The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Power line at beauty spot protest song
Amusical family have penned a protest song to save Angus ecocampsite Greenhillock Glamping from a proposed power line.
Cat and Colin Train, from Neilston in East Renfrewshire, wrote No Wires, No Concrete – We’re Trying To Reconnect after learning their cherished holiday destination was under threat from a renewables power line running through Angus.
Cat said: “We were horrified when we read about the proposed route.
“If it went ahead it would destroy what has become a precious place to our family.
“We’ve celebrated family birthdays, held gettogethers and made new friends within the wild flower meadows in the past three years.”
She said the family wanted to spread awareness of the campaign to save Greenhillock Glamping.
“We wrote this song in admiration of its beauty and the connection it nurtures between childhood and nature,” Cat said.
“The world needs more places like this, not less.”
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSE Transmission) plans will see a replacement 132kV Angus power line running from west of Aberdeen to Tealing, north of Dundee.
The company has proposed three main routes for the replacement line.
The options skirt Brechin and cut through the Angus countryside between Forfar and Arbroath.
The company argues the line is essential to plug renewable energy schemes in the north east to the grid.
Route One could see the meadows damaged, significant disturbance to the native habitat and the closure of the eco-camping business.
Colin and Cat were among a small group of musicians who staged an impromptu, outdoor ceilidh at Greenhillock last year.
Owner Kate Latham, who opened Greenhillock Glamping in 2016, said: “It was an incredible experience which drew campers out from their tents like the pied-piper.”
An SSE spokeswoman said the project is still in the early stages of development, adding: “We welcome all feedback on our proposals. We are continuing to engage with local stakeholders, and encourage anyone interested in sharing their feedback to get in touch.”