There have been a number of comments recently regarding the
poor Christmas light displays in Spalding and Boston. Indeed they do seem
poorer with local authorities blaming the cost
of providing them. In Lincolnshire we
also have a County Council that is now turning lights of at night because it can't afford to pay for them.
This is the same County Council that decided to take a stance against wind
farms simply based on a survey completed by just 4,000 people.
A brighter alternative vision
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| Blackpool Tower and North Pier |
Blackpool is world
famous for it's illuminations and you might wonder how if our local authorities
cannot afford to pay for Christmas lights or for street lighting at night, how
can Blackpool afford the illuminations without bankrupting the local authority
or making rates so expensive so as to force the average Blackpool B & B out
of business. The answer is simple. Some years ago a wind farm was built off the
coast of Blackpool. Part of this wind farm was set aside to power the
illuminations, with the surplus energy being sold to the National Grid. The
income from this has funded modernisation of the lights in Blackpool and the system is now carbon neutral thanks to the introduction of LED lighting.
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| Blackpool illuminations |
Now that the lights are going off in Lincolnshire, could it
be that the stance taken by Lincolnshire County Council against wind energy was
somewhat short sighted? Could they not ask the Wind farm providers in the North Sea to join a similar scheme so that Lincolnshire residents can see at night any enjoy a brighter Christmas in future?
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