New phone mast proposed for Kingsway/Broadway junction
July 10, 2010 Iain Roberts 6 Comments

Example phone mastI’ve received notification that O2 and Vodafone, working together, are looking to site a new phone mast near the junction of Kingsway and Broadway in Cheadle.

The mast will look like a lamp-post, but with a fattened top instead of a lamp, and with a couple of cabinets at the base of the mast (similar to the one in the picture, which is just an example I found on the Internet, so don’t bother trying to spot the location).

If you have an opinion about a phone mast being sited at this location, please let me know.

If it was me living nearby, I personally would be fine with it (we’ve had a big 3G mast right next to the Scout Hut for several years and I can’t say it’s ever caused us any issues).

This map shows the proposed location of the phone mast.  It’s on the main carriageway side of the bushes.


View Kingsway phone mast in a larger map

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6 Comments

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Amos Civico
Tuesday 13 July 2010 - 10:35 am

Iain,
Just to let you know councils have the power to make phone masts as unobtrusive as possible. If this or any mast needs to be blended into the environment or painted a single colour to match other street furniture. I can help – so pass my details on to anyone concerned about the visual impact of phone masts.

Kind Regards

Amos@sceneunseen.co.uk

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Alan Gent
Monday 19 July 2010 - 7:42 am

Iain, why do phone companies continually try to site masts near to schools when, as far as I know, the data on the effects of masts is not yet proven.

On this basis, I OBJECT

Alan

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iainroberts
Monday 19 July 2010 - 8:23 am

Alan,

From my understanding of the science (and I’m willing to be corrected), the distance of this mast from The Kingsway school means that the radiation anyone within school grounds could receive would be miniscule compared to the radiation from their own mobile phones.

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Nick
Wednesday 11 August 2010 - 11:37 pm

Why must people insist on having good mobile phone coverage everywhere they go, yet as soon as the phone networks find the most effective spot possible (therefore less masts need to be erected to correct bad positioning) there’s always someone who objects.
There’s been no evidence that mobile phone masts cause harm to anyone nor anything.
It makes me sad to see some people always scared of change. They’d rather be stuck with 3 TV channels, and phone boxes.

P.S. I am not referring directly to the gentleman above but they entire community. Urging them to respect technological advancements need some sacrifices.

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Rob S
Tuesday 21 September 2010 - 5:13 pm

I agree with Alan. The science provided is on behalf of the phone companies, so no surprise they say there is no effect on health (that’s just bad for business). It has been proved that the human body acts as an aerial and boosts radio signals by the process of resonance. So in reality the amount of radiation we experience is increased many times by what is stated as the output of phones/masts (does anyone remember Jeremy Clarkson using his cranium to drastically increase the distance he could turn the alarm on/off in his car with the key fob ?)

Although we utilise radio signals, it does not mean we completely understand them or their effect on our bodies. I personally think that this will be noted as a danger to health in the future (remember we were told cigarettes were GOOD for us just 50 years ago).

here is an interesting document :

http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B173.pdf

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