We all know how blowy it can get out on the heath, and many of us must have wondered to ourselves while our umbrellas are being blown inside out: "Why not plonk a couple of wind turbines there?"I've just found out that the Blackheath Bugle has been musing on this - and kindly linked to this blog
here. Thanks, Bugle. I've shamelessly nicked your clever photomontage above, showing how a beturbined heath might look.
A more recent Bugle entry suggests the heath really was used for windpower before any of us were around. Our reliable witness is Turner himself.
Could commissioning a feasibility study be an early project for Transition Westcombe? Or does anyone know if one has been done in the past? Leave comments below if you've got anything to say on this.
Next: We'll have details soon of a Transition Westcombe meet-up open to anyone interested in getting involved.
