Following information that an attempt was to be made to erect a G3 phone mast on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, this morning, a large group of residents gathered to protect the site
No entry for G3 at The Berkeley Centre
Many people are concerned about the health dangers from the new generation of phone masts that are being erected around the country. Hutchinson have been trying to put one of these in place on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield for several months now. The company prepared the site and fenced it off. This enclosure has been beautified by local people over the summer, first as a living room - complete with sofa - then as a a holiday beach and latterly as a back to school scene. Contracters have attempted to put the mast in place but have been prevented from doing so by local residents.
Information had been received that another attempt would be made this Sunday morning at 6.30 am. Local people began surrounding the site at 6 and by 7 this morning 35 people were there. Apart from circling police cars there was no sign of mast-related activity - maybe they had been put off by the people there - certainly this must be an emotive issue to get this number of people out of their Sunday beds at this hour.
Information had been received that another attempt would be made this Sunday morning at 6.30 am. Local people began surrounding the site at 6 and by 7 this morning 35 people were there. Apart from circling police cars there was no sign of mast-related activity - maybe they had been put off by the people there - certainly this must be an emotive issue to get this number of people out of their Sunday beds at this hour.
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Is this necessary?
03.10.2004 21:42
Is this necessary when we have other more efficient and less damaging ways of doing this? Come on.....Make it clear to the mobile phone companies....We do not want this.
Hutchinson owns Superdrug so let's find ways of making it known that we don't like the way they invest their money. Any suggestions for Actions?????
I was there, by the way, I just want even more people to take this seriously.
woken by the owl
but what about the workers
04.10.2004 09:58
sheffer...
hypocritical
04.10.2004 11:30
dave
"Not in my back yard"
04.10.2004 13:14
The "safety" issue is a red-herring. The science has been shown to be safe - safer than microwave ovens and PC-screens, yet self-styled ludites want to get into a knot over it. These same people are thumping on about wind generators - they're "ugly" they say - so we're condemned to another fossil-fueled and nuclear future simply because some can't (or won't) develop a modern aesthetic.
Qwerty
Re: Qwerty s comment
05.10.2004 00:25
It is not a fact we need mobile phones - we managed before they existed (& we'll manage after they cease to exist!), if you can remember....!!
They may be a useful tool for activists, and many may have them, but it doesn't mean that you should automatically dismiss people. People do their best, they try to change the world to a better place - to expect anyone to be perfect is a ridiculous ploy often used by people as an excuse for their own inaction. (PS I don't have a mobile, but some of my best friends are mobile-phone users!)
"Self-styled" is also a term just used to be instantly dismissive - it means nowt. And to say people opposing phone masts are also the same people as are opposing wind farms, supporting nukes, eating babies etc blah is nonsense too.
Sigh
asdf
NIMBY
05.10.2004 10:21
There are a lot of things we "got along fine without before" but that doesn't seem like a compelling reason in itself not to have them now.
Qwerty
Mast to be installed this Sunday, Oct 10th
08.10.2004 18:24
insomniac