Westmill Wind Farm Co-op

British Public Back the Development of Onshore Wind Turbines

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It was reported in The Times newspaper recently that “A clear majority of the British public, including Conservative voters, back the development of more onshore wind turbines, polling for the trade body suggests. A survey of 3,600 adults by Yougov found that 69 per cent of respondents said that they supported building onshore wind farms, […]

A Good News Story

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One day one of the Westmill Wind Farm committee members was taking a stroll around when he noticed someone he recognised as a fervent objector taking an interest in one of the turbines. He casually wandered over to the gentleman and asked him what had prompted this interest. A little sheepishly, the gentleman explained that […]

Annette Heslop in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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WWF Company Secretary Annette Heslop – in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List It’s great to see our Company Secretary and Energy4All’s Annette Heslop featuring in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Annette has worked incredibly hard on behalf of the community energy movement for over 20 years and has been instrumental in the creation of […]

Summer 2018 Newsletter

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Our Summer 2018 Newsletter is now available to read – click here The newsletter covers A celebration of 10 years! Local Schools become WWF Members WWF in roundtable talks with MP AGM update from the WWF Chair

Community Energy England (CEE) Photo Award

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Community Energy England (CEE) Photo Award 2017 We are delighted to have won the Community Energy England Photo Award 2017. This was first year CEE have had a photo award. They asked for images that captured the essence of community energy. The shortlist was put to a public online vote which took place in the […]

“I think wind turbines are epic”

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“I think wind turbines are epic” – Our recent Open Day – July 2017 Ten:Ten are campaigning to get onshore wind turbines off the ground again. As part of that, they brought a small film crew to WeSET’s recent open day.  It contains interviews with site visitors, and board members. The short film entitled “I think […]

Keynote Talk – AGM

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Keynote Talk – AGM 2016 Our 2016 AGM was a great success. Please see the video of the keynote talk – by Dirk Vansintjan – a great speech which got a lot of positive feedback from the audience. View the Video (39 minutes duration)

Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust

wesetlogoWestmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) is the charity set up by members of both Westmill Wind and Solar Cooperatives to spread the benefits of Westmill to the wider community. We carry out a wide range of activities, the core being educational work, local energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives and arts projects. As well as arranging guided tours of the site, once every two years WeSET organise a large event to promote community energy to the general public. Our hope is to encourage others to set up similar community owned renewable schemes.

ENERGY4ALL
CO-OPS
Westmill Wind-farm Co-op is a member of the Energy4All family of co-operatives.
Below are links to some of the other Co-ops in the Energy4all family:

Unit 26,
Trinity Enterprise Centre,
Furness Business Park,
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria,
LA14 2PN
01229 821028

Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust

wesetlogoWestmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET) is the charity set up by members of both Westmill Wind and Solar Cooperatives to spread the benefits of Westmill to the wider community. We carry out a wide range of activities, the core being educational work, local energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives and arts projects.

As well as arranging guided tours of the site, once every two years WeSET organise a large event to promote community energy to the general public. Our hope is to encourage others to set up similar community owned renewable schemes.