About Pump Tracks When do you need planning permission for a pump track? On the 6th of June 2026, residents of the Churchill Road area in Cheadle turned out in force to the monthly Cheadle Town Council meeting, expressing their concerns and disappointment with the new pump track, which will take up the entire width of the park, leaving only the narrowest of access between the track and the protected Cecilly Brook as well as the residential properties. Here's what's happening.

Mum Where's The Changing Rooms? As the fiasco of the Churchill Road Recreation Ground development continues, our resident cartoonist asks one of the questions on residents' minds. It is our understanding that the two local councils involved in developing the space made the decision not to include changing facilities, even though they have been asked for at the ground. Cheadle Town Council, under the leadership of Cllr Paulette Upton, has recently developed the changing rooms

A consultation took place with youngsters and two town Councillors, Cllr Mills & Cllr Upton, at the Tean Road Recreation Ground on the 18th of June. This was to engage youngsters to have their say on the planned pump track, which is to be sited in the North ward on Churchill Road Recreation Ground. Also present was the developer responsible for the installation. COGNEWS went along to get the scoop. How are people going to influence design when work starts Monday? COGNEWS was

Churchill Road Recreation Ground Development - Tenders In It was reported to the meeting that the Churchill Recreation Ground tenders have been approved, and work could start as soon as April for the park upgrade. No details were given at the meeting to councillors on how this would be managed or communicated to residents. Cheadle Cemetery - Ecology Plan Improvements Needed Even though planning permission has been granted for the cemetery extension—see SMD/2023/0361 on the St