proposed turbine for easdale island

[Beetlejuice]

Spoilsports! I was quite enjoying myself! Seriously, though, I think it's a good thing to get views about things that are happening out into the open air, instead of folks just sitting secretly on their thoughts.

From what I've seen, Jim, the entertainments on Easdale seem mainly to be for the benefit of the holiday home owners. There isn't anything "real", like what goes on in Seil Hall.

[jimcee]

Thank you beetlejuice, for your reaction to the last two posts, which seemed to be intent in deflecting any criticism about events on our near neighbour.
When I read these two posts, I felt that they were trying to stifle any adverse comments, while not putting forward any positive defence for the actions proposed.
The fact that this thread has a fairly high readership would suggest that there a fair number of the "silent majority" who agree in main with the opinions expressed, and are happy to have them aired.
As it is a public forum, everyone has the right to speak in favour or against the subject of the thread, which is a proposed wind turbine on Easdale island. So far there has been very little positive reaction to this proposal. Why?

[canUsmellthat]

Let's not turn this thread into a slagging match on how bad/ good, "however bad it is", to live on Easdale Island...

Tongue in cheek methinks...

[jimcee]

On behalf of the readership - thanks for that clarification.
Without actually seeing a face it is very difficult to ascertain the actual position of the tongue, and even then it can be lurking unnoticed behind the cheek.

[Beetlejuice]

I hear that's there now a Master Plan for Easdale Island. No doubt devised by the Easdale Master Race. So the wind turbine pales into insignificance ... ?

[Minimum]

I'd heard that the latest plan is to turn the island into a mini town to include shops, more houses and flats, an industrial estate, commercial buildings, more wind turbines, municipal waste dump, hostel so that folk can drink until closing time in the pub and sing their way round the island whilst they find their way to their beds, two lane tarmacked paths to improve access for the large construction vehicles and at least one more harbour slipway in order to ensure the council has to regularly dredge the harbour so that building materials can be delivered to the furthest part.

Is there anything else in the Master Plan that I've missed?

Is it correct that there is no plan to insulate the hall?

[jimcee]

While all these MasterPlans may well be in the minds of the movers and shakers who inhabit our neighbouring island, it is unlikely that they will come to fruition without a serious injection of funding and grants from "do-gooding" bodies, and although the current climate of financial restraint will probably mitigate against this, it is quite possible that some misguided agencies will see fit to further their plans.

[Beetlejuice]

Hey, Mini! I just noticed that in an earlier post you said that the Community Council had "designs on a strategic pan for Seil". Wow! I can see it now! A huge copper one outside the Hall, maybe, with celtic engraving all round it? That'd bring the tourists in!

Or is it maybe to be a lavvy, strategically placed by the bus stop opposite Balvicar Stores?

Sorry, not taking the P, but it just conjured up some quite wild pictures! Bet they could get a grant for it, anyway ...

[Minimum]

I agree - a pan might be of far more use than yet another plan. We might even find gold!

[Beetlejuice]

Planning application for wind turbine has been submitted, application no. 10/01422/PP. Here:

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/PublicAcc ... AV7CH06C00

[Pentlandpirate]

15 metres to hub height? Does that mean 22.5 -25 metres tall in total? That probably doesnt include the pedestal either. I bet even those who back this idea will be shocked at what this will look like in reality. These things are crazy and just do not make sense. Costly, inefficient, unsightly, the 'theory' looks great, the 'practical' pure rubbish.

The stupid thing is the great 'conspiracy' is not for windpower to be a permanent solution. The government knows we will have an energy shortage within 10 years. The plan is to get a whole new network of nuclear plants up and running, but they take time to build and commission, so in the meantime the ploy is to encourage people to throw up wind generaors purely as a stop gap. Those who think they can make an income from wind power should realise it's only going to be 10 years or so before these things become redundant. The cost of energy will fall as nuclear feed in, the feed-in tariffs will be reduced and the onshore wind farm industry will realise they've been had.

[Beetlejuice]

Looks like the Easdale turbine's popular, then ...

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/Planning/ ... 0/01422/PP

[brodie]

Yes, I believe there are moves to dissolve the self-styled community group on Easdale Island as they continue to ignore the wishes of the majority, their wind turbine is on quite shaky grounds literally (coastal erosion) and this from a group who refuses to recognise the Seil and Easdale Community Council. They are a law unto themselves.

[Foxglove]

I would not live there for £100,000! Always arguing about something! I did live there for a short while...worst time of my life! Put me off 'Island' life for good

[brodie]

It seems that many Easdale Islanders agree with you, if the wind turbine goes ahead there is likely to be a great exodus. Then Eilean Eisdeal can turn it into Las Vegas with no opposition to their Master Race Plan for all night revelry at the Eilean Eisdeal Club House (aka the Community Hall).

[Beetlejuice]

Looks like the second attempt is equally popular:
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/Planning/ ... 0/02000/PP

[Beetlejuice]

all night revelry at the Eilean Eisdeal Club House (aka the Community Hall).

I thought the all night revelry was going to be going on in the hostel ...

[brodie]

True, except that is not going to be a hostel. According to the definition in the Oxford Dictionary a hostel is :-

"an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers. "

The proposed 'hostel' on Easdale Island will not have any catering facilities since it would not be in the business interests of the Chair of EE. Any patrons would have to use the local catering facilities or go hungry.

[NickB]

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Any further news on the mooted plans for a marina in Easdale Sound?

[Eric the Viking]

9 (g) Any vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid anchoring in a narrow channel

I thought Easdale Island already had a harbour, pontoons and visitors mooring - is that not enough?