MAST PROTEST IN LEGAL BID
LINDSEY SMITH
Tamworth Herald
10:30 - 26 May 2005
Parents have vowed to fight on in their protest against a mobile phone mast at St Edward's RC Primary School.
Test results released last week proved that the mast's emissions are within recommended government guidelines.
But this appears to have made little difference to the strength of feeling against the Packington Lane mast because protestors believe emission guidelines for this country are already set too high.
"We're not demonstrating, we're not holding placards, but we are taking advice to see what we can do, legally, to get this mast removed," explained one parent, who asked not to be named.
"O2 didn't want us to have the deeds, we suspect there was something in them they didn't want us to see, but we found the deeds on the land registry and due to the Freedom of Information Act they couldn't actually stop us seeing them.
"Years ago people didn't know the dangers of asbestos or coal mining. But you can bet they'll turn around in 50 years and say of masts 'oh yes, that was dangerous, we didn't realise.'
"Well that's not happening to my children. Not if I can prevent it."
Coleshill Cllr Gordon Sherratt said: "I'm not a scientist. I've seen the report but for all I know those levels could still be injurious.
"Not only that, I was up at the cemetery yesterday and the Orange mast at the tennis courts was having 3G capabilities installed, so the workmen said.
"I suppose they think, 'Well who's going to complain? It's a cemetery. Everyone's dead already', but it's within sight of the school mast and we just don't know how far those rays reach or what the effects could be in years to come."
Tamworth Herald
10:30 - 26 May 2005
Parents have vowed to fight on in their protest against a mobile phone mast at St Edward's RC Primary School.
Test results released last week proved that the mast's emissions are within recommended government guidelines.
But this appears to have made little difference to the strength of feeling against the Packington Lane mast because protestors believe emission guidelines for this country are already set too high.
"We're not demonstrating, we're not holding placards, but we are taking advice to see what we can do, legally, to get this mast removed," explained one parent, who asked not to be named.
"O2 didn't want us to have the deeds, we suspect there was something in them they didn't want us to see, but we found the deeds on the land registry and due to the Freedom of Information Act they couldn't actually stop us seeing them.
"Years ago people didn't know the dangers of asbestos or coal mining. But you can bet they'll turn around in 50 years and say of masts 'oh yes, that was dangerous, we didn't realise.'
"Well that's not happening to my children. Not if I can prevent it."
Coleshill Cllr Gordon Sherratt said: "I'm not a scientist. I've seen the report but for all I know those levels could still be injurious.
"Not only that, I was up at the cemetery yesterday and the Orange mast at the tennis courts was having 3G capabilities installed, so the workmen said.
"I suppose they think, 'Well who's going to complain? It's a cemetery. Everyone's dead already', but it's within sight of the school mast and we just don't know how far those rays reach or what the effects could be in years to come."
Starmail - 27. Mai, 15:26
