Protesters told to 'fill in a form' at Shropshire and Mid Wales pylons event
Scores of protestors sprung a surprise on National Grid bosses by turning up en masse to demand its plans to build pylons across Shropshire and Mid Wales are stopped – only to be told to "fill in a form".
Campaigners from across the region flocked to Llansantffraid Community Centre, near Oswestry, to ask National Grid to withdraw its planned Mid Wales Connection Project.
National Grid had been holding one of its consultation events into the plans at the centre last night when more than 100 protestors – waving banners and playing musical instruments – turned up to protest.
Chanting "go home National Grid", the protestors entered the centre and were given a speech by leader of Montgomeryshire Against Pylons Jonathan Wilkinson, a farmer from Meifod.
Following Mr Wilkinson's speech, the group was told to fill in a form by National Grid representative Martin Kinsey, to anger from the protestors.
