Appleton, Hatton, Stretton & Walton Focus

12/08/2026

Over 100 residents turned out last night to discuss forming the "Friends of Broomfields" group — coming together to help protect one of Warrington's most loved leisure facilities.

Cllrs Judith Wheeler & Cllr Sharon Harris shared the financial picture facing WBC and residents had their say on how we protect Broomfields for the future.

This matters to everyone in south Warrington — and we want it to be a cross-party effort. If you want to get involved, get in touch.

Broomfields meeting. Thank you to all who attended tonight. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the setting up of a Friends Group for Broomfields. We have regular and loyal users and a collective voice may be a way to protect and improve an invaluable asset to South Warrington. And dedicated staff of course.
The pool remains closed as the contractors need to erect scaffolding to replace the defective ducting. The systems are being flushed twice a day to prevent Legionnaires. There are NO plans we know of to close the pool or Broomfields.
If you are interested in being part of a Friends Group, let us know.
Bad selfie of Sharon and Judith outside St Mary Magdalene's afterwards.

10/03/2026

What a difference a day makes - I sent an urgent request to WBC to fix the dangerous railings on the junction of th A56 and the Runcorn Road in Walton and the next day safety barriers erected indicating a repair will be soon. Well done Warrington Borough Council - looking forward to seeing the job completed quickly.☺️

24/02/2026

🇺🇦 Four Years of Resistance. Four Years of Courage. 🇺🇦

Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

For four years, the Ukrainian people have shown extraordinary bravery in the face of aggression — defending their democracy, their freedom, and their right to choose their own future.

Here in Warrington, we stand in solidarity with our local Ukrainian community — our neighbours, friends and colleagues — many of whom have been directly affected by this war, with family and loved ones still living through its consequences.

We remember those who have lost their lives, those forced from their homes, and those who continue to live under the shadow of war. The Liberal Democrats remain clear: the UK must continue to support Ukraine — militarily, economically and diplomatically — for as long as it takes. Any lasting peace must be just, and it must be decided by Ukraine.

💙💛 Slava Ukraini.

10/02/2026

🧧 Happy Chinese New Year from Cllr Sharon Harris and the Warrington Liberal Democrats! 🧧
We’ll be celebrating in the town centre with a Liberal Democrats stall at the Skittles this Saturday and Sunday, 14th & 15th February, from 12–2pm.
Please come along to say hello, share your views, and meet your Liberal Democrat councillors — we’d absolutely love to meet you.
Wishing everyone in Warrington a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! 🐉✨
📧 Contact: Sharon Harris – [email protected]

🧧 沃灵顿自由民主党议员 Sharon Harris 恭祝大家新春快乐！ 🧧
我们将于 2月14日（周六）和15日（周日）中午12点至下午2点，在市中心 Skittles 设立自由民主党摊位，与大家一起庆祝春节。
欢迎前来与我们打招呼，分享您的想法，并 与您的自由民主党市议员见面 —— 我们非常期待与您交流。
祝沃灵顿的所有居民新的一年幸福安康、万事如意！ 🐉✨
📧 联系方式： Sharon Harris
[email protected]

01/12/2025

Walton Parish Council Parish Council held another fabulous Christmas Light Switch on on Saturday - well done to all involved in organising it.
Father Christmas came on his sleigh and chatted to all the children. The fabulous choir from St John's church did us proud and sang beautifully. We had face painting and a balloon sculpturer to entertain the children.
Free mince pies, burgers and chips (Truly Scrumptious)
It was a truly community event for our residents - everything free and paid for by Walton Parish Council (using money donated by Cream) - giving back to the community!
It was a joy to see so many happy faces and now it feels that Christmas has begun 🌲🌲

24/08/2025

Yesterday I did a walk around Walton Village to see what the impact of Creamfields was this year.
My first impressions are that the traffic coming from Warrington town was much lighter than in previous years and the traffic management was excellent.

It was a joy to see so many people dressed in their best festival gear walking to the event. There were some shenanigans with very young folk (aged roughly 12/14 not local accents) running in fields behind houses but the security staff dealt with them well. The security barriers for houses and generally seem to be much better this year as well.

I bumped into some residents walking along to enjoy the event and had a lovely chat with them. Noise levels on the whole seem to have been fine here in Walton so far at least. Police and security presence seemed to have been better than in previous years.

Of course, there will be a Walton Parish Council debrief meeting in November (date to be confirmed) to hear residents' experiences and feed back constructively to Cream.
My dog Bertie, the Beagle, was less impressed by the crowds though they loved him ... but then that's Bertie for you ...😅

I'll be doing another walk round tomorrow so let me know if there's anywhere you think I need to check.
Enjoy the rest of the festival folks.

21/08/2025

The organisers of Creamfields have produced this web page to keep local residents informed. There are contact details on the page for you to use if you have complaints about the organisation of the festival.

If you witness a crime in progress - during the festival or at any other time - call 999 and ask for the Police or call the Police on 101 for non-emergencies.

This is to sign up to our residents mailing list, where you will receive information on road closures and other relevant informative updates relating to Creamfields.

31/07/2025

Oops! A few leaflets have strayed… 📬 Just to clear up any confusion, there was no election in Appleton today.

A few of our Stockton Heath West by-election leaflets were accidentally delivered a little beyond the intended patch. Sorry if one landed on your doormat by mistake - that was our error.

And if you ever fancy a bit of fresh air and want to help out locally, we always welcome an extra pair of hands to deliver Appleton Focus now and then - just drop us a message! 😊

07/04/2025

Our thanks to Sarah Hall MP for attending the Creamfields residents’ meeting organised by Walton Parish Council. Disappointingly, there was nobody in attendance from the festival organisers or the licensing authority Halton Borough Council.

22/03/2025

UP to eight weeks of road closures are set to start at Appleton, Warrington, next month (April) to allow Scottish Power to carry out new cabling works.