Wednesday 11 September 2013

CEFN DU, WAUN FAWR, ARFON, GWYNEDD - POBL GLYNDWR STAND BY READY TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN DEFENSE OF THE MOUNTAIN WHERE THE VAGABOND QUARRY MEN FOUGHT THE 'NEW CONQUISTADOR' SLATE MASTERS .

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    ISSUES:


    * Gwynedd Council sells out to Corporate Capitlism?

    * Who Are QBC exactly?

    * What is for real and what is wishful thinking?

    * What of the Common Land?

    * What of the Narrow Roads, Lorries and House Foundations, compensation?

    * Health and Safty?

    * Who Pays?

    * Any Other?


    NO TO QBC LORRIES THRU WAUN FAWR FOR THREE YEARS.



    Child's Protest On Slate.

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    The Vagabond Quarrymen of Cefn Du in struggle against the
     New Conquistadores



    'Vagabond Quarrymen' were in 'Ysbryd Gwerin Owain' and later 'People of the Pitchfork' in  struggles for Land and Liberty against Enclosures and in Corn Riots. How about Pobl Glyndwr today, ready to join the fight back - TARO NOL?


    www.tcetoday.com/.../welsh-quarry-battery-will-balance-energy-grid.asp...7 days ago 
     ... which is located on the slopes of the mountain Cefn Du, will be able to...
     QBC plans to build two dams for the project – a 20 m high dam on ...



    New Pumped Hydro Facility In Wales Will Store Wind Powercleantechnica.com/..
    ./new-pumped-hydro-energy-storage-for-wind-farm... Sep 2013 - However, the new 
    project comes at a cost. Over the ... Quarry for pumped hydro system courtesy of Quarry
     Battery Company. ... Council points out that use of the Cefn Du and Mancer quarries would
     cut off access to climbers.



    BBC News - Glyn Rhonwy quarry lake: Gwynedd power plan approved
    www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-239203122 Sep 2013 - ... 
    to rush down the mountainside from one abandoned quarry - Cefn Du in this instance ...
     Under the proposals, a dam will be built at the upper reservoir. QBCmanaging director 
    Dave Holmes said the project can help Britain ...



    tcetoday | News | Welsh quarry battery will balance energy gridwww.tcetoday.co.uk/.../

    welsh-quarry-battery-will-balance-energy-grid.as...7 days ago - QBC says that its scheme is 
    the most effective way of storing electricity ...which is located on the slopes of the mountain Cefn Du, 
    will be able to provide ... QBCplans to build two dams for the project – a 20 m high dam on the ...



  2. Pump storage scheme on the edge of Snowdonia - Snowdonia Society

    www.snowdonia-society.org.uk/news.php?n_id=367 to Gwynedd Council by a company 
    called the Quarry Battery Company. Based around Glyn Rhonwy Quarry and the open hillside of 
    Cefn Du above Llanberis, ... fromCefn Du's summit as the upper reservoir - with the addition of a 20
     metre high dam ...This is the first such project for the London-based company behind the ...



    1. www.quarrybatterycompany.com/.../QB_FACTSHEETS_ENGLISH.pdf1928 - Chwarel Fawr and 
      Chwarel Cefn Du close down and cease ... 20m dam on the upper quarry and a 15m dam on the lower
       quarry will be needed as well ...



      Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Scoping Reportwww.gwynedd.gov.uk/.../42671-258022.1_
      -_Glyn_Rhonwy_scoping_r...28 Nov 2011 - The Quarry Battery Company (QBC) leads the development 
      of ...Infrastructure Project under the Planning Act 2008, P.3, S.14 ... Upper dam on Chwarel Fawr up to 
      10 m, Upper dam on Cefn-du up to 24 m, lower dam up.


      FAQ_Responses_to_Planning_Objections_-_06-03-13.docxwww.gwynedd.gov.uk/.../
      WCHDISPLAYMEDIA.showImage?...131 Oct 2012 - In October 2012 the Quarry Battery Company
       (QBC) submitted a ... to the site per day for the 12 to 18 months it takes to build the dam at Cefn Du,
       it is ...However, due to placement of some features of the project, some public ...



      New power station planned for Llanberis quarrieshttps://thebmc.co.uk/llanberis-power-
      plant-proposal30 Nov 2012 - ... submitted to Gwynedd Council by The Quarry Battery Company, is for ..
      . The company wants to construct dams to increase the capacity of two quarry holes, both of which 
      contain some minor climbing interest, which lie on Cefn Du, the .....project like the one proposed and 
      any hydro electric power station.