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Read here about updates from UnityWind and the North Walsham project.

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Trimingham Radar is turbine-ready
[27 January 2012 18:54]
It has just come to our attention that the MoD radar station at Trimingham, on the North Norfolk coast, has been upgraded with innovative radar ...
Last round of funding before the Planning Application
[24 January 2012 16:34]
After years of hard work, fund-raising and collection of expensive surveys, the North Walsham wind turbine project is almost ready for submission ...
Meet Unity Wind at GreenBuild 2011
[04 September 2011 13:22]
Here at Unity Wind we are proud to announce that we are exhibiting at Green Build 2011 in North Norfolk! Anybody in Norfolk who is interested ...
Annual General Meeting 2011: Last reminder!
[10 April 2011 09:28]
The Unity Wind Ltd AGM is on Monday 12 April, at 7PM in the Community Centre, North Walsham. All shareholders are invited to attend; please ...
Coming up: Annual General Meeting
[15 March 2011 21:26]
Unity Wind is inviting all of its members to the AGM, in North Walsham on April 12. Key points of discussion will be a review of the last year ...
Turbine Positions Finalised
[21 February 2011 17:53]
The wind turbine positions for the North Walsham site have been finalised. The southernmost turbine will be located at Grid Reference TG2682231334 ...
One turbine or two?
[25 January 2011 20:26]
If you have been following the North Walsham community wind project from the start then you will recall that three turbines were in the initial ...
Possible Sites for Visual Impact Survey
[09 January 2011 21:00]
A considerable number of Grade-I, Grade-II* and Grade-II buildings have been visited and have been assessed for potential visual impact. The ...
Noise Survey gives the Green Light
[10 December 2010 20:13]
A noise assessment of the North Walsham site, by Acoustic Associates of Peterborough, has revealed that a pair of Enercon E82 wind turbines ...
Collaboration with West Beckham
[08 November 2010 21:00]
Unity Wind is looking at saving costs by collaborating with David Mack, who is organising a wind turbine project in West Beckham (inbetween Sheringham ...
Commissioning a Visual Impact Survey
[30 October 2010 21:00]
A key piece of work that we must produce is a visual impact survey. This will indicate the impact of the proposed installation on a variety ...
Noise Survey results are in!
[30 October 2010 20:00]
The report has been received from Acoustics Associates and will require some analysis. However, we have noticed that the summary information ...
Various Survey Results
[15 August 2010 00:00]
A high pressure gas line runs across the field earmarked for the North Walsham wind turbine project, and its owners - National Grid - have confirmed ...
Norfolk Community Foundation funds Noise Survey
[18 July 2010 09:49]
Unity Wind is delighted to announce an award of £6257 from the Sheringham Shoal Community Fund. The fund meeting, organised by the Norfolk ...
Ecological Survey: Update
[26 May 2010 21:06]
The ecological survey for our North Walsham wind turbine site is well under way. This report from the surveyors, Wild Frontier Ecology, shows ...
MoD drops opposition to Norfolk offshore wind farms
[08 April 2010 20:13]
New Energy Focus reports that the DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change) will invest £4.75 million in wind development. This basically ...
A Stake in the Future
[05 April 2010 12:34]
Unity Wind is on the front page of North Norfolk News, headlined: A Stake in the Future. People urged to invest in two new wind turbines by ...
Now Showing at North Walsham Library!
[19 March 2010 14:18]
Residents of North Walsham and the surrounding area can now see the Unity Wind exhibition, on display at the town's Public Library. North Walsham ...
Just Unity Wind!
[07 March 2010 11:59]
Unity Wind appears in the March 5 edition of Just North Walsham, with a picture showing what the turbines might look like. The article also ...
Exhibition at Paston College
[21 February 2010 21:00]
Unity Wind is going on display at Paston College, North Walsham. For the benefit of the college students, we are showing text and pictures aiming ...
Unity Wind on Facebook
[24 January 2010 13:51]
You can now find Unity Wind on Facebook! Head over to the Unity Wind Community Turbines page on Facebook and become a fan! By becoming a ...
Notice of Annual General Meeting
[12 February 2010 19:51]
Shareholders of Unity Wind Ltd are invited to our Annual General Meeting. Date: 15 March 2010, 7:30pm
Location: St Nicholas Room, North ...
Naturesave Pledges £7500
[22 January 2010 23:08]
We are pleased to announce that Naturesave Insurance has pledged financial support for the Unity Wind community project for North Walsham, to ...
Weather Data Breakthrough
[12 January 2010 22:13]
By an amazing twist of fortune the Unity Wind community project for North Walsham is firmly back on track. At the end of 2009 a saboteur brought ...
Weather Mast Vandalised
[05 December 2009 16:20]
After only a month of collecting data for Unity Wind’s project to set up two wind turbines at the edge of North Walsham, efforts have been ...
EDP Reports on the Met Mast
[24 October 2009 11:34]
Saturday 24 October 2009: turn to page 17 of the Eastern Daily Press and you will see a half-page article entitled: Mast to test wind for ...
North Walsham Weather Mast Is Up!
[23 October 2009 20:03]
Unitywind North Walsham has taken a huge step forwards today with the erection of its weather mast. This mast is 50 metres tall and you can ...
Appeal for Members and Share Holders
[30 July 2009 21:33]
We are delighted to announce that the North Walsham Community Wind Farm project has moved forward and we can now appeal for members/share holders ...
Imminent Change to Provident Societies
[13 June 2009 21:27]
A private members bill working steadily through Parliament is set to clean up the definition of 'Industrial and Provident Societies' along with ...
MoD Offers Conditional Consent
[13 June 2009 13:01]
The MoD has proposed a number of options regarding the North Walsham project. From Claire Duddy (Assistant Safeguarding Officer - Renewable ...
MoD Approves Single Turbine
[07 May 2009 00:00]
The MoD has stated that a single wind turbine may be erected at North Walsha without any modifications to its existing equipment. This is fantastic ...
Helpers
[20 April 2007 00:00]
There are currently 3 helpers who have indicated that they can provide a total of £30,500. Thanks to them for enabling the project to ...
Public Meeting
[18 April 2007 00:00]
This took place on the evening of 18th April ’07 at the Community Centre in North Walsham. Approximately 50 people attended. Hetty Selwyn ...
Press Release: North Walsham is going Green!
[01 April 2007 00:00]
A group of local people wanting to do something positive to reduce the carbon footprint for North Norfolk has a plan to bring wind turbines to ...

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