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Second power plan protest rally planned

Published date: 06 May 2011 |
Published by: Richard Jones

 

THE Montgomeryshire Against Pylons group is organising a rally to protest against plans to blight the landscape with a 20-acre substation and 47-metre high steel pylons.

The last protest rally – held at Welshpool Livestock Market – attracted approximately 2,000 people and it is hoped even more people will attend Dolgead Hall in Llanfair Caereinion on Thursday, May 12, at 7.30pm.

The evening will feature speakers, transport information and updates on progress.

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  1. Posted by: sam.. at 12:31 on 06 May 2011 Report

    I won't be attending sorry. The Welsh & UK conservatives have pledged to build more wind farms, and thus the need for a new power route and 'hub' I welcome any plans that will see the power route placed underground. And NATIONAL grid are responsible this is a NATIONAL (ie UK) issue, not something that WAG have any say over.

  2. Posted by: sam.. at 03:45 on 07 May 2011 Report

    Prime ministers question time 27/04/11 David Cameron replies: "I believe that when wind farms go ahead, local people should see a greater benefit in terms of finance that goes into an area, and our plans will achieve that as well"

  3. Posted by: James at 22:29 on 07 May 2011 Report

    However will the 2,000 attendees manage without you, Sam? Cameron will learn before long that, in a democracy, there is a price to pay for ignoring the views of one's natural supporters. Best of luck to everyone with the rally, and for the House of Commons debate on Tuesday.

  4. Posted by: tyfelin at 21:05 on 09 May 2011 Report

    I look forward to hearing what the new AM proposes to meeting Montgomeryshire's energy demands. It's easy to object to everything. His own party leader says they'll be the greenest government ever. Easier said than done with the current elected members in Montgomeryshire.

  5. Posted by: Charles Turpin at 15:07 on 10 May 2011 Report

    Montgomeryshire's members were elected for a reason. It has always been possible in the past to meet the county's power needs without turning it into an industrial wasteland, and it is still possible now.

  6. Posted by: tyfelin at 19:39 on 10 May 2011 Report

    We are facing an energy crisis - we are consuming more in our homes; current nuclear stations are being decommissioned and unlikely to be built (due to cost and safety) and we can’t continue to rely on dirty forms of energy to power our TVs and caravan sites. Montgomeryshire has an opportunity to embrace this renewable agenda rather than oppose it. There are people in the county that want to help form a sustainable future for Wales which includes wind power.

  7. Posted by: nightlite at 22:04 on 10 May 2011 Report

    I think there are better ways to implement this project than running huge pylons across the middle of the countryside though don't you? Let's face it, the chances are this hub won't be stopped, it's needed and the government has to press ahead with green policies. Pushing for a prettier solution than loads of pylons is probably all that can be accomplished. Stopping it might be out of reach, but a more sensible approach to building it could be the way forward.

  8. Posted by: tyfelin at 12:04 on 11 May 2011 Report

    Pylons aren’t pretty, but the consequences of our unsustainable lifestyles aren't pretty either- eg dirty fossil fuels; over consumption of natural resources; habitat loss etc This debate is bigger than aesthetics, but I agree the way the project is now taken forward is key to its success. Let's hope the debate doesn't continue to be framed around negative political campaigning by our MP and AM who are ignoring the bigger global consequences of why we need to invest in renewables.

 

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