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COWANS LAW - PLAY PARK DONATION

On July 22nd Community Windpower submitted its planning application for Cowans Law Community Windfarm to East Ayrshire Council.

As part of the Community Windpower’s promise to involve the local community at each stage of the process David Morgan and Simon Murrells attended the Moscow Community Council to inform them the application had been submitted and to give them a personnel copy of the Environmental Statement.

A donation for £2,500 was given to the Moscow children play park fund to help by new equipment and provide a much needed facility for the community. The cheque was accepted on the council’s behalf by Liz Mclean who has been organising the modernisation of the play park.   

HADDINGTON SHOW 2008

On a sunny morning in July two intreped members of Commuity Windpower (Sustainability Manager Rob Johnston and Project Assistant David Morgan) arrived in a field in East Lothian to set up our stand at the Haddington Show. Our purpose was to update the local community on the progress of our consented Aikengall project but mainly to promote the Dunbar Carbon Neutral shop, which is soon to open in Dunbar on Westport Street.

Community Windpower also sponsored the Mountain & Moorland Lead Reign Pony Class at the show and David Morgan presented the winner of the class with their rosette.

We got plenty of positive feedback regarding our planned carbon neutral scheme in Dunbar and many continuing pledges of support for our windfarm at Aikengall.

We would like to thank the organisers of the Haddington show for having us and we hope to be back supporting the show next year.

BOOST FOR DALRY TABLE TENNIS TEAM

Dalry Community Sports Club are delighted by the donation from Community Windpower Ltd to support the Table Tennis Club and their coaching costs. Pictured are members and coaches of the Dalry Table Tennis Club.

WIND DAY WHIRLS UP A TREAT!!

People flocked from miles around to the 3^rd Annual Open Day at Dalry Community Windfarm on Sunday 15^th June. Guided tours of the windfarm and the opening of a turbine were the highlights of the day, providing an interesting insight in to the local feature with a Vestas engineer on hand to answer technical questions. Visitors marvelled at the turbines, which have been generating clean, green electricity in the local area for over two years.

Families tucked in to the Hog Roast and barbeque with free face painting, a bouncy castle and merry-go-round available to all children. Displays on the Dalry Carbon Neutral Project, North Ayrshire Council’s Recycling and Composting campaign, the proposed Millour Hill Community Windfarm, Toyota’s hydbrid car ‘Prius’ and various other stands and stalls offered lots of information and free goodies to all attending.

The day also ran in conjunction with the national Wind Weekend and the European Wind Day, which saw many windfarms opened to the public across the country to promote wind energy and carbon saving.

Over £60 was raised on the day which was doubled by Community Windpower Ltd and donated to local charity The Princess Royal Trust North Ayrshire Carers Centre.   

TOURS OF DALRY COMMUNITY WINDFARM

Electricity and Energy are popular topics in the primary school curriculum so children are well clued up about the importance of renewable energy. Recently a couple of groups have asked to visit the Dalry Community Windfarm and have a tour, led by Community Windpower Ranger Pete Boustead, so that the children can learn more about wind energy and get close up to the wind turbines.

The Kilbirnie Environmental Action Project (KEAP), an out of school club, came to visit in April. Making the most of a brief spell of good weather, Pete took them on a walk from the control centre to one of the turbines. The children were amazed when they got a close up view and could actually touch the turbine. Given more time, they would have been determined to walk to all six.

A week later, Doonfoot Primary P6/7’s drove from Ayr to Dalry, stopping off on the way to look round Dalgarven Mill, a magnificently restored water mill. When they arrived at the windfarm, the group had a go at seeing how many children can you fit round a turbine. They were also interested in how fast they turned and used an anemometer to measure the speed of the wind at the site.

An enjoyable time was had by all on both visits.

COWANS LAW COMMUNITY WINDFARM

Community Windpower Ltd have announced their latest project, Cowans Law Community Windfarm. The project comprises of 25 wind turbines and will be capable of generating up to 50MW of clean, green, renewably sourced electricity. Cowans Law will be situated close to the village of Moscow, near Galston in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Community Windpower are currently engaged in Community consultation with the local community. Click here for further details.

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