Yes Tor from Hatherleigh Moor, by
Christine Lovelock
This is the view I
saw, and later painted, during my walk round
Devon's Wind Farm sites in 2006. The aim of the
walk was to raise awareness of the dangers
facing Devon. That aim was
accomplished, but sadly no amount of fighting
has been able to halt the onslaught of turbines
marching across Devon's beautiful countryside.
Government Inspectors have in nearly all cases
given developers permission to go ahead at
Public Inquiries, against the wishes of local
MPs, Councils and most of all, local
communities. Now
this wonderful view is threatened
too, as is the area around
Iddesleigh. Latest news:WDBC Tavistock Offices, 29th July 2014 The application for
a 77m (to blade tip) wind turbine at
Heane Farm, Runnon Moor Lane,
Hatherleigh went before WDBC P&L
Committee yesterday morning –
and was REFUSED permission. For more information, go to this website: http://www.jacex-wtag.org/ This is their Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/nojacobstoweturbine |
 A blimp was flown on Saturday June 14 2014 to show the height of the proposed turbine. This photograph, taken from Hatherleigh Moor, at the same viewpoint as the painting above, but looking a little more eastwards, shows how much this one large turbine will impact on one of the most stunning views in the whole of Devon. The blimp is visible on the skyline, at the highest point of the facing Dartmoor hill. |
Moorland Magic, by Virginia Pope
Virginia Pope who lives in the Hatherleigh area, has sent us this image of one of her paintings, and the following words:
"To lift up your eyes to the hills is a good and restorative human impulse. The majestic moorland horizon as seen from Hatherleigh and neighbouring areas is under threat from the placing of a proposed wind turbine. All through time countless people have let their eyes rest on this unique view. They will turn away from it if busy blades rotate there, and will be the poorer in spirit for this."
You can see more of Virginia's work on her website:
www.virginiapope.com