Fairlie Community Council have arranged for a public meeting to discuss the ongoing concerns in relation to the giant turbines at Hunterston.
The meeting takes place on Wednesday April 26 at 7.30pm at Fairlie Village Hall. Campaigner David Telford has asked that the Ayrshire and Arran NHS are invited to the meeting, while Fairlie community council chairman Rita Holmes wants local council candidates to attend the event. 
Speakers Dr Yelland and Melvin Grosvenor are members of the Independent Noise Working Group and have spoken and advised directly to the UK Government.
They were also involved in Fairlie Community Council’s submission to North Ayrshire Council which resulted in the delaying of the decision over whether to approve SSE’s two year extension to the Hunterston test turbine site to enable further monitoring.
. Both gentlemen will outline the current issues surrounding infrasound, low frequency noise and other issues possibly associated with the Hunterston turbines.

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Cllr Alan Hill said, “I would urge local people to come along with an open mind and to listen to what these gentlemen have to say. The owners of the turbines would have us believe that there are no significant noise issues however there is growing evidence to the contrary. There are several people reporting quite significant side effects from these turbines which, are designed to be located off shore and not close to where people live. Some of the people I know who are experiencing problems have been known to me for years. I am not opposed to wind power but we must remember that turbines on this site were refused years ago. A special case was made for a five year test facility. SSE have had their five years and it is now time for them to go.
“This is not an anti-windfarm meeting. Real people are experiencing real health problems and I would urge local people to come along and listen to what is being said.”

An SSE spokesperson said: “As a responsible developer and operator of renewable energy SSE takes any concerns or complaints from members of the communities close to our projects very seriously. Last year SSE carried out low frequency noise monitoring at a residential property in the area. The findings showed there was no significant low frequency noise from the turbine at the resident’s property, and levels measured would not be expected to cause disturbance.

“We are currently arranging additional noise monitoring in relation to the turbines at Hunterston. A consultant has been appointed to re-measure the background noise at the site and operational noise testing for the Mitsubishi turbine will also be undertaken, we have also committed to further low frequency noise testing. This is all subject to the details being agreed with North Ayrshire Council who we have worked closely with to date.”

SSE have confirmed that they are not going to be attending Wednesday evening's meeting, and said that they were not invited.