Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

    Following the news that there  are  21 wind turbines  a gigantic 820 feet  high planned for the village of Bryn above Maesteg and Port Talbot and 20 of the same gargantuan height proposed for Moelfre , near Betws-yn-Rhos  near Colwyn Bay, I now hear there are  36 monster machines ,722 feet in height, planned at Nant Mithil, near New Radnor , Powys.

   I wonder how many Welsh people are aware of this new “monster breed” of wind turbine headed for Wales? Too many Welsh people are ignorant because they do not buy Welsh newspapers.   Far too many in Wales  are reliant  on London journals for their news. If these gargantuan  wind turbines were headed for England,   there would be a furore in the Daily Mail  and massive headlines in The Sun.

    I will remind everyone that the huge , iconic Eiffel Tower is  1050 feet high and the famous Blackpool  Tower  is 520 feet high.   These new monster machines that will completely destroy the landscapes of Wales and be visible for up to 25 miles radius [I’m not exaggerating!!] are far bigger than the latter and approaching the height of the Eiffel Tower. However that icon is not on top of a high hill and is not revolving !! It is also ONLY ONE static structure ! Meanwhile, there are at least  77  of these  spinning  super-turbines proposed for this little beautiful country of ours.

    Wales is only 8015 square miles. The USA is   a gargantuan 3,614,170  square miles ………but I cannot find  monster wind turbines of this size in that vast land. The Yanks are not that stupid ! You won’t find them in England or Ireland either !  The Welsh Government has really MADE WALES  A SOFT TOUCH with its ill-thought out policies !! A great many Welsh homes will soon be unsaleable .The noise from monster machines will be unbearable,especially the constant “thump! thump,thump” throughout the night, making people really ill.

   I urge all the good people of  Wales to write to their councillors, politicians and  INVALUABLE WELSH NEWSPAPERS  to protest like mad and put a stop to this latter-day  “Rape of our fair country” !!

   Otherwise, YOU could be next !!!

Yours faithfully,

     Lyn Jenkins,

     Clyn-yr-ynys,

     Gwbert,

     Cardigan,

     Ceredigion.

     SA431PR