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This Fact Sheet is designed to provide local residents with help and guidance concerning some of the problems that have arisen due to Broomfield Tip on Bradley Lane in Standish.

We feel it is important to make you aware of the various organisations and people whom you may wish to contact. (Also, please do not hesitate to contact the group, if you would like to offer a helping hand!)

If you or a member of your family have consistently suffered nausea/sickness, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, tiredness/weakness, depression, dizziness, shortness of breath, bronchial & sinus/ear infections, sore throats & eyes, coughs and headaches - please ensure you consult your local GP for advice and to ensure that your health concerns are monitored and recorded.

If you feel relocation, Hepa Air Filters or draft proofing etc, would be beneficial to your family, or are currently experiencing difficulties - please contact one of the B T R Focus Group members or e-mail broomfieldtip@eddnet.com We will then try to help you resolve your problems and put you in contact with the relevant professional bodies.

As the Council's Newsletters are fairly infrequent, we feel the need to reiterate that you must still be vigilant in keeping your doors and windows closed when the wind is blowing towards your property. It is not advisable to be outdoors (including children playing) at these times, or in the close vicinity of the tip itself.

Further information on the proposed Ashfield Play sessions can be obtained by visiting the Council's website www.wiganmbc.gov.uk/pub/planning/broomfield/ or by telephoning 01942 488492

Please lobby our local MP Neil Turner, Gerrard Winstanley House, Crawford Street, Wigan,
WN1 1NG (e-mail gerrrard@labour.u-net.com ) and MEP Gary Titley, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, 16 Spring Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2TQ
(e-mail contact@gary-titley-mep.new.labour.org.uk or gtitley@europarl.eu.int )

Write to them, voicing your concerns for better communication and understanding from the Council, in relation to the contractors working patterns, emissions and the length of time we have had to endure this nuisance and danger to our health etc - asking for their help & support etc, etc...

Any concerns or issues you have regarding Broomfield Tip, should be made in writing to: Mr Martin Kimber, Director of Planning & Regeneration, Wigan Council, Civic Buildings, New Market Street, Wigan, WN1 1RP or e-mail: m.kimber@wiganmbc.gov.uk

Specialist lawyers at Alexander Harris Solicitors are coordinating legal claims on behalf of the residents and are providing advice to the Focus Group. For legal advice please email a member of Broomfield Tip Legal Team or telephone 08700 778877 and ask for Natalie Whitehouse or Saroj Bangard.

Remember:
Keep a daily diary of your symptoms and keep copies of all correspondence. If you take photos or videos please ensure they have a date on them or make a separate note of the date.

If you believe that you might have a legal claim relating to Broomfield Tip Residents' Focus Group Fact Sheet, please complete the online enquiry form or call 0870 024 0558. Your enquiry will be forwarded to a solicitor who specialises in Broomfield Tip Residents' Focus Group Fact Sheet.

If you have any comments in relation to Broomfield Tip Residents' Focus Group Fact Sheet, please use the online discussion forum.