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Press Release 5 August 2010
The public meeting organised by Frodsham Town Council came out overwhelmingly against the wind farm as reported by the Chester Chronicle:
Peel Energy’s wind farm plans shouted down at public meeting in Frodsham Community Centre
Frodsham Town Council votes to oppose Peel wind farm application
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“Flyer with Pro Forma Objection Letter”
Both documents are in PDF format
The prospective view from Churchfields, Frodsham {Click on the picture for larger image, opens in new tab or window}
RAW (Residents Against the Windfarm)
Peel have submitted their formal application for consent to build the wind farm. See HERE
This site is being developed in response to the proposed Building of a 20 turbine Wind Farm on Frodsham Marshes by Peel Energy
BBC – Radio 4 program – ‘Wind Rush’ broadcast 30th August 2007 ‘Experts interviewed on Costing the Earth claim the power of the wind to deliver electricity is being overestimated by companies keen to cash in on big subsidies.’
Clip from The Politics show shown 6th December 2009 Disintegrating Turbine This is recent. Such incidents are not uncommon. Could the debris reach the nearby chemical plants, school, motorway, or houses?
Do you really want to see this in your back garden? 
Click here to add your name to the petition at No.10's website Petition the Prime Minister to Bring English law in line to that in Scotland for a minimum distance of 2kms between wind farms and places of habitation.
Click here to add your name to the petition at No.10's website ETSU-R-97, which is used to assess the effect of windfarms on local residents, is widely discredited because it has underestimated the problem in practice and because there is evidence of doctoring by civil servants. I can provide the links if you need them. It also appears not to handle our local “hill effect” where residents have an uninterrupted view of the turbine and hence no attenuation of noise by trees, buildings, etc. Someone has started a petition, which you might like to sign, Click on the logo
Front page of the Chester Chronicle
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Help me stop the wind farm on the Frodsham and Helsby marshes
Dec 3 2009 by Paul Mannion, Chester Chronicle
A PROTESTER has launched a public campaign against Peel Energy’s £50m wind farm proposal on the Frodsham and Helsby marshes. Frodsham town councillor Tony Hinkins is calling for residents to rally against the plans and last week launched his campaign – distributing leaflets highlighting ‘the other side of the story’ – to coincide with Peel’s exhibitions. “We need people who can help us lobby at all points in the decision-making process,” said Cllr Hinkins. “They are showing callous disregard for our communities. These wind turbines will be 412ft – higher than the viewpoint from Frodsham Hill and higher than the tallest electricity pylon on the marshes. “Their monstrous presence and their flickering as the blades rotate would be unacceptable. Noise from the turbines would also impact on residents and if they appear between homes and transmitters, television reception could be degraded.” The group, which has not been named yet, is still in its early stages but Cllr Hinkins hopes the communities of Frodsham, Helsby and Elton will join him. “We believe that in ten years’ time, wind energy will be seen as a passing fad that had little value,” he added. “We must not let things that are truly valuable to us be taken away in the current panic to satisfy government targets. “The marshes may not look pretty but they are an important refuge for tens of thousands of birds and a key section of the green land, separating industry on either side – and when it is lost, it is lost forever. “When this wind farm comes to the end of its life, who knows what could turn up in its place? A monster wind farm destroying our environment and important landscape – is this what you want?”
Frodsham Marshes overlooking proposed site
