NEWS RELEASE -  HINKLEY POINT C CONNECTION

Today the Mendip Society issued a press release pointing out that National Grid has incorrectly indicated that the Society supports National Grid's chosen overhead route across the Mendips. This is a gross distortion of the Society's position which states that "By far the least acceptable are either of the two Overhead Line routes suggested in the corridor study." The Society's preferences are firstly undersea, secondly underground and ONLY if those two are impossible the overhead link 1A is preferable to link 1B because it involves removal of the existing pylons. To see our consultation response - Choose Issues on the menu and select Hinkley Point C National Grid Connection.

The Mendip Hills stand high above the Somerset countryside in south west England.

The Mendip Hills, a limestone upland, abounds in karst features: dry gorges, caves, sinks and river arisings. Cheddar Gorge is the most famous feature. The highest part is a protected landscape - The Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) - protected as strongly as a national park.

The Mendip Society is a registered charity, no. 262867. It is a group of some 700 like-minded people who come together in the interests of conserving and enhancing the Mendip Hills and so to enjoy the Hills. Most of the Society's members live in and around the Hills, but some live as far afield as the north of England and even Canada.

These pages will tell you about the Mendip Hills and the work of the Mendip Society, a voluntary charity. They tell you how to enjoy the Hills and how to get involved. We hope you will join us and visit the linked sites.