Issue - meetings

To consider any Notices of Motion that have been received in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules.

Consideration was given to the following Notices of Motion which had been submitted in accordance with the Council’s Procedural Rules.

Historical Rural Signage

Proposed by Councillor R Chadwick and Seconded by Councillor R Bailey

That Council resolves:

1.             To acknowledge the historic importance of Cheshire East’s rural signage and commit to safeguarding this aspect of our cultural heritage.

2.             To request that the Highways and Transport Committee, in consultation with heritage and conservation officers, conduct an audit of surviving rural signage assets within the Borough.

3.             To explore opportunities to adopt a preservation and maintenance programme for historic signs, working alongside volunteer groups, heritage organisations, and parish councils.

4.             To ensure that, wherever possible, historic signage is restored, maintained in situ, or—if removal is unavoidable—recorded and, where appropriate, relocated to local museums or heritage centres.

5.             To promote greater public awareness of rural signage heritage, encouraging residents to report damaged or at-risk signs.

RESOLVED:

That the Motion be referred to the appropriate committee.