Middlewood, a growing population. Comprising of Winn Gardens and Wadsley Park Village (though I have been told it is located in lower worrell!?) and the prestigious Kingswood estate.

Do you live nearby? Smelled anything bad recently? Fish perhaps? or the distinct odour of manure. (no wise cracks please).

On claywheels lane a subsidiary group of Lafarge Cement (once known as blue circle) is conducting some experimental recycling, to create a substitute for some of the additives that make the lovely stuff. From what? I hear you ask (or maybe not). Well to name a few, sewage filter cakes, fly ash, contaminated soils. All of the things that until recently were destined for places like the land fill at parkwood, until due to many protests and evidence that this was not a very healthy idea, and was stopped. It is during the processing of this environmentally heroic substance that an invisible fog of odour is wafting throughout the area. Reaching as far as Marlcliffe School at the top of the hill and the upper reaches of WPV.

The odour, putrifying and pungent has been known to make people violently sick, lock all their windows as it pervades their homes.

The company are currently applying for permit to continue these processes and also to escalate production significantly. Apart from the obvious displeasure of the stench, this also causes concern as these substances are stored in open areas very close to the river Don (a good bit of rain and seepage to the river must be a concern) and also if we can smell it, and taste it, what is it doing to us internally??

What do you think? Can it be stopped? well not unless enough people object to the environment agency. Incidentally, this is the only project of this nature run by the company in the country, and right in our back gardens.

would really appreciate your thoughts on this as it is quite scary

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I suggest you contact your local councillors or your MP.

This is an ongoing situation for the last 18 months, have been trying desperately to get some support.

i live on that estate and not smelt a sausage. have we had info thru post or people knocking around to let us know?

I've not smelled anything either, so I'm not bothered about that, but I am worried about possible contamination of the river.

Have you had no luck at all with the MP?

If you live on the estate and have not smelled anything than you ought to think yourself lucky.

We are in talks with the environment agency who have acknowledged that we have a problem. But doesn't it concern you that we have our own version of the parkwood landfill happening at the bottom of the estate?:confused:

are we signing petitions?

We do have one in circulation.

I have just had a call from the environment agency who have been in the area tue-thur of last week. They have concluded that the odour is coming directly from this company and is the result of a mixing process of certain types of 'waste' they have been told to stop this process and all mixed waste of this nature has to be removed from site by Monday 7th February.

In addition samples of the mix have been taken away for analysis to see what is in them, will keep you posted.

ill sign it send it down our road

Doesn't sound like anything new. 2-3 decades ago when I lived near where gilders is now where I grew up. It was like having permanent catarrh when the wind was blowing, because of the bass charington brewery. And guess what, the river was the colour of the latest batch of tissues at the works in the oughtibridge mill, but it was teeming with all kinds of fish even in those days, and it was extremely mucky. You wouldn't have wanted to have tried eating any of them.

I'm not saying that you should have to put up with extreme smells and if people are actually vomiting [which sounds a bit far fetched to be honest] then you have every right to complain. But if you refuse to allow any industry within miles of where you live, then eventually sheffield will become one of those dormitary towns, and eventually die.
We didn't used to mind the police dogs barking at niagra all night, or the trains on the railway or the footballers at the training ground effing and jeffing, the stink of the brewery etc. etc.

Originally posted by muddycoffee

I'm not saying that you should have to put up with extreme smells and if people are actually vomiting [which sounds a bit far fetched to be honest] then you have every right to complain. But if you refuse to allow any industry within miles of where you live, then eventually sheffield will become one of those dormitary towns, and eventually die.


Obviously you did mind or it wouldnt be so fresh in your mind. Normal industry and trains (which we still get) are not an issue. But when a company is openly recycling sewage and flyash! which is no longer allowed in landfill this is a problem. The company boast about how they keep heavy processes away from residential areas, but this is at its closest about 500 ft away from the nearest house.

fyi.. there are plans for major (clean) industrial development close to the site but nobody is going to put their business next to that!

it stinks again this evening! :rant:

I have news: :D

Who says people power can't work. The company were not even aware of the impact of the site until we raised the issues. We are so pleased that this site will now be cleared.

A letter from the General Manager of Glacier ARM:

As explained at the last Glacier liaison group meeting, we have been reviewing our operations at Claywheels Lane.

The initial outcome of this review has identified that the existing Glacier operation based in Sheffield is not sustainable. This strategic decision has been made due to a series of operational and site-related issues, which cannot be readily resolved.

As a result, activities at the site are being progressively phased out with the last material deliveries this month, which will be despatched over the coming weeks.

The plant will then be dismantled and the site's operational permit surrendered before returning to the landlord.

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Yippeee!

Well done foxy lady.

Very well done indeed. They were obviously up to no good. Have they left an environmental time bomb? I think we should be told.

The results of the samples should be interesting.

Well done foxy lady.

Very well done indeed. They were obviously up to no good. Have they left an environmental time bomb? I think we should be told.

The results of the samples should be interesting.

They will have to clean up the site, but I suspect Beeley Wood UDR Ltd will be interested in the site, they are cleaning up UCAR they may want to talk the duke of norfolk into letting them buy that land aswell. ;)