Hello and welcome to my blog on this sunny but windy day here on Shoreham beach. Classic burning weather this.
Well, I’m in a very happy mood today because its been a fabulous week and I managed to read Rampion‘s Environmental Statement on telecommunications in less than an hour. Marvellous. But before I tell you what I’ve learnt, did you know that the BBC has a document on how wind farms can effect TV reception? I got terribly excited when I first read that, then realised that was probably not a good sign so have decided to give myself a rest from reporting on Rampion.
However, before I do, I need to answer this week’s question:-
“Could the proposed wind farm effect our radio and TV reception, mobile phone and GPS signals during the construction, operational, and decommissioning phase of the development?”
Unlike the question, the answer is short. It’s no, or, if you prefer, “overall, the magnitude of potential impact is considered negligible,” and negligible means, “no significant impact on the system are anticipated.” There is, however, a “distinct possibility” that there will be an impact on marine radar and VTS radar, so, if you sail, you may want to read the report in full.
Now as I said earlier, its been a fabulous week in Shoreham, particularly for our Christian community, as last Friday four Deacons were ordained in town.
Stephen Sharpe, a Catholic deacon, was ordained in St Peter’s and three Anglican deacons were ordinated in St Mary de Haura. By an astonishing co-incidence, both services were held at the same time and in a wonderful show of unity, the Anglican Vicar of St Giles went to the Catholic Ordination and as the bells rang across town, the Catholics offered prayers for the new Anglican deacons. Later this month, we’ll see more examples of Christian unity with the Passion for Shoreham, spearheaded by the Church of the Good Shepherd here on the beach.
Passion there was a plenty at last week’s Military History Weekend at Shoreham Fort.
We popped along on Sunday and were struck by the number of people that came in period dress. This event is getting bigger and better each year and it was heartening to see that spectators brought along a blanket and settled down for the day.
If you couldn’t make it, here’s a flavour of the weekend.
