Communities of Cheshire Partnership


Designed to be a ‘federation’ of the geographic and thematic partnerships operating within the Framework, the Communities of Cheshire Partnership (CCP) has a key role in managing and co-ordinating local and countywide action on shared priorities, desired outcomes and key measures of success to improve quality of life in communities across Cheshire. It provides leadership and influence when necessary and monitors progress against agreed aims and targets, taking account of local, sub-regional, regional and national imperatives, from which Cheshire’s Sustainable Community Strategy is developed.

The Chairman of the CCP is Wendy Wright, Principal of Macclesfield College.

Portrait of Wendy Wright

"The ultimate test of the Partnership is that it must add value to each of the partner organisations' individual efforts in getting

Elected at the Partnership's meeting in June 2006, Wendy has been involved in Macclesfield's Local Strategic Partnership from its early days. A psychologist by discipline, Wendy has taught for more than 15 years, having gained an MBA from Warwick University Business School. She has extensive experience of policy development at local and regional level and is confident the framework surrounding the CCP really can improve the quality of life of everyone in Cheshire.