LATEST News:

" I strongly encourage those with an interest to engage with National Grid as it further develops its proposals" 22/03/12 Charles Hendry MP addressed Dr Liam Fox MP & Tessa Munt MP regarding electricity transmission. Full transcript here. Charles Hendry MP has suggested that any stakeholders with an interest "...to engage with National Grid...[over]...its proposals." It would appear from that the next opportunity to do this is Wednesday 28th March, 19:00-21:00 at The Exchange, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4RR.

"National Grid ruling gives hope for hiding ‘monster’ pylons in Somerset" 30/01/12 Click here for story.

"Victory for Lincolnshire anti-pylon campaign" 20/01/12 click here for the report. National Grid is no longer expected to use overhead lines on a 50mile stretch of proposed route in Lincolnshire.

"Cost to underground appear to have fallen substantially" November 2011 click here to review the Meath-Tyrone Report.

"...village power line thefts cause blackouts..." 5/11/11 click here for the report

"Didn't Keynes say it was worth paying men to dig holes and then fill them in? Sinking cables into ditches would reinforce his case" Friday 14 October 2011 click here for the editoral.

Pylon Petition handed to DECC. Somerset protest groups have met with Charles Hendry MP (Minsiter of State) and handed in our petition which suggests that new transmission methods are used to underground new pylon routes. Full story here. _

National Grid have finally announced, on Thursday the 29th September 2011, that their preferred route across the Somerset Levels is via Route 1 (a). Click HERE for the announcement.

We feel this is a pointless announcement at this stage and will further embarrass National Grid due to the simple fact that they have still not produced independently verifiable costings for alternative transmission methods. We have stated on numerous occasions that we agree that the electricity network needs upgrading and we have advised that we will work with National Grid to assist along the route if they can prove that overhead lines are the most energy efficient and cost effective method, over a 40 year life span (agreed average age of transmission infrastructure). To date this has still not been supplied and it would appear that National Grid are still advising our Ministers, MP's and the country as a whole that overhead line technology is the only option... we dont believe that this is the case and believe it can be proved. We feel this fact is being ignored and simply manoeuvred around for the convenience of some body/organisation?...

We think it is now time to write to your MP to ask why?

We know it is difficult and also time consuming to write letters so we have produced a simple letter writing kit for you, click HERE to go to our simple letter writing page

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Alternatively if you want to write a quick simple email then click on this link to send one to Tess Munt MP to raise your objection by clicking HERE.

Short concise emails are great as they are simply counted and used as a mandate by our MP's on certain topics, so click above and email away.

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LATEST NEWS:

"...Getting Rid of Pylons Could Power Growth..." The Times article about pylons: Story HERE 19th September 2011.

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"...160ft Pylon over my house..." Mail on Sunday (4/9/11) article about the real prospect of pylons across the counrtyside: Story HERE 4th September 2011

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"Fox declares war on the march of pylons", Dr Liam Fox has written to Chris Huhne to argue that power lines shoule be buried: Story HERE 28th August 2011

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Tessa Munt MP, has gained a 10-minute Rule Motion to discuss overhead pylons on Tuesday 5th July: Story HERE July 2011

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The NPS' have been published, in summary they state that 'overhead' is not always the correct solution, the misrepresentative statements about the cost to underground have been removed and finally it states that the Holford rules must be followed: Story HERE June 2011

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