Call for help in campaign against National Grid’s Walpole plans

Campaigners are appealing for volunteers to step forward and support their fight against the latest National Grid proposals.

‘No Pylons’ has stressed that it is not against renewable energy but feels that all of the infrastructure is better kept out at sea rather than being brought onshore.

The protest group is now fighting National Grid on its proposals to route high voltage cables through the county along with littering the coastline with pylons to sub stations in Walpole.

No Pylons says that it wants to hear from people who are affected at the southern end of the route along with those willing to hand out leaflets and act as ambassadors.

Chairman Andrew Roberts said: “Our message is clear and simple - keep all infrastructure out at sea for as long as possible, do not needlessly wreck our landscape and do not waste our fertile food-growing land. The Prime Minister has very recently gone on record to say everything must be done to safeguard our food security.

“Since we launched we have had fantastic support, with tremendous growth in our Facebook group and our committee. But we need to be ready now for the next, very important stages, which will be the non-statutory consultation into the impact of the cables from Scotland (Eastern Green Link 3 and 4 - EGL3 and EGL4) and the statutory consultation that National Grid has to conduct into its Grimsby to Walpole proposal.

“It must be realised that the Grimsby to Walpole pylons consultation which concluded last month (March), which so many people responded to, was non-statutory. We don't want anyone who responded to that thinking that they don’t now have to respond further.

“Of course, if National Grid stick to their word they will listen to comments submitted so far and use these to inform their decisions. But it is vital that everyone has their say again for the more-important statutory consultation.”