Events
Previous events
Sustainable Shetland - Second Open Meeting
Around 90 people packed into Tingwall hall on 5th June to hear a variety of speakers from Sustainable Shetland highlight their opposition to the Viking Energy windfarm project.
A feature of these open meetings is the large numbers of people attending from the immediate community. The majority of peope attending this second meeting had not been at the Bixter meeting
Many people sho spoke from the floor stated that they had initially been supportive of the Viking project, but as the facts and reality of the proposals emerged, had realised that the project must be opposed.
Out of the 90 plus people who attended, and opposed the Viking Energy project, about half dozen or so people did support the project, although it must be noted that they were mostly connected to Viking Energy itself.
A full report, including copied of presentations made, may be available in the future if we have time to get round to it!
Sustainable Shetland - First Open Meeting
Over 150 people attended the first open meeting of Sustainable Shetland in Bixter
hall on Wednesday 26 March 2008. The hall was full to capacity, with an additional
side room having to be used to accommodate the overwhelming number of people
who came to show their opposition to the Viking Energy wind farm plans (plus
councilor Jonathan Wills who appears to support the plan, albeit on a smaller
scale than the developers envisage).
Things you can do
Join in
Join sustainable Shetland. Membership is £1 per year. Every member has full rights to decide direction, strategy and policy of the group.
Membership forms are available from committee members, at public events or from the membership secretary.
Sustainable Shetland is your organisation, representing your views. Join us.
Councilors
The Shetland share of this project is run by Viking Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of Shetland Charitable Trust. All councilors sit as Trustees of the Charitable Trust. Contact your councilor. Tell them you oppose this scheme, and that you want the Charitable Trust to withdraw support for this project.
Community councils
The money at risk in the project could have an adverse impact on future funding for many activities in Shetland. Community Councilors throughout shetland need to make their views clear on this project. Silence from community councils will be taken as acceptance when planning decisions are made.
