Bypass could be renamed after local Olympic and Paralympic heroes

by Lisa Reeves

Friday 9^th November 2012

Fri 9^th Nov 2012

Cheshire East Council are proposing to name sections of the A34 Wilmslow-Handforth Bypass after local Olympians and Paralympians medal winners.

In recognition of their achievements at the recent games, the Council are suggesting that five sections of the bypass be renamed as follows:

Section 1 from Harden Park roundabout to Thorngrove roundabout: Victoria Pendleton Way.
Section 2 from Thorngrove roundabout to Bollin Valley roundabout: Niki Birrell Way.
Section 3 from Bollin Valley roundabout to Dean Row roundabout: Craig MacLean Way.
Section 4 from Dean Row roundabout to Retail Site South roundabout: Barney Storey Way.
Section 5 from Retail Site South roundabout to A555 roundabout at the Stockport boundary: Sarah Storey Way.

Cheshire East are currently gathering the views of various internal and external bodies, including the ward councillors, Alderley Edge Parish Council and Wilmslow Town Council regarding the proposed new street names.

Cyclist Victoria Pendleton, who lives in Wilmslow, won a gold medal in the keirin and silver medal in the sprint final at the London Olympics.

Niki Birrell, a 26-year-old sailor from High Legh, won a bronze medal at the Paralympics when he competed alongside Alex Rickman in the Skud 18 class.

Wilmslow resident Craig MacLean won his gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympics with his cycling partner Anthony Kappes. Craig was pilot in the men's tandem sprint for the blind and visually impaired.

Cyclists Barney and Sarah Storey live in Disley triumphed at this year's Paralympic Games. Sarah won four gold medals from four events to become Great Britain's most celebrated Paralympian of all time with a total of 11 gold medals, eight silver medals and three bronze medals. Barney claimed a gold and silver in London to add to his double gold at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008.

This initial consultation period ends today, Friday 9th November.

Photo: Victoria Pendleton visiting Wilmslow High School.

Tags:: Cheshire East Council, Olympics, Paralympics

Comments

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Vince Chadwick

Friday 9^th November 2012 at 5:45 pm

Surely, without wishing to decry the achievements of these Olympians, a prime candidate for having a major local road named after him is Wilmslow's most famous former resident, Alan Turing. His codebreaking inventions shortened WW2 considerably, saving many lives. And perhaps even more significantly he was largely responsible for the development of the first stored programme computer, a technology which has without doubt brought about the biggest improvements for everyone in just about every aspect of life.

Rob Sawyer

Sunday 11^th November 2012 at 11:31 pm

Spot-on Vince, we should celebrate that a computing pioneer and wartime code-breaking genius lived here. 2 people proposed something significant (e.g. a statue, main road naming or section of High School named after him) to the Town Council some months ago. I understand that only a cul-de-sac on the new housing development off Dean Row Road is expected to be named after Turing - I think that something more "high profile" is required.

Raymond Acton

Monday 12^th November 2012 at 4:44 pm

Good thing that Laura Bechtolsheimer (dressage event) doesn't live around here.