Bosun11 537 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yet again the famous coursing ground Altcar Estate, home to the Waterloo Cup, is under thret from the developers, they plan to instal 12 wind turbines, at a height of 136.5m, all over both the Withens and Lydiate fields. Following the death of Lord Leverhulme and the demise of coursing, a business syndicate has taken over the running of the estate and plan to ruin the coursing history there forever! Personally i feel its another hunting travesty and if you are like me and spent some glorious years watching the blue ribband of coursing, or you just feel like hunting history gets shafted enough, please take 5 minutes to go on to h-alt.info website and see the link to the objection letter and help out. Once its gone, its gone forever... If someone can put up the link it would be appreciated. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to post
jeppi26 1,855 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 http://h-alt.info Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Great stuff, thanks Rex..! Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,603 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 The last bit of greenbelt local to me was supposed to be protected, but i hear 3000 houses are going to be built on there, there is a few protest banners being put on fences, but when i saw the new drainage systems going in a few years ago, i thought it might not be too long before the money men got their way, selfish f****n parasites 3 Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Read about it the other day bosun and your right a travesty. 1 Quote Link to post
the monkey 338 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 disgraceful 1 Quote Link to post
desertbred 5,490 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wouldnt mind but long ears like to seat up around wind turbines they like the whooooosh apparently but the lime stone tracks they lay for access are a b*****d on the pads 2 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,621 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Get a newish landy or navara reflective coat and a tally talky and pass as a turbine maintenance crew, There's always shady backhanders going on with planning,they are building on flood plain/water meadows round here. Quote Link to post
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 They make good money for the landowners so maybe the new owners are just thinking about the ££££££ Vonga I've seen a few farmers change after having wind farms installed and all laughing straight to the bank you got to ask yourself what would you do if you owned the land nothing happens on any more can't develop can't course turbine company gives you a big number to install and use your land a lot of people would take the offer sadly like I say been on a lot of wind farms in Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Leicestershire all was good hare land 1 Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,603 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wouldnt mind but long ears like to seat up around wind turbines they like the whooooosh apparently but the lime stone tracks they lay for access are a b*****d on the pads So that's why hares can be found in large numbers near airport runways, it's all about the whoosh lol Quote Link to post
Treehands 1,417 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wind farm better than big development imo. Old running ground still gonna be there, with a modern twist. 1 Quote Link to post
Plucky1 1,119 Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Wind farm better than big development imo. Old running ground still gonna be there, with a modern twist.gotta agree there,wind farms are just a fad and won,t always be about,houses are there forever,you just have to hope you can still get on the land after the fad moves on to wave power, you can,t hold back progress and big business,money talks,Plucky 1 Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Surprised at some of the responses on a hunting website but hey ho...! Quote Link to post
neil cooney 10,416 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Five years I was there with a lot of good memories. It would be a terrible shame. Quote Link to post
desertbred 5,490 Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Wind farm better than big development imo. Old running ground still gonna be there, with a modern twist. Lad up 135 mts with binoculars you could spot occupied seats for miles and plod miles away LOL 1 Quote Link to post
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