Our Mission
To cease the industrial operations causing the public, health and environmental impact and disable any further similar industrial activity from re-starting. to restore our community, health and economy.
Stop the Pollution & Industrial Damage
At the heart of our mission is the goal to stop the pollution caused by Berry Polymers (more recently renamed Plasgran). The pollution includes fly infestations, unpleasant smells, disruptive noises, gulls, and harmful microplastic pollution. These issues not only impact the health and environment of our residents but also have negative effects on the local economy. Our aim is to restore the community to enable people to live and thrive. We have a right to clean air, to be physically and mentally healthy, and have access to hygienically safe and livable homes.
Get Involved
If you are directly impacted:
We know you are tired of reporting but please don't give up yet. We will conquer this together.
1) Take high quality photos of flies, record the sounds, and submit these reports through to Warwick District Council 01926456129 and The Environment Agency 0800807060. Share images and footage to rapidleamington@gmail.com
2) Reach out to others near where you live and tell them about this page
3) If you are concerned that the outfall is having a negative impact on your physical or mental health, please contact your GP or seek appropriate medical assistance, ask them to record your concern that it could be being caused by the operations, and complete our anonymous Health Impact Survey.
4) Write to your MP (Matt Western covers this area)
5) Follow us on social media on X and Facebook
6) Donate to our Campaigning & Legal Fund
If you are not directly impacted but would like to support us:
1) Please write to your MP and ask them to help us
2) Please consider donating to our Campaigning & Legal Fund
3) Please follow and share (where appropriate) our awareness posts on social media on X and Facebook
Compensation
The outfall has hit peoples homes, health, livelihoods, and our local economy hard. Local restaurants have had to let staff go due to the fly and smell volumes putting off customers. The volume of fly faeces on all surfaces (walls, ceilings, every day items like toasters, door handles and lightbulbs) is unimaginable. For both hygiene and aesthetic purposes (as there is so much of it), cleaning the faeces from surfaces has resulted in significant damage to interiors of homes. This is due to the daily re-covering of faeces and daily cleaning.
Those that can/can afford it have had their interiors repaired and repainted however into its second year this has proved pointless as the problem has intensified. Those that can afford it have covered their homes in fly screens but not everyone can do that. The daily lives of adults and children, including the vulnerable in the community are being so negatively impacted where flies crawl on them day and night, this along with the smells and noise results in severe sleep deprivation, stress and reduced ability to work effectively. Those that work from home suffer it while working, and those who work away (i.e. providing key roles in the public health sector) are unable to work effectively due to the sleep deprivation and sickness. This year people in the community are reporting a rise in respiratory conditions i.e. breathing difficulties, recurring nausea, sickness, gastric issues and headaches.
The amount of time and work that has been dedicated already by not only the core voluntary RAPID group, but the hundreds of people submitting daily reports to the respective agencies is huge. This has considerably detracted from professional work, home life and quality of life.
If you can support us by donating to our Campaign & Legal Fund please do.
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