Our Mission

The BERA mission is to act for and on behalf of its members and the local community to enhance the enjoyment of living in our very special part of Chester. Whilst BERA will try to address all relevant issues, it will particularly focus on those items that are tabled and agreed at the Annual General Meeting (held in January each year) as being those that are of most importance to members for the twelve months ahead.

Whilst BERA focuses particularly on local matters, it is also a member of CRAG – the Chester Residents’ Associations Group which was set up in September 2019 to act as an umbrella organisation bringing together some twenty-four residents associations and similar resident related organisations (e.g. housing management groups) within and nearby the Chester City walls. The prime objectives of this group are to share knowledge and best practice and engage with relevant bodies and organisations in order to strengthen the ability of Chester residents to play an improved role alongside other stakeholder groups with the sole purpose of making Chester a better place for all.