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TENONS Events for 2010 - click
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Finalising
a couple of the events - we have some options on our Facebook
discussion board - opinions please!
Safe & Warm Action Day: Wednesday
17 February 2010
Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College, Windwhistle
Road, WsM
10.00am – 2.00pm FREE
- Electric blanket testing, Home Security/Safety,
Home Repairs & adaptations, Handyvan Service
- Fire Safety, Reducing Fuel bills
- Insulation and heating grants/ discounts
- Benefit advice
- Trading Standards advice, Digital switchover information
And for youngsters……
- Meet a firefighter and look at a fire engine,
- Visit the Police Community Contact Vehicle, meet
local Police Community Support Officers, take your own fingerprints,
find out about cycling safely, have fun on the skateboard &
bmx park, or be creative with Arts & Crafts.
Free coffee/tea, piece of cake and soup and roll
Please make an appointment to have your blanket tested
by calling Zena on 01934 634 633. We can collect and test your blanket
if you are unable to come along.
For more information call Kim Herivel - North
Somerset Council’s Home Energy Efficiency Officer 01934 426
686 kim.herivel@n-somerset.gov.uk
Hinkley Connection: New pylons route
With the new Hinkley Point power station construction
to start in a few years time, a public consultation has been set
up by National Grid on how the power will be transferred to the
Avonmouth substation. Full details are at www.nationalgrid.com/hinkleyconnection
As a representative from TENONS, Peter Barrington
attended one of the public consultation events to learn more.
Existing pylons carry 132kV and are typically
26m high. The new pylons will carry 400kV and will be 46m
high.
Consultants for National Grid have drawn up
a map showing a number of possible routes. These include the
route already in existence as well as suggested new routes.
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 Save
Our Valley are a group of
local residents who have set up a campaign aimed primarily
at preventing National Grid from building 150 foot high
pylons in the valley between Nailsea and Wraxhall.
Details of their campaign and the threat
from National Grid are at www.save-our-valley.co.uk |
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National Grid say 'After carrying out extensive studies
we have identified two potential route corridors, which are stretches
of land in which the overhead line could be sited. We have no preference
as to which corridor is chosen so the views of local people will
help us make the decision.’
Burying the cables underground could be an option
for some of the route to a depth of 1.5m below the ground, however,
a ground width of 20 to 40m is required which cannot be built on.
Under the Bristol Channel is significantly more expensive and is
untried technology for the capacity required for the Hinkley connection.
Listening to people at the consultation, the preferred
option of many would be to replace the existing 132kV pylon route
with 400kV cables, with underground sections in sensitive areas
such as the Loxton valley and west of Nailsea.
Peter Barrington
Weston Mercury:
Major
concerns over pylons project...
Severn Tidal Power: 24 October
2009
The Blakehay Centre was filled on Saturday morning, with
people keen to hear the experts talk about the various options
for harnessing the energy of the Severn Estuary. |
Marion Barber, Head of Economy & Regeneration, North Somerset,
opened the presentation by putting the implications of the
Severn Estuary project in context.
Professor Roger Falconer, Halcrow Professor of Water Management
and Director of Hydro-environmental Research Centre from the
School of Engineering at Cardiff University and Dr Rupert
Armstrong Evans of Evans Engineering presented their particular
areas of research including the various barrage options, the
land locked and sea lagoons and the tidal reef.
Peter Kidd, Director of Planning and Environment offered
an overview and clarification of the role of the consultants,
Parsons Brinckerhoff, in analysing relevant key factors before
presenting the feasible options to Government for final selection
in 2010.
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broad analysis of the feedback from over a third of the audience
confirmed that the unanimous feeling was that the options
and information were well presented and very informative.
Given climate change said to cause rising sea levels and
our dependency on fossil fuels and foreign suppliers, doing
nothing was considered to be the worst possible option.
We are planning a second TENONS seminar covering the economic,
social and environmental effects for March 2010 when the second
public consultation is also planned. Go to http://severntidalpowerconsultation.decc.gov.uk/ |
Party in the park: Ashcombe Park 20
September 2009
Tenons were delighted to help arrange this wildlife and environmental
event with the North Somerset Wildlife Wardens who do a fantastic
job in helping preserve areas in the county for the benefit
of both wildlife and ourselves.
The popular compére, Steve Apelt, helped weave the
day together ensuring coverage of all the children’s
events. These events were planned to introduce children to
different aspects of wildlife.
With the Wildlife Wardens there was the opportunity to see
frogs and other insects as well as make masks and colour in
for the bear competition and plant up a crocus for next Spring
in recycled drinks cups. Recycling was our theme and we were
amazed how much the youngsters knew about what and what not
to recycle and what can cause harm to wildlife. Our major
theme was waste, in particular food waste, bearing in mind
the ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ project now being
run by the Council who also brought their trailer along on
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Goblin Combe organised ‘Mini-beast’ walks
and the Teddy Bears Picnic, and there was the chance just to be
creative with the Play Wardens and @Play. We were pleased to have
‘The Dell Carver’ who made bats and rattles out of bits
of wood whilst showing his newly invented ‘sawhorse’
so that children can also make items.
There was also the opportunity to have faces painted,
hair braided, make straw dollies and items out of willow and, next
to Keith and Linda Hall who were selling specialist nest box kits,
to admire Beau, Chris Sperring’s owl, who sat all the time
on Leah’s arm.
10:10
Everyone's looking for something to do
about climate change. What's needed is something straightforward,
immediate and meaningful.
Join thousands of individuals and organisations
from across the country to unite behind one simple idea: that
by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in carbon emissions
during 2010. It's called 10:10, and everyone can be a part
of it. |
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Cutting 10% in one year is a bold target, but for
most of us it's an achievable one, and is in line with what scientists
say we need right now. By signing up to 10:10 we're not just promising
to reduce our own emissions
Be part of a national drive to hit this ambitious
goal country-wide. In our homes, in our workplaces, our schools
and our hospitals, our galleries and football clubs and universities,
we'll be backing each other up as we take the first steps on the
road to becoming a low-carbon society.
To find out more and sign up go to www.1010uk.org
To read coverage of the campaign from the Guardian go to www.guardian.co.uk/10-10
A new planning application has been submitted
for Bristol Airport, for major redevelopment.
You can look at the file
and comment if you want to, by using the following link to the North
Somerset Council website:
http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Environment/planning/majorapplications/bristolinternationalairportplanningapplication.htm
Would you like to become a Tree Warden ?
Tree Wardens are volunteers appointed by Parish
Councils who gather information about their local trees, get
involved in local tree matters, and carry out practical projects
to do with trees and woods.
This scheme is promoted by local councils,
the Woodland Trust, and the Tree Council.Free courses, literature,
creating tree nurseries, woodland management, after care,
ancient trees.
Give advice on Tree Preservation Orders, disease
control, planting schemes, surveys.
If you would like to help with
this work please contact - |
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Terry Smith 30-1-09
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