PRESS RELEASE

Action Group concerned about safety risks to School

Current proposals for a wind farm at Inner Farm, Edithmead, Burnham-on-Sea, locate the 300 feet tall structures, with blades rotating at up to 180 miles per hour, close to a leading Primary School.

Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School, has 120 pupils from age 5 to 11 who mostly come from Burnham on Sea.

A spokesperson from the KNOll to Wind Farm Action Group which is campaigning against the proposals comments

“We were very concerned to read in the Western Morning News about a recent accident in Cornwall. It reported that part of a wind turbine blade weighing more than half a ton snapped off and crashed into a field during high winds at the Cold Northcott wind farm on Bodmin Moor on 14^th January.

We will be undertaking more research into the safety of wind farms, and trust that Sedgemoor’s Planning Committee will take into account the potential risks to the Health and Safety of the children at the school, and the rest of the local community, when considering any proposal for a wind farm in the area.

No doubt parents will be raising the same point with their councillors, MP, and to the Governors and staff of the school and the Local Education Authority”

Contact: Andrew Manning