWNS FIELD) & CARR LANE WOODS
SAVE BROWN’S FIELD
Recent proposals from our principal authority Knowsley Council have identified 17 public open spaces across Knowsley for sale to housing developers. Included in the list of 17 is our much loved and well used Brown’s Field aka King Gerorge V Memorial Playing Fields Prescot.
The Town Council with the support of local residents have responded to KMBC’s proposal highlighting what it believes to be short comings in the overall approach and particularly the site selection process, a summary of which can be seen here Summary of Town Council response to KMBC , full version here Knowsley Greenspace Trust – Response Feb 2018
In order to protect the future of our parks we need you to voice your opinion and contact the decision makers at Knowsley Council to let them know how you feel about the loss of a vital part of Prescot’s Green Space. In order to support your complaint a proforma letter highlighting the short comings identified above is provided below. You don’t have to use this letter and well may use it as a basis for your own complaint, but if you do use it it is very important that each letter is treated separately and in its own right. In order to facilitate this you must include your name and address at the top, thereby making each letter individual. Once you have completed your letter you can send it to andy.moorhead@knowsley.gov.uk or visit https://secured.knowsley.gov.uk/haveyoursayform and make your complaint there. The only way we will save our parks is by making KMBC aware of your opinion as a resident and elector.
Bryer Road Community Centre Official Launch – 16/03/18
Official launch of Bryer Road Community Centre, Prescot.
Friday 16th March 2018 – 1.00pm – 3.00pm – come along and tell us what you want from your community centre.
Friday 16th March 2018 – 7.30pm til late – Bar, scouse and entertainment (over 18’s only)
Town Council Submits Response to KMBC’s Green Space Trust Proposal
The Town Council where shocked to hear in November that KMBC’s proposal to create a new Green Space Trust involved the sale of King George V Memorial Playing Fields Prescot (known locally as Brown’s Field). Since that time the Town Council have worked alongside local residents to help develop a new Friends of the park group (Friends of KGV Brown’s Field and Carr Lane Woods) who will campaign against it’s loss and work to enhance the site in the future. The football pitches which had been rested, are now being well used by Berkley Juniors FC who currently have 4 teams using the site, the club are launching a new academy for 4-6 year olds boys and girls training sessions on Saturday mornings 11-12 with the express interest of attracting new players from Prescot. These actions have been taken to ensure that we maximise the use of the site.
The Town Council have also approved the response to KMBC below which provides a number of alternative options to the sale of Brown’s Field.
Knowsley Greenspace Trust – Response Feb 2018
You can help by writing to the Leader of Knowsley Council andy.moorhead@knowsley.gov.uk , and the organisation Fields in Trust (who protect playing fields) via jamie.leeson@fieldsintrust.org or helen.griffiths@fieldsintrust.org to let them know how you feel about the loss of such an important community asset.
New Pilates Class at Prescot Town Hall
A new pilates class will start from 10th March 2018 at Prescot Town Hall every Saturday morning from 10.30am – 11.30am.
PRESCOT CARNIVAL – SUNDAY 24TH JUNE 2018
This year Prescot Carnival will take place on Sunday 24th June 2018 from 12.00pm – 4.00pm on Browns Field, Prescot.
If you would you like to apply for a stall at the carnival please complete the stall holder request form and e-mail or post to us.
Stall Holder Request Form 2018