To mark the beachworks to deliver the cable to land for the Walney Offshore Windfarm, a competition has been running for everyone to send in their photos and views of the work.

 

If you missed the deadline but would still like to see your photos appear here you can email them to jane@visitCleveleys.co.uk for inclusion.

 

Windfarm Photo Competition Closed Monday 4 July

 

carbon footprint in sand

FIRST PRIZE - Carbon Footprints

Photo by Laura Roberts (19)
Representing steps taken towards creating future energy, using wind farms. The tyre tread has been created by the excavating diggers.

sunset and diggers photo

SECOND PRIZE - Sunset and Diggers

Photo by David Hewitt

diggers on rossall beach

All lined up

Photo by Steven Ferrier

moody skies over the windfarm works

Moody skies

Photo by Steven Ferrier

cable barge

Cable barge moored at Cleveleys

Photo by Steven Ferrier

Cable barge

Cable barge

Photo by Steven Ferrier

diggers lined up on Cleveleys beach

Diggers and gulls

Photo by Steven Ferrier

Trencher vessel

Trencher

Photo by Steven Ferrier

Trencher at Cleveleys

Trencher

Photo by Steven Ferrier

windfarm at sunset

Windfarm at sunset

Photo by Victor Nash

work through the tracks of a digger

Trenching the tracks

Photo by S Simey

windmills in an arc of setting sun

An arc of setting sun

Photo by Victor Nash

sunset and windfarms

Sailing into the sunset

Photo by Victor Nash

wind powering kitesurfers and windmills

Power for kitesurfers and windmills

Photo by Victor Nash

black and white windfarm photo

Wind energy in black and white

Photo by Victor Nash

Cable barge beached at Cleveleys

Stemat Spirit Cable Barge

Photo by Peter Wood

Cable barge working at Cleveleys

Racing against the tide

Photo by Richard Cuttle

Cable barge at dusk on the beach

Cable barge at dusk

Photo by S Simey

Windfarm works at sea

Night works

Photo by Linzi Cason

Manu Peku trencher

Manu Peku Trencher in June at Cleveleys

Photo by Peter Wood

Manu Peku Trencher filling the trench back in

Manu Peku Trencher filling the trench back in

Photo by Peter Wood

Norsemaid 2 survey boat

Norsemaid 2 survey boat

Photo by Peter Wood

walker with their dog and an evening view of the trencher at sea

Twinkling water and the trencher....

Photo by Jane, Visit Cleveleys

cable barge at Cleveleys

Cable barge at Cleveleys

Photo by Neil Spiers

cable barge on Cleveleys beach

Cable barge on Cleveleys beach

Photo by Neil Spiers

Cable barge on the beach at Cleveleys

Scooping up the barge...

Photo by Neil Spiers

Cable barge leaves Cleveleys

Cable barge leaves Cleveleys

Photo by Doug Burke

Cable laying barge at sea

Sailing away

Photo by Doug Burke

Watching the cable barge

Just watching a ship at Cleveleys!

Photo by Peter Wood

Winches on Thornton Gate

Winches kept in a cage....

Photo by Barry Simmonds

Moving winches from site at Cleveleys

Moving winches from site

Photo by Barry Simmonds

Stemat Spirit Barge with Blackpool Tower

It was even bigger than Blackpool Tower!

Photo by Peter Wood

Feeding the cable through the duct

Feeding the cable through the duct

Photo by Peter Wood

Plough on the back of the cable barge

Plough on the back of the cable barge

Photo by Peter Wood

Cable coming off the back of the barge

Launching the plough that will lay the cable in the sea bed

Photo by Peter Wood

Cable emerges from the duct on Thornton Gate

Cable emerges from the duct on Thornton Gate

Photo by Barry Simmonds

Feeding the cable into the duct

Feeding the cable into the duct

Photo by Barry Simmonds

Stemat Spirit Cable barge

Cable barge beached at Cleveleys

Photo by Barry Simmonds

Stemat Spirit cable barge at Cleveleys

Stemat Spirit Cable Barge sat on Cleveleys beach

Photo by Barry Deakin

Pulling the cable through the duct

Pulling the cable through the duct

Photo by Barry Deakin

Stemat Spirit cable barge on Cleveleys beach

Stemat Spirit Cable Barge on Cleveleys beach, Terminal Groyne in Foreground

Photo by Barry Deakin

Stemat Spirit Cable barge on Cleveleys beach

Cable barge just offshore

Photo by Cath

Carbon Footprints

Carbon Footprints

Photo by Laura Roberts (19)
Representing steps taken towards creating future energy, using wind farms. The tyre tread has been created by the excavating diggers.

Heavy Plants on Rossall Beach

Heavy Plants on Rossall Beach

Photo by Andy Heath

little boy sat on the digger

Just sitting on a digger

Photo by Lindsay Heath

Photo of trencher

Trencher off shore on a sunny day

Photo by Cath

diggers lined up on Rossall Beach

Diggers lined up on the beach!

Photo by Andy Heath

Walney 2 turbines being installed at sea

Construction of Walney 2

Photo by Peter Wood

Boat offshore installing Walney 2 turbines

Fugro Commander Guard ship, at installation site of Walney 2

Photo by Peter Wood

Sunset through the arm of the digger on Cleveleys beach

Sunsets and diggers

Photo by David Hewitt

Buoy on a pole on Cleveleys beach

Giant lollipop, last seen on Cleveleys beach

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Reflections

The new Cleveleys Tower!

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Industrial sunset

Industrial Sunset

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

flowerbed

Drilling rig against Rossall Residents flowerbed

Photo by Kevin, Visit Cleveleys

Pipe works on Rossall Beach

Black hole on Rossall Beach

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Nuts

Nuts

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Water against the cofferdam at Cleveleys

Splash bang, what a picture!

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

The workmen on Rossall Beach

The workmen are coming...

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Happy workmen on Rossall Beach

Happy in your work!

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Industrial sunset on Rossall Beach

Industrial Sunset II

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Walney and Barrow Windfarms from Cleveleys

Walney Windfarm, what it's all been for!

Photo by Derek, Visit Cleveleys

Sunset over fishermen at Rossall

Sunset at Rossall

Photo by Peter Wood

Trencher working in sunset

What a view from here

Photo by David Hewitt
Lights on the trencher twinkling over the sea at Cleveleys

Twinkling in the moonlight

Photo by David Hewitt

Working on Thornton Gate

By, but this is heavy....

Photo by Trevor Burns

Steel sleeve on the beach

A whole new meaning to 'found on the beach'!

Photo by Trevor Burns

Moving plant onto Rossall Beach at Cleveleys

Plant(s) on the beach?

Photo by Trevor Burns

Effet du soleil sur le paysage

Photo by tomharry. View full-size photo here.

Effet du soleil sur le paysage

Photo by tomharry. View full-size photo here.

 

 
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