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By: David R Smith

David R Smith — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:01:05 +0000

There is a third way. There has been a secret competition to design a new pylon, but the self-important architects forgot to look properly at the design constraints.
Here is a design which considers only the real constraints, and the result is a pylon of remarkably low visual impact.
Look at the documents you can find at:
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Pylons.pdf is the descriptive document. Other documents are from politicians of various humility and inteligence.

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By: FestivalPlanet

FestivalPlanet — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:38:51 +0000

Thought people may like to see an interesting article about Pylons on the bbc website. I have already posted about Yatton and this forum. The bbc have also posted the URL! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13473408

By: Annabel Tall

Annabel Tall — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:02:52 +0000

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow; I hope the cafe can cope! If pylons were the only way of transmitting electricity then that would be that and there wouldn’t be much point in fighting it. But there are other options. Interestingly I spoke to NG a couple of weeks ago and was told that the report from the Institute of Engineering Technology (of which I am a member) has been delayed at least until May. I will await their comments with great interest.

By: Tony Moulin

Tony Moulin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:30:36 +0000

I am pleased the Spring Walk is taking place on 16 April to remind people how lucky we are to have the Strawberry Line on our doorstep. I will be there – and looking forward to seeing the trees coming into blossom and leaf, hearing the chiff chaff calling and joining many other people who care about our local environment and don’t want it blighted with these pylons. And what a great choice of meeting place and venue for the walk!

By: Maggie Gregory

Maggie Gregory — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:43:30 +0000

In response to Chris below. The campaign groups in Somerset have the benefit of advice from a health physicist. Peer-reviewed academic research does show that there are risks associated with living in proximity to EMFs and don’t forget we are talking about voltage 3 times greater than most of the current research. I wonder where you get your advice on this issue from on, Chris. I don’t imagine it’s from someone who is an expert in this area of physics.

By: Hannah Palfrey

Hannah Palfrey — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:22:16 +0000

hello,
I am a student studying Art at Cardiff’s School of Art and Design and have lived in Congresbury for over 10 years. I am very concerned about the proposal and have signed various petitions and wrote letters to the National Grid and the council. I want to base my current work around this issue and was wondering if I could ask a favour. Would anyone be able to email me there letters of complaint and opposal, this would help my research dramatically and would be very appreciated.
my email adress is hpcardiffart@hotmail.co.uk

many thanks

hannah

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:40:10 +0000

We ALL need electricity. We all want electricity. If the Nat grid had put these pylons up last year, it is my guess that they would hardly be noticed. It is surprising how many ‘experts’ are out there all of a sudden. Just where are these ‘back yards’ that the pylons will be built? Sickness? No proof. Just let the things be built on route 1a and they will be forgotten about after a year and you will have electricity

By: Mrs G Hunter

Mrs G Hunter — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:15:53 +0000

The consultation process was inadequate and flawed from the very start when National Grid excluded Yatton from the map. The public need to be made aware of their rights to question National Grid’s proposals. Many people mistakenly believe that the building of these pylons are a foregone conclusion. In fact the plans have not even been submitted yet! We are all too aware of the risks to people’s health who live in close proximity of pylons, the environmental impact and the depreciation of house prices. We must keep the pressure on National Grid, MPs and other professional bodies to opt for the power lines to be undergound or undersea and prevent these awful monstrosities from ever being built around our village and the rest of the Somerset countryside.

By: Rosa Richards

Rosa Richards — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:15:04 +0000

Maybe we could tackle the pylon proposals through the planning process – bit dull but it could work. The new Sustainable Communities Bill (see http://www.localworks.org) gives communities more democratic power over proposed developments and could be used in our favour. However it is under ongoing development so we need to demand that it be used for this purpose.

1. Ask our MP, Liam Fox to “Please sign Early Day Motion No. 143 in support of the Sustainable Communities Act Amendment Bill and please urge relevant Government Ministers to give the Bill the time it needs in Parliament so that it becomes law by the general election”.

2. Ask our North Somerset councillors to use the Sustainable Communities Bill to protect communities and wildlife from the threat of high voltage pylons so that this is incorporated into the Bill. (North Somerset Council is one of the councils that have already used the Bill so they are aware of it and support its use).

All the best,

Rosa