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Standish Voice committee meetings are usually held monthly, typically on the third or rarely the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.45pm, in a private room at Alberts restaurant, on School Lane.

All people who live or work in Standish are welcome to attend. We do not hold meetings in August and December. Rarely, a Zoom meeting is called and, if this is the case, the information on this will be published here.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 20th at 7.45pm.

 

Latest News

WIGAN DRAFT LOCAL PLAN

Please support Standish by giving your views on the proposed Wigan Borough Local Plan.

Your views can shape how development happens in Standish until 2039 by demanding that:

  1. Our Green Belt is kept intact
  2. Our infrastructure improves as our population increases
  3. The village centre is given a facelift
  4. Standish has improved transport links
  5. Our areas of biodiversity and amenity are enhanced through Green Corridors and Local Green Spaces
  6. Our existing employment areas are retained.

You’ll also have your own views on how your community can thrive.

The Local Plan is an important document and developers and housebuilders will use it to try to ensure they have free rein to push their own agenda, so please fight back by adding your views.

Standish Voice has submitted its response, which you can see in this link: https://tinyurl.com/4dchfxhj

Please read it before you give your views or just give your opinion on the plan.

You can view and comment on the Initial Draft of the Wigan Borough Local Plan at www.wigan.gov.uk/futurewigan2040 – it is not straight forward to comment but please spend a little time to help to shape the future of your community.

The consultation runs until Tuesday June 24th. Thank-you!

STANDISH CHRISTMAS MARKET 2025

Standish Christmas Market will return in 2025 and be held on Saturday, December 6th with craft halls and outdoor stalls selling festive goods and food and drink.

Our trader applications are open now.

The Market will be open from 11am to 8pm with attractions, live music… and lots of festive fun.

Our 2024 Christmas Market was a huge success – find out more here.

SAVE STANDISH SPIRE APPEAL

Standish Voice is supporting St Wilfrid’s Church in its campaign to raise funds for a renovation of its spire.

The spire, and broken clock, need £600,000-worth of repairs and while the church will provide the bulk of the cost, the community is being asked to help out by donating to the appeal.

Work has begun on the renovation, which is expected to last until October 2025.

You can still give through this crowdfunding page: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/save-standish-spire

JOIN US

Find out more about what Standish Voice has been doing by reading our newsletters and meeting minutes here. You can become a member of Standish Voice – which is free of charge – here.