We would like to provide you with updates on some matters which we know have been discussed in the local community recently. Firstly, you may be aware that in November 2022, an isolated fire broke out in the screenhouse at the quarry. Thankfully, no one was injured, but the fire damage rendered the fixed processing plant inoperable. We have submitted a planning application to Leicestershire County Council for a replacement screenhouse. If approval is received, we expect that this work will be completed by late 2023.
In the meantime, we have been using a temporary mobile plant. We strive to be a responsible part of the local community and we acknowledge that this temporary operation is causing disruption to some of our neighbours. We have been using a range of measures to minimise dust and reduce additional noise, especially on mornings, evenings, and weekends. We will continue to take action to minimise this disruption as much as possible until we can replace the permanent screenhouse.
You may have also heard reports of an incident over Easter, involving silty water discharge. In addition to taking action at the time of the incident, we are undertaking an urgent internal review and working closely with the Environment Agency to establish the cause. Please be assured that we will put measures in place to mitigate the risk of this happening again.
Hopefully if you have been travelling down Wood Lane, Quorn, or Granite Way, Mountsorrel, you will have noticed the new speed warning signs we installed towards the end of last year, in a bid to cut the number of speeding drivers and increase safety for residents. Speeding, understandably, remains a concern for many members of our community and we are really pleased to have worked alongside the local parish councils to help provide a proactive solution. We are committed to doing what we can to support local residents and really hope that the community will see the bene๏ฌt from both installations.
A donation of stone from the quarry has helped Hathern Wildlife Group to develop and manage an overgrown, rubbishยญstrewn area of the Shepshed Road allotment site into a haven for nature. Following a cleanยญup effort, the group set about constructing a pond in the hope that it would attract an array of insects, birds, and animals to the area. The quarry arranged for a large donation of stone to be delivered with the help of the team from A&V Squires, who transported the materials free of charge.
If you want to contact the team or have a project you would like us to consider supporting, please email: mountsorrelquarryfeedback@tarmac.com
For information about the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund, visit www.entrust.org.uk. If you are interested in applying to the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund, please contact Sarah Walton at the Derbyshire Environmental Trust at sarah.walton@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Find out more about what goes on at Mountsorrel Quarry by visiting our website: mountsorrel.tarmac.com.
Rob Lees,
Operations Manager
