Welcome
Standish Voice is a group of local people who are working to ensure Standish is a great place in which to live and work.
We believe the house building being constructed across
Standish creates challenges but also brings opportunities
for the village and
everyone who lives and works here.
Standish Voice is a non-profit organisation which has been designated as a Neighbourhood Forum, a statutory body which has given us the power to create a Neighbourhood Plan for the whole village and which has now been adopted.
We used the views of Standish people to shape the Neighbourhood Plan. The Neighbourhood Plan can influence how the village will look over the next generation.
The Final Plan put to a vote of people in Standish in a referendum on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The result was 94.5% voted Yes to adopt it in a 30.4% turnout.
You can read the plan here. You can read all its associated documentation by clicking on the link here or by accessing the Neighbourhood Plan pages on this site. To use an interactive tool which can explain the highlights of the plan, click here
See more information about the Neighbourhood Plan in its own section on this website.
We also want to be a positive voice for Standish and help to bring the community closer together by organising and publicising local activities, events and campaigns.
Together we can make Standish a place to be proud of!
Standish Voice was designated as the Neighbourhood Forum for Standish in 2015. Designation lasts for five years. To read details of our submission to Wigan Council to be a Neighbourhood Forum and the Neighbourhood Area we cover, click here
The Forum and Area was re-designated for another five years in 2025 and will last until 2030.
Please join us and speak up for Standish. It is free of charge to join Standish Voice and you will receive a regular newsletter. To register as a member, please fill in our digital form on our New Members page here – and keep in touch via Facebook and Twitter.
Our Meetings
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 or in 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 our AGM, which will be held on Tuesday, January 20th at 7.45pm.
Latest News
WIGAN DRAFT LOCAL PLAN
Wigan Local Plan is being created by Wigan Council and will shape development of the borough for until 2039.
Consultation on the initial draft plan has closed and Standish Voice has submitted its response, which you can see in this link: https://tinyurl.com/4dchfxhj
You can view the Initial Draft of the Wigan Borough Local Plan at www.wigan.gov.uk/futurewigan2040.
STANDISH CHRISTMAS MARKET 2025
Standish Christmas Market returned in 2025 on Saturday, December 6th and despite some rain, thousands of people turned out to celebrate the festive season.
The Christmas Market is held on the first weekend of December and our trader applications open in late Spring.
SAVE STANDISH SPIRE APPEAL
Standish Voice supported St Wilfrid’s Church in its campaign to raise funds for a renovation of its spire.
Work finished on the renovation but 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.