Burton Wind Farm Ofgem figures show that the capacity factor or efficiency at Burton Windfarm averages ONLY 16 per cent.Using the DTI conversion figure this means that at best it could “save” a total of 11,500 tonnes of CO2 annually.This is just 25 per cent of the figure claimed in the planning application and less than the annual emissions from 75 articulated lorries.

A recent study showed an average of 1000 lorries per hour using the A14.So, put another way, annually the Burton turbines on average may, at most, save the equivalent of 4.5 minutes’ worth of A14 lorries at any one time!

All day on Sunday, 22nd October - the day of the protest walk at Chelveston Airfield - this event was the lea d story every hour, on the hour, on Chiltern Radio news!

CRE Planning Application Response Recently, Preserve distributed details of CRE’s first planning application to all the villages most effected by the plans. This application is a forerunner to the main development consisting of the wind farm and waste recycling plant. Many thanks to all our village coordinators for their efforts in circulating this information and collecting villagers’ objections. These have now been collated and passed to East Northants Council. Thanks also to all those villagers who took the time to register their objections.  Over 500 objections were received by the Council. A strong response to all planning applications is vital and will continue to be so!