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Published:
May 23, 2006
Defiant
Sir David Bellamy gives his backing to wind farm protesters
Professor
Sir David Bellamy is the latest celebrity to give his backing
to protesters campaigning against a controversial wind farm on
the outskirts of Burnham-On-Sea.
 The
environmentalist, who is a staunch opponent of wind turbines,
met members of the 'kNOll to Wind Farm' action group in Brent
Knoll on Tuesday afternoon (May 23rd) and voiced his fears about
the proposed scheme.
After
a photo call outside Brent Knoll Parish Hall, he was taken onto
Brent Marsh to see the fields where developer Ecotricity wants
to build five turbines.
 Speaking
to Burnham-On-Sea.com, Mr Bellamy said: "It's a plain daft
idea. Completely horrendous. It would totally destroy a wonderful
area. Why built a wind farm here in such a beautiful location?"
"It
doesn't make any sense from an environmental point of view. Wind
farms like the one proposed here don't have any impact on slowing
down global warming. I'm totally against them."
His
comments came just days after another well-known person, actor
John Cleese, also gave
his backing to the protesters.
 Andrew
Manning, spokesman for kNOll to Wind Farm, (pictured right with
David) said: "It's very pleasing to have David here today."
"A
good number of people have come along to hear what he has to say."
"Our
campaign is gathering momentum and more people seem to be joining
us."
 The
protesters were delighted last week when town councillors in Burnham
voted to object against the application - but the all-important
vote from district planners has yet to come.
Ecotricity's
planning application is currently with Sedgemoor District Council
and is scheduled to be decided by its Development Control Committee
on August 8th.
The
developer has the backing of some local people and an environmental
group in Burnham-On-Sea called FORCE (Families For Clean Energy)
is backing the proposed building of the wind turbines, saying
it makes sense for the environment.
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