Film Crew at Manorbier

(From the Tenby Observer, 03/03/06)

Granada Television film crews have been in the county filming members of The 'No to the Manorbier Missile!' campaign pressure group.

The crews were in Pembrkoeshire last weekend and during the early part of this week shooting footage for a new television series planned for the summer, which will go out nationally on Thursday evenings at 8 pm.

Granada is one of the biggest TV companies in the UK and the series is fronted by top presenter, Dominic Littlewood, who was seen in and around Manorbier over the weekend.

The film is about how the group came together to oppose the planning application by the MOD to fire missiles during the hours of darkness and how a DVD, filmed and produced by one of the members, has helped to sway opinion and make public bodies more aware of the problem of noise nuisance.

The production team were overwhelmed by the beauty of Manorbier and the surrounding area and were sympathetic to the pressure group's concerns, especially the effects that night firing may have on tourism, said a spokesperson.

It is believed the press reports from the Tenby Observer will also be used in the film.

Group members say this has raised the objectors' complaints to a new higher level nationally.

"We just hope that the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park planning committee will take on board the complaints registered and the strength of feeling within the area and give the planning application the thumbs down," said the spokesperson.

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