A second public meeting was held recently to update the residents of Shipham village on the progress of the proposed Shipham wind turbine scheme and to further measure the level of support and backing locally.
Generally the response was still overwhelmingly in favour of the scheme with support from 65% of the residents who attended.
In response, Shipham Parish Council have decided to constitute a wind turbine working group to further investigate community opinion with their conclusions to be published by the end of March 2011.
DistGen is pleased to see local democracy in action and hopes that the level of support received to date is mirrored in the wider community. With backing from the Parish Council, Shipham village could join the elite club of UK villages that are presently benefiting from generous government subsidies the onshore community wind projects.