The Permaculture Farm and Nature Reserve
with Glenhordial Reservoir in the Back Ground
with Glenhordial Reservoir in the Back Ground
Today is CAMIO'S first birthday.To celebrate our Ist year as conscientious protectors of our Natural World we are launching our new blog . And here it is CAMIO'S first blog post. This time last year we started out on a journey that began with an action followed by a conversation . Living here in Glenhordial we often meet our neighbours on the road when we are out walking or cycling, its that kind of place that we like to stop for a chat . Chatting is useful, and one learns all sorts of things if you can just take the time to slow down and listen. One day however one of our neighbours was a little agitated and came down the lane to have a chat. He quietly told us that a company called Dalradian were carrying out exploratory drilling less than half a mile away from us. I was astonished and appalled and also inclined not to believe him so of course I went to see for myself and yes within 250 Mt's our local waterworks Glenhordial reservoir which is the main water supply for the town of Omagh in Northern Ireland, was a small exploratory drilling rig working away and no-one knew it was there!
Dalradian Drilling Rig for Prospecting
It was appalling news . I instantly imagined the waste, destruction ruin and devastation, how the country would be laid waste. Little did I know that in a few short months I would be even more concerned for our very health and well being as I began to understand the full implications of what mining in the Sperrins would bring to the lives and lively hoods of everyone who lives there.From the very deepest part of my being I was shouting No! No! No!. Images captured in the video below rioted through my head. Memories of time spent living beside the biggest mine in Australia Mount Isa came flooding back.
Images of the Sperrins and Toxic Mining
15 Second video
My next action was to ring my friend Gordon Dunne who is the chief source of all the photos on this blog. He flies a paraglider and has been flying for many years in the wonderful skies above the Sperrins I asked him had he seen much signs of prospecting in this area? His first response was NO but later that evening he came back after looking through his archive of photos and this is what he discovered. Six if not seven drilling rigs working in the area ! See aerial photo below.More to follow with this story .
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