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Greener cleaner energy plan
ALI for Windmill Hill

A state of the art wind turbine could soon be standing alongside its
FIXED 19th Century counterpart at Windmill Hill Business Park.

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• MOT TESTING

AND REPAIRS

• EXHAUST TYRES
AND Park owners, St Martin,, Prop- MP Snelgrove has voiced her

BATTERIES erty, are working with npower- support. "The proposal is at a very
early stage but I am delighted that
renewables to assess the feasibil-
itv of siting a single turbine there, local business is seizing the initia-
similar to the one located beside tive and looking for ways to meet
n VALET the M4 at Reading. their energy needs with renew-
Exact details of the design are able resources."
SERVICE not yet known, but as an indica- The modern structure will pro-
tion, Karen Jones of npower- vide an interesting contrast to the
renewables said, "a 2.3 megawatt old windmill on site. It was origi-
turbine would produce 1,000 nally built in Chiseldon and pains-
n CAR HIRE DON'T GET CAUGHT OUT homes-worth of energy and would takingly dismantled and rebuilt in
BY CHILL WINDS AND prevent the release of 4,000 tonnes West Swindon in the early 1980s.
of carbon dioxide annually." Updates on the new turbine will
Free collection COLD MORNINGS She is optimistic that the pro- be found at www.npower-
& delivery GET YOUR CAR READY posal will be well received as sur- renewables.com/windmillhill
veys nationally have repeatedly
FOR WINTER NOW shown that 80 per cent of people
Free loan How to work, rest & play
are in favour of wind turbines.
without losing benefits
cars (subject Planning permission has been
obtained to erect a 50 metre mast A day for anybody on incapacity
to availability)
W1 benefit because of mental health.
to test the wind speed. It will be
and also professionals. to discover
Lift to and installed during the autumn. A tur- local opportunities for training,
bine could be in place in 2008.
from work Npower-renewables spokes- education and work
WEST
m ^ Sainsb^rys man, Patrick Spink, said a formal Thursday 5 October, 2pm - 5pm
SWINDON s
Pilgrim Centre, Swindon
Wash and " 9 public consultation exercise will Details from PALS: 708758
vac with all take place later this year.
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