Excellent and unexpected news from CPRE. Against all predictions and what we thought was a vain hope the High Voltage power line cutting across Blacka could be gone very soon. Apparently the finance for the undergrounding and routing along the roadside is all sorted and it is a question of the contractors fitting it in with their plans. I can hardly believe this because when we first decided to make tentative enquiries not long ago, the idea was that we might as well raise the matter even if it took 20 years. At that time YEDL were the one electricity company in the country who were wanting nothing to do with any of this landscaping work.
This is such a welcome surprise (and in the present 'climate' too) that we'll probably have to keep fingers crossed until it's all done.
Also it's a reminder of the power of our vision that Blacka's great strength is the sense of wildness that it still retains, something compromised by the power lines and soon to be enhanced when they go, enabling Blacka to capture the imagination of those who yearn for landscapes free from intervention and exploitation.
Dare we open a bottle?
This is such a welcome surprise (and in the present 'climate' too) that we'll probably have to keep fingers crossed until it's all done.
Also it's a reminder of the power of our vision that Blacka's great strength is the sense of wildness that it still retains, something compromised by the power lines and soon to be enhanced when they go, enabling Blacka to capture the imagination of those who yearn for landscapes free from intervention and exploitation.
Dare we open a bottle?
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