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Tell us<br />
Your Views<br />
A message from Orrell RUFC, Brighter Better Orrell and Councillor Michael Winstanley<br />
A few months ago, <strong>Wigan</strong> Warriors moved their training<br />
base from Edge Hall Road to Robin Park as part of a deal<br />
with <strong>Wigan</strong> Council. Since then, there has been much<br />
speculation about the future of the Edge Hall Road site.<br />
Different options have been mentioned on how to<br />
make use of the site, including Orrell Rugby Union Club<br />
returning to their former home, the possibility of it<br />
being used by the local community, or using the land for<br />
housing development. The land being sold for housing is<br />
something that may happen, but many local people feel<br />
that this would be the worst possible outcome.<br />
Over the last six months Orrell RUFC have been in<br />
discussions with <strong>Wigan</strong> Warriors about various options for<br />
use of the site and have been given first refusal to come<br />
up with a proposal.<br />
It has been suggested that Edge Hall Road could become<br />
a true community hub with the site being leased to the<br />
local community. This would include the pitch being used<br />
by Orrell RUFC and other local sporting teams, whilst<br />
the Club House could be turned into a much-needed<br />
meeting place for community groups and associations to<br />
use for various activities.<br />
With this in mind, Orrell RUFC and Brighter Better Orrell<br />
have joined together to examine how much interest<br />
there would be in such a proposal. They have established<br />
a small working group with key people from both groups<br />
and support being provided by Cllr Michael Winstanley.<br />
They would like to hear your views about these proposals.<br />
A survey has been created and they would very much<br />
like to hear from you. The more people that respond will<br />
show how much support there is in the local community<br />
for such a scheme.<br />
You can complete the survey until Friday 19th <strong>February</strong><br />
here; https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/7ZL6WKC<br />
Commenting on this proposal Gill Eyre, Chair of Brighter<br />
Better Orrell, said “With all the amazing work, already<br />
being done, by all the volunteers in Orrell, not just the<br />
BBO but Friends of Orrell Station, Ellen’s garden, the<br />
Water Park, Holgate Park, this is a golden opportunity to<br />
enhance our beautiful community further. We all need to<br />
get behind this for the benefit of the whole community,<br />
the possibilities are endless, but we need the people of<br />
Orrell to drive it forward.”<br />
Tony Havlin, Chair of Orrell RUFC and Orrell & Winstanley<br />
Community Sports Club said “We are delighted to be<br />
working with BBO on a proposed community project
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