Hi all! Many thanks to everyone for all the great comments and questions so far, pro and con, both here online and via the postal votes. And thank you all for being respectful while passionate… creating clean, affordable, effective energy solutions for our collective future is everyone’s responsibility, affects us all and can only happen if we work together.

There clearly are still lots of questions around green energy and wind turbines in particular – so come and talk with Team Stroud5050! We will be at the Stroud Farmer’s Market for the next 6 Saturdays, and we want to meet you!

And on Sept 26th from 10.30-12.30 someone from our wind development team will be on hand to answer general questions about our Berkeley Vale proposal.

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Over 1500 hundred people turned up at Thistledown Environmental Centre near Nailsworth on Sunday 13th September for the free event. We gave away nearly 500 kites, and plenty of free soft drinks courtesy of Bottlegreen. Plus with a professional kite demonstration, fantastic kite flying weather, and a nearly sold out ice cream van – we couldn’t have asked for more.

The event took place amidst 70 acres of natural environment and wildlife in the shadow of Gloucestershire’s first and currently only wind turbine at Nympsfield, and proved a cracking location to celebrate the power of the wind and launch our Stroud5050 campaign to make 50% of our local energy green. Thanks to all who attended and helped make this such a great day.

We’re kicking off the energy debate in the Stroud District by pushing for 50% of our energy needs to come from clean, green energy from wind turbines right here in Stroud. We need your help!

It’s an issue we’ve felt passionately about since we were founded here back in 1995. We’ve already proven the viability of the wind energy with one local turbine, so why not more?

Imagine if half of the district’s electricity was completely renewable, actively contributing to the area and supported by local residents…