Mountain Top Views

Posted on April 6th, 2007 filed in Politics, Valleys, Video, Welsh Assembly

Here’s a video clip of a paraglider ‘jumping off’ Rhigos Mountain yesterday.

It’s near Craig y Llyn, the highest summit in Glamorgan.

There are splendid views of Rhigos and Hirwaun from this lofty ledge.

Tower Colliery is nearby, although it it expected to close this month.

Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru’s Candidate for Rhondda in the National Assembly Elections, chose this location to give a press conference yesterday.

The following statement was issued on behalf of Jill Evans’ office :

“Plaid Cymru firmly believes that urgent and effective action is needed to tackle climate change. But the top priority must be given to energy conservation and efficiency. Then, renewable energy must come from several sources – hydro, solar, bio-mass and wind. Labour’s policy, with its 80% reliance on on-shore wind-farms, is wrong. The result – 150 wind turbines in north Glamorgan by 2010 – is unacceptable.

“We’re calling for a planning moratorium while a new strategy is developed. And then, local communities should decide their own energy plans, not be dictated to as they are now”.

Our emphasis on what is a radical proposal - “local communities should decide their own energy plans” : people should be free enough to make decisions for themselves and their community.