The Grange Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Small not for profit community groups operating within ten miles of The Grange Wind Farm site, near Tydd St Mary should apply now for a grant of up to £5,000, although priority will be given to worthwhile projects within five miles. The Community Benefit Fund, which is generated…
The Nene Marine CIC are delighted to see that at last their project to provide a leisure marina in Sutton Bridge has been achieved after so many years. The initial idea was formed to provide access to the River Nene to rescue porpoise and seals from the river and provide a platform for other rescue…
At last! After months of restoration work, the East Lighthouse (also known as the Sir Peter Scott Lighthouse) gleams in the December sunshine, looking splendid with its new windows and special protective paint….. The East Lighthouse as seen from the riverbank, showing the new camera appearing from out of the chimney top. This will enable…
The major repair and restoration work of the external walls and installation of replacement windows at the East Lighthouse are nearing completion and Doug Hilton, the owner, was hoping that the plastic wrapping and the scaffolding would have been ready to come down by the middle of November. However, another setback has meant this may…
Since our last update in July, some good news has emerged concerning the renovation works to the East Lighthouse that is being undertaken by the owners, Doug and Sue Hilton. Following the very wet and long winter serious damage was done to the fabric (see below) and as a consequence the planned August open days…
You may have wondered what is happening at the East Lighthouse; you may have seen it ‘under wraps’ and wondered what was going on. For Doug and Sue Hilton, the new owners of the Peter Scott Lighthouse, this is not good news. The wettest year on record and the coldest winter for fifty years have taken…
Work has begun on the redesigned ponds at the East Lighthouse. The new owners, Doug and Sue Hilton, are planning to open a visitors centre — The Snowgoose Wildlife Trust — to attract people interested in wildlife and in particular the geese and other birds that use the Wash as their habitat. Doug has drawn…
As residents of Sutton Bridge and surrounding areas are now aware, the SHDC Planning Department refused the planning application by ESPB, overturning an earlier decision to approve it. The original plan was scuppered by a Judicial Review which stated that the judgement was unlawful on the grounds of sustainability of feedstock. This was after months…
Site preparation works have progressed and the first turbine at the Grange Wind Farm has now been assembled and erected. Works on the wind farm site will continue for a period of approximately six weeks. The first turbine blades/sails were seen being transported on Friday 25 January at the new access road off the A1101…
Most local residents will have recently received The Grange Wind Farm ‘Construction Newsletter No.1’ issued by RES (Renewable Energy Systems Ltd – the company behind the construction of the Wind Farm at the Tydd St. Mary’s Marsh site). It is very unfortunate that during the Public Consultation period when meetings were held locally, very few…