THE storm of protest over the state of Adlington's sewers is gathering force.

Dozens of worried residents attended an open meeting on Monday night to support calls to improve Adlington's sewerage system.

Residents formed a committee last week after fearing that an additional 28 houses -- passed for building at the Fairview Farm site -- would push the overburdened system to breaking point.

And proposals for a storage facility, which would store sewerage by day and pump it into the sewers by night, were also causing concern.

At the meeting, committee spokesman Janet Makinson said she was delighted with the support from residents.

She told them: "We feel like we are running round like mice in wheels and getting nowhere. We want to know if a storage facility has to go there, or if there are any other options available. We also want to know if it is safe.

"We are appealing for help with taking a petition round, and for people to come forward if they have any concerns about health problems."

Fellow campaigner Marian Makinson said the group was also waiting for storage facility guidelines -- due out this week -- to give a proper idea of where a storage facility might be sited.

Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle -- an Adlington resident -- told the Chorley Citizen at the meeting: "The first issue here was that of developers using The Avenue as an access to the site.

"Council officers are meeting this week and I am hopeful they will ensure that developers will be using the new entrance and not the existing one."

He added: "Before a brick is built, the sewerage issue should be dealt with to ensure that there is not a sewerage problem within the village and that we are not overloading the existing system."