STATKRAFT BLOWN AWAY BY BERRY BURN FAMILY FUN DAY SUCCESS
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STATKRAFT
Nature demonstrated its power at Berry Burn Wind Farm’s family fun day on Saturday (30 August). Despite wind and rain, over 400 hardy adults and children enjoyed a day of entertainment and activities to help mark the official opening of the Berry Burn Wind Farm.
Kite flying displays, lessons and design sessions, magic tricks, balloon modelling, a mini Highland Games and Highland dancing were among the attractions at the Berry Burn Family Fun Day, organised by wind farm operators Statkraft as part of the company’s good neighbour and local involvement approach.
The free community event also featured interactive circus skills, face painting and a bouncy castle, while there was an opportunity to learn more about the site and see inside a turbine.
The crowd enjoyed locally-sourced food, and funds raised at the event helped two local charity partners: The Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie Fisheries Trust; and Friends of The Oaks who help support Moray’s palliative care centre in Elgin.
Director of Statkraft UK and its subsidiary, Berry Burn Wind Farm Ltd, Sergio Castedo, said: “The Berry Burn Family Fun Day day was a great success and having so many people of all ages there was a fitting way to officially open the wind farm.
“We have worked in partnership with the community every step of the way regarding the development via consultations, open days, presentations and other activities, and we aim to maintain a strong and participative relationship throughout Berry Burn’s operation.
“Many people took the opportunity on Saturday to provide further feedback about the wind farm and to enquire about the Berry Burn Community Benefit Fund, and what we have heard has been very positive.”
Berry Burn Wind Farm, near Dunphail, came into full operation in May this year. Its 29 turbines can produce enough clean energy annually to meet the electricity needs of more than 43,000 households.
In a year-long programme of information and consultation events, Statkraft has also successfully sought involvement from local people on the priorities and operation of a £166,000-plus annual community benefit fund stemming from Berry Burn.
It will provide an annual income to support local projects. A range of local volunteers from across the area are working to establish the community benefit fund.
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Issued for Statkraft/Berry Burn Wind Farm Ltd by Lucid PR, Inverness.
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