YOUR
COUNTRYSIDE, YOUR CHOICE
- The Impact
of Land-based Wind Energy Schemes
on the British Countryside
A One-Day
Conference
Saddleworth,
Yorkshire
The Civic Hall, Lee Street, Uppermill, Saddleworth,
Yorkshire OL3 6AE
Saturday June
19th 2004
10.00am to
5.00 pm
The combined forces of the Government, their many
agencies, the Wind Power Industry, their lobby groups and large sections of the
Green movement are vigorously promoting the adoption of land based wind
turbines across the UK. The British public
are being asked to sacrifice the peace and tranquillity of the open
countryside, in many cases countryside of high scenic value, in the pursuit of
clean, green energy. The Government is
also resolutely intent on weakening planning guidelines to permit the more
rapid approval of controversial wind turbine schemes.
This conference is aimed at providing a forum for
the many small groups across the country that are opposing such schemes. It will provide an opportunity to come
together, share experiences, hear counter arguments from experts in their
field, and discuss how effective opposition can best be co-ordinated both
nationally and regionally.
The conference is hosted by the Saddleworth Moors
Action Group in association with
Country Guardian, the national organisation formed to resist the
destruction of the British countryside by wind turbines.
Organised by
Saddleworth Moors Action
Group in Association with Country
Guardian
Wind
Farm Action Group Conference
Saddleworth
Civic Hall
Lee Street, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire OL3 6AE
Saturday June 19th 2004
10.00am to
5.00 pm
Programme
10.00 - 10.30 - Registration
10.30 - 11.15 - Opening Speech - David Bellamy
11.15 - 11.30 - Coffee
11.30 -
1.00 3 Parallel Tracks
(Three 20 minute talks plus
10 minutes Q & A)
Track A - Beginners Guide to Campaigning
v Why the Drive for Wind ?- Dr
Mike Hall
Government White Paper &
Policy
v Cutting Through the Jargon -
Geoffrey Sinclair
Guide to the Planning System
& how to object.
v How to run a successful Campaign - Cllr Ken Hulme
Track B -
Cutting Through the Spin
v The European Experience - Dr Vic
Mason & Angela Kelly
Denmark / Germany
v Health Implications Dr David Manley
Low Frequency etc
v Impact on Environment &
Landscape - Dr Kaye Little
Track C -
Positive Alternatives to Wind
v Are Wind Turbines Green ? -
David Bellamy
v Green alternatives to Wind Turbines - Dr Richard Courtney
v Does the UK have a viable Energy Policy ? - Sir Bernard Ingham
1.00 to 2.00 pm Lunch
Afternoon
Session
2.00 - 2.45 - PPS 22 and its implications
Geoffrey Sinclair
2.45 - 3.00 pm Coffee
3.00 -
4.30 Campaigning Case Studies
Learning from Successful and
less successful campaigns
An opportunity for local
campaigns to share experiences
Contributors include David Brierley from MAIWAG and Elizabeth Mann
4.30 - 5.00 Closing Speech - Sir
Bernard Ingham
Conference Fee
£5.00 plus £2.50 for light lunch
For Further information
contact:
Saddleworth Moors Action
Group
C/O Ken Hulme
28 Sevenacres
Delph
Saddleworth
Yorkshire
OL3 5HU
Tel 01457 872859
Email kenhulme@waitrose.com
Website www.noturbinesin.saddleworth.net
Organised by Saddleworth
Moors Action Group in Association with Country Guardian
Wind
Farm Action Group Conference
Saddleworth
Civic Hall
Lee Street, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire OL3 6AE
Saturday June 19th 2004
10.00am to
5.00 pm
Contributors
include:
Professor
David Bellamy leading
environmentalist ,broadcaster and President of the Wildlife Trusts of the UK
Sir Bernard
Ingham was
the Head of the Department of Energy's first Conservation Division which
included responsibility for the development of renewable sources of energy.
Dr Richard
Courtney internationally recognised expert on Energy
and climate change. In June 2000 he was one of 15 scientists invited from
around the world to give a briefing on climate change at the US Congress.
Dr Mike Hall Vice Chair of Fells Friends of Eden, Lakeland
& Lunesdale Scenery
Dr David Manley a scientist and leading authority on Low
Frequency Noise.
Dr Vic Mason author of 'The
Danish Dilemma' a study of wind energy in Denmark
Dr Kaye Little
FRCR Editor of 'The Battle for Cefn Croes' a leading campaigner against
commercial wind turbines.
Geoffrey
Sinclair is a planning consultant who has fought some 100
windfarm applications
Angela Kelly is
Chairman of Country Guardian
David Brierly
& Les Nichols are leading campaigners in MAIWAG the
Cumbria Wind Farm campaign.
Elizabeth Mann
is author
of 'Force
10' a book which examines the dubious tactics of the Wind Energy
Industry
Cllr Ken Hulme is a Saddleworth Parish
Councillor and Publicity Officer for Saddleworth Moors Action Group
Wind Farm Action Group Conference
Saddleworth
Civic Hall
Lee Street, Uppermill, Saddleworth, Yorkshire OL3 6AE
Saturday June 19th 2004
10.00am to
5.00 pm
Registration
Form
Name(s)
.
..
Organisation (if
any)
..
Address
.
.Postcode
..
Number of places
required
.. Number of Lunches
.
Fee enclosed £
.. ( £5.00 for conference plus £2.50 for light lunch)
Cq's etc payable to: Saddleworth Moors Action Group
Preferred
Parallel Track
(please indicate choice)
A - Beginners Guide to Campaigning
B - Cutting through the
Spin
...
C - Positive Alternatives to Wind
Please return to:
Saddleworth Moors Action
Group
C/O Ken Hulme
28 Sevenacres
Delph
Saddleworth
Yorkshire OL3 5HU
Tel 01457 872859
Email kenhulme@waitrose.com