A voice for the people of Haltwhistle

 

Green Energy

 

WIND FARMS

I don’t mind wind turbines in fact I like them to me wind turbines are graceful I would rather have them than pylons but you can’t have one without the other how many of you have been up close to one my grandson calls them whispering giants he will go miles to see them and believe me there is no noise just a whisper. But good sites are crucial why do they want them in what appears to be open country side, why not put them in out of the way places such as beyond Butterburn Gilsland in the forest no tourists go up there they will never find it.

 

You have to consider the alternative, as I see it what we do now will affect our children's children we all know coal and gas will run out so its green energy or nuclear

 

Think about this

Say in 20 years coal and gas starts to run out  so power cuts job losses hyperinflation slowly gets worse till eventually no electricity  no jobs civil unrest back to the stone age try lighting a fire by rubbing  two sticks together but that will never happen

Nuclear power will take over and save the day because there is no other answer at the moment we have to

try wind power and water power could we not dam the rivers and fit water turbines but were, it would need a lot of thought just say at Haltwhistle between Bellister bank and sheep hills and create a small lake which could also be used for Leisure as well, what about water mains to big towns  is there a big enough  water  pressure and flow to drive water turbines

 

 This Email was sent to Northumberland  County Council on 26/1/2010 with a very good response from Officers and Councillors

 

 

Dear Councillor.

 

As N.C.C are strapped for cash like most of the councils around Northumberland, We would like to bring your attention to a scheme that has taken place in Fintry Scotland

 http//www.fintrydt.org.uk . and http://www.westernrenew.co.uk/index.html This is a money making scheme and there is nothing to stop the local councils adopting something like this. We wondered if it was possible for N.C.C to become a partner with the local councils and make some money, you own the piece of land at Haltwhistle where the new roundabout is and half the width of the river, so why not put in water turbines the profit from them is approx £35,000 per year, a faster return on money would be wind turbines and you could get a few down there, the profit from these is approx £400,000 per year for each turbine.

Look at a bigger picture, what if you encouraged the councils in the Tyne valley or even all of  Northumberland to follow this line, each town would more or less become self sufficient and wouldn't need to come cap in hand for grants unless it was something absolutely massive. Water turbines can be fast tracked and it is possible to have them  up and running in 9 months. If we can get this scheme big enough it might catch the interest of Onenortheast and it would certainly help. Please take the time to look at the two websites you will find them interesting.

 

Regards

John and Pam Watson

 

The report about Green energy at Fintry in Stirlingshire.

You may be interested to view this article about Fintry’s renewable energy project? Reference below

http://www.heraldscotland.com/wind-power-makes-village-the-greenest-in-scotland-1.904676   (if it wont open click here)

 

An update I understand  that both Northumberland and Durham  are now looking into this

All is not lost if you have not  got a river running past  your door  what about  a wind  turbine as far Haltwhistle is concerned  it has three choices Water turbine at alston arches Wind turbine at school  or  buy  a wind turbine on a wind farm  .

we have got two choices do it yourself or higher council tax bills its no good saying we will get a grant their is none.

 

Missed chances   The times I have seen  news paper  articles  condemning  wind farms  why, the people that make most noise are strangers that haven't lived in the place five minutes look at the money your Town  or Village is loosing its time to bring back the term send then to Coventry and see if thy like that. It means Don’t speak to them.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That's all for now