IN reply to the letter from Will Edwards Norton regarding the campaign to remove the mobile telephone masts on High Acres Estate, I would like to make it quite clear that our campaign is not an emotionally driven one based upon tabloid newspaper sensationalism.

The campaign from all angles is based upon pure fact and I would suggest that people arm themselves with the full knowledge of this campaign before jumping to conclusions as to what we are campaigning about.

The campaign is not about mobile phones or people using mobile phones whilst driving, it is about a base-station that does not conform to the precautionary approach referred to in the 2000 Stewart Report, there are other issues related to the campaign which I will not comment on as investigation is still continuing. Of course, most people have a mobile phone but we all have a choice as to whether or not we use it, residents here have had no choice with regard to the phone mast and are exposed 24/7 to radiation. We are not against phone masts, but are 100% in favour of sensible siting which is not in residential areas, schools or areas where children play.

The Scientists who are supporting our campaign are anything but pseudo-scientists.

Dr George Carlo top American Scientist/Lawyer/Author Washington DC has offered his support to our campaign.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) EMF database on epidemiological studies on mobile phone mast base-stations demonstrates that 80% published research are showing health effects. The latest research can be found on the following website Radiationresearch.org/research.htm.

The people who are involved in the campaign are not NIMBY (not in my back yard) types, we are currently working with residents locally, nationally and globally, who are in the same appalling situation as we are, we are certainly not happy for any children to be living near a phone mast.

Until such time as we receive a written guarantee from the Government that living by a phone mast has no adverse effect on health, the precautionary approach should be observed.

Our campaign is also receiving support from Mast Action UK (mastaction.co.uk) and Radiation Research Trust (radiationresearch.co.uk) many of the world’s leading scientists, Jasper Carrot experienced EMF campaigner, Dr John Walker Retired Chartered Physicist, Alasdair Philips Director Powerwatch, these are the experts whose views on health effects from radiation should be listened to by the general public.

Wendy Baggott
For High Acres Base-Station Mast Action Group