Fracking!

Did you see the article in a Doncaster paper, fracking on its way and the possibility of wells being drilled in the area between Bawtry, Misson, and Misterton if planning is granted to IGas Energy.  I know they have been sneaking round with test bore holes but I didn't realise they were so close to the actual digging for gold.

Being in the path of a coal mine that has now closed, I thought the prospect of possible damage to our homes was well out of the road but this brings a new worry.  To be truthful, like most people, I only see the potential risks and I suppose this would be more easily understood if we had a better understanding of how it works and the chance to ask questions.  Pretty pictures on the television showing how it is done don't really give me much faith.   With the environmentalists on one side and the energy companies on the other you have to wonder who is right.  In addition to that, where does all that water they use going to come from?

Perhaps when we get nearer to planning permissions  we might get more in depth information, or maybe not.  Maybe the parish council can arrange for both sides to visit our village. I suspect we  would all be interested in that.

 Another Election 

Well that sneaked by without me noticing, a resignation already from the parish council, due to ill health.  To be hoped this wasn't due to the aggravation from known activists.  Do we get an election or do they do the right thing and ask the next man down the list following the last election to be co-opted.  Doubt it, still too much arsing around for that so I hope we have an election, at least we can choose as is our democratic right.  Having said that I hope we don't get all the bitchiness that surrounded the last election because that is not what we want.