dogs trapped in mineshaft

[jo-jo2012]

whist my dogs were being walked on my local country they dissapeared they had fell 20 feet down collasped mineshaft, the fire service were amazing and an hour and half later after a specialist team got them out alive, the fire service made me wait in the car park for my safety but after an hour my husband who was nearer shouted they were still alive and i went to walk towards him i fell 10 feet into a crater were the car park had collasped (nothing to do with the mine) i was badly injured and spent the night be stiched up in a&e, my first priority the next morning was to ring the council and ask for both areas to be fenced off asap, he was very haughty with me he rang back later to say the were satisfied that they had carried out regular safety checks, however the local people have informed me that the shaft has been like that for about 6 years and the car park for over 10 years, and my husband went to take photos and the shaft and car park the shaft is covered with moss which is clear it has been open a long time and the car park is clearly full of years of mess and rubble, who would i report the council to make them accountable for there failings in not fencing off or putting up warning signs or providing some lighting. thanks jo

[daffy654]

Whereabouts did this happen?

[jo-jo2012]

in broxtowe country park nottingham it a former pit site

[Buenchico]

The local authority has certain responsibilities, under the Mines and Quarries Tips Act 1969, for ensuring the safety of the public. However there are an estimated 300,000 disused mine shafts across the country so, with limited resources, local authorities will always struggle to carry out their duties.

However if you believe that a local authority is not carrying out a statutory duty, you should complain to the Local Government Ombudsman:
http://www.lgo.org.uk/making-a-complaint/

Chris

[starone]

Do you mean to tell me anyone believes this?

[jo-jo2012]

yes of course people belive it thefire service were doing the rescue a&e xrayed and stiched me up and please look for the story in local newspaper via this is nottingham which will be in tommorrow or monday and look at the photos of the holes

[jo-jo2012]

i came on here to get some genuine advice and a rude get rude response instead you have no idea how trumatic this was for us it was a living nightmare

[jo-jo2012]

thanks bluechino i hada look at Mines and Quarries Tips Act 1969 it is clear the council failed to comply with its duty to protect the public on thier country park and i shall be writing a few letters to ensure they do it in the future.