DavidofMersea
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How is it going? Is anything up yet?
Bradwell wind farm
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MoodySabre
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Two turbines up when I was there last week. Lots of heavy traffic to and from the site.
DavidofMersea
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Thanks for that. Have they got blades yet? How many turbines are there going to be?
Tam Lin
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Don't know if the blades are erected yet but I followed them down the road a couple of weeks ago. I am going to Bradwell tomorrow so will have a look and report back.
tillergirl
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Yes, blades went up on one a day after we last spoke about them. You can see them from Heybridge and from Mersea of course.
chinita
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Can you see them from Brightlingsea?
MoodySabre
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sailorman
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you certainly can see the St Osyth one`s from Brittlesea & from Dovercourt Bay
Firefly
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From Pyefleet the St Osyth ones look like they are actually IN Brightlingsea. Their size makes them very intrusive. 4 have just been erected in Tilbury Dock. They pop into view from surprising places across Gravesend.
Cobra
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I had heard that there were issues with the access road...apparently it has started to crack up under the weight of the heavy transports...not surprising as it was built on marsh land!
MoodySabre
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The heavy traffic was convoys of earth/road stone shifting lorries so perhaps this was for the access road.
sailorman
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those roads must have been used for the Pwr Stn construction
MoodySabre
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The turbines are on land through the village and down towards St Peters. The roads to the power station are not the issue.
chinita
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Good, I didn't want to be left out.
Tam Lin
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Bradwell Windfarm - Today's Info
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Right then. I went to Bradwell today by road. You don't get to see the turbines until you are a couple of miles away. If you turn right at Bradwell garage and go towards the village (instead of going straight on towards the marina) then the access road is about half a mile along on the right before you get to the village. Two turbines are up and one of them had the blades turning. No sign of any more at the moment. I have attached two photos. They were taken from nearby the access road looking roughly South East. The first photo was with the zoom and the second wasn't. Although the turbines are toward the Tillingham side of the village I am sure that they will be visible from the sea or anywhere where the land is flat. On a good day I can see the Jaywick ones from the sailing club at Stansgate opposite Osea Island. Hope this info helps.
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Right then. I went to Bradwell today by road. You don't get to see the turbines until you are a couple of miles away. If you turn right at Bradwell garage and go towards the village (instead of going straight on towards the marina) then the access road is about half a mile along on the right before you get to the village. Two turbines are up and one of them had the blades turning. No sign of any more at the moment. I have attached two photos. They were taken from nearby the access road looking roughly South East. The first photo was with the zoom and the second wasn't. Although the turbines are toward the Tillingham side of the village I am sure that they will be visible from the sea or anywhere where the land is flat. On a good day I can see the Jaywick ones from the sailing club at Stansgate opposite Osea Island. Hope this info helps.
DavidofMersea
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Thanks for that, it is good to know what is going on back home
toad
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According to my informant there is a delay due to the access road and the Crain is booked for another job so has gone off for a few weeks. You would think they could hire another one but this thing is rather specialised.
sailorman
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These cranes travel the country from one job to the nxt, rarely going back to the depot
MoodySabre
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I had to pull over to let the two lorries carrying it pass. The sooner they get it finished the better
Tam Lin
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Yep, no sign of a crane in my pictures or anywhere on the horizon. Think it would be noticeable if it was there, must be big!
