PEOPLE across the area are being called upon to make a stand about plans to build a series of 50m high pylons across south Cumbria.
Members of the Power Without Pylons group have set up a meeting to allow people to voice their concerns about National Grid's plans to erect a series of pylons across the Cumbrian coastline.
The plans were announced last year and have been met with controversy as members of the public fear irreparable consequences for the environment, public health and tourism.
Graham Pitts, chairman of the Power without Pylons group, is hosting a meeting at Burlington Primary School tomorrow and is eager to encourage as many people as possible to attend.
He said: "This is an opportunity for people to get prepared for the public consultations that will start later this year.
"This is their last and final chance to make an impact on it.
"If these pylons are built, they will be up for the rest of this century.
"Once they are up in the national park, we will never get them down again."
The event has been organised to let people across the area voice their concerns about the pylons and find out more about what is going on.
People can get advice on how to make their voices heard and how to highlight their concerns to the right authorities.
Plans are in place for a second consultation later this year where representatives from National Grid will visit communities to get feedback.
A spokeswoman for National Grid is keen to reassure people that "no hard and fast decisions have been made" regarding the specifics of the project and all feedback from the consultation will help shape those decisions.
tomorrow's meeting will allow residents in Kirkby get up to speed on how the pylons will affect their village to be ready for the upcoming consultations.
Bryony Karasek, a mother and chairwoman of Burlington Primary School Parent and Teacher Association in Kirkby, worries that the project will ruin the village and hopes people will show their support at the meeting.
She said: "Kirkby is such a gem because it is so far off the tourist trail, but you still have the beauty of the Lakes.
"It would be such a shame to ruin it for something so simple as not putting the cables out to sea.
"Kirkby is a gorgeous, gorgeous village and it's such a special community. To risk it being ruined is just criminal."
The meeting will take place at Burlington Primary School tomorrow, starting at 7pm.
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