Please add me to your petition to save the Doon from further water abstraction by Scottish Power.

John Dawson
If Scottish Power get their way, the impact on the local economy will be devastating. The loss of revenue to local businesses and the loss of jobs in an area which is already suffering would be very sad and incredibly shortsighted.

Matthew Connolly

Dr Colin Bradshaw
The Doon is a lovely river and must be preserved for future generations of salmon and us. I wholeheartedly support this petition.

Mike Gray
Maintain and preserve the Doon for all!

Paul Sharman
Well done for making a stand - happy to support this effort for the future of all our rivers.

david bradshaw

Frank Williams-Thomas
As a visitor from Hampshire on a regular basis,I am amazed that any firm could threaten The River Doon of Rabbie Burns fame.We must stop this.

B J Taylor

Luke A

G.Thornely

david ma creanor

Mark Colman
This will no doubt be portrayed as a 'green' initiative by Scottish Power - it is anything but.

Freddie Taylor
What right do these people have to disrupt our lively hood, because to some people this will have a devestating outcome. Help stop this action now.

john muir
I'm amazed that a Spanish company would consider profits to be more important than Scottish tourism and environment.

Mike Leach
This is not just a fine Salmon river but a wildlife haven. Let us look after what is special about Scotland - people come from all over the world to explore Burns country and the banks of the Doon. Scottish power and the Scottish executive should know better - the lessons are never learnt.

John Turner

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

d ambler

james logan
This proposal by Scottish Power is purely driven by profit with complete disregard to its devastating local effects on the River Doon and those who derive both a living and pleasure from its continued existence as a fine salmon river.

Drw Cannon

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Iain Campbell
The fish and aquatic life of the River Doon were here for centuries before Hydro Electric and company profits. They, and the people who enjoy the benefits of a living river, should not be made to suffer.

Michael Carr
Beautiful salmon fishing rivers must be preserved - importent factor re the local economy and the quality of recreational activity.

mark speight
We have been frequent visitors to the area for many years, fishing the river in Dalrymple. It would be a great shame if this little gem was destroyed by a greedy group of individuals and shareholders who put profit before the long term benefits of the people who actually live in the area and who rely on the income that visiting anglers and tourists bring with them. Help stop this.

richard bellamy
The hydroisation of the Kirkcudbrightshire Dee has all but destroyed this formerly fine river, now the same company wants to put yet another river and its wonderful bio-diversity at huge risk. Where oh where is the justice in that??

Christopher Dawson
A spanish company proposing to destroy a beautiful salmon river - shocking - once it's destoyed there's no getting it back!

MR Kevin Murray
Dont mess with nature,leave it be......

paul hollingworth

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Jan Wilson
Our rivers need to be saved so that all future generations can enjoy them as much as we are lucky enough to do so now.

Ramon Clarke
There are not enough Salmon as it is now, This very poor action just to make more money, would and will endanger the salmon even more

Simon Smith

darren heslop

d g blinston
Money ,Money<money

James Swinford

Paul Smith

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Richard W. Keiper
I am remote to this situation but I hope signig this petition helps!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Kate Heroys

John M Hepworth
Signed. Should not be allowed to go ahead. To these people profit is king...all started with 'Mrs Thatcher' 30 years on and we're still suffering from her me, me,me polices
As an English customer of Scottish Power (soon the be ex) I have an interest

john spivey

Pete Liptrot

Michael Lynagh

DAVID CAMPBELL

John Hewitt
What a terrible threat to a river where so much work has been done to improve the river and the run of fish.

Celia Hewitt

CHarles Stancomb
Preserve the Doon for both salmon and people.

Henry Thompson
The WFD is designed to enhance water environments not to rob them of their water. This proposal is a shameful betrayal the the WFD's intention - I hope European Commissioners are watching.

Dr Chesh Pacynko
A beutiful river such as this needs preserving as places like this are becoming scarcer in our country

Prof Andrew Shorthouse

Dr C J McHenry
Scotland has but one remaining industry-tourism.This is a good way of destroying one valuable aspect of tourism in Ayrshire.

Judith McHenry

Dennis Shaw

Chris Saunders
Industry must be made to take proper care of the environment and local economies. The proposals by Scottish Power will cause immense damage to both whilst lining the pockets of people who really don't care for anything other than themselves.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

shona adam

Colin Millar
It's a joke that Scottish Power are even considering this action!

Stephen Cosh

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Allan Sloan

George Neil

Mitra Foden

Stephen Brennan
Another nail in the coffin of the wild salmon

Tania Bechelli

Steven Clark

Iain Robinson
This is a beautiful river, with some amazing wildlife. It would be a great shame if something was to happen to it

jenny cosh

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Tom McClure

annie murphy

Tom McClure

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Douglas Glendinning

Elaine Glendinning

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Gillian Shirreffs

Susan Webb

Sean Whittaker

Lynsey Cairns

Annabel H
It would be a crime to mess with nature. The beautiful Doon must be preserved.

Julie Snyder

Christopher Cosh

David Boyd

Sarah Brown

Graham Knox

Alex

Joan Charles

David Noble
typical of the spanish, wont rest until every fish in europe has dissapeared! by overfishing or otherwise in this case! halfing the flow of the river will virtually kill off the character of the river, and possibly changing the course of it in the future!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This is yet another example of business interfering with nature and the rural structure and economy to make bigger profits.

Jacqueline Davis
Hasnt Ayrshire lost enough this river must be preserved for future generations and enviourmently would be destroyed by outside enterprises that have no interest in Scotlands Heritage. Stop these Power Hungry Greedy Outside Corporate Electrictity Suppliers from taking over.

Marcus Webb MIBiol, CBiol
All rivers are delicate ecosystems; a change in water flow will influence almost all aspects of river and related life. Not only will this plan alter the basic look of the Doon it will have a deverstating effect on some of Scotlands endangered species such as the fresh water mussel. You only have to look at one small aspect of the Doons ecosystem to see how delicate this balance actually is; The freshwater pearl mussels, for example, can live to be over 100 years old. They are a harmless parasite of salmon for their first few months of life after which they drop off settling on the riverbed. Anything that alters the water flow will influence the migrating salmon which, in turn, will influence the 'seeding' of the fresh water mussels. This is just one water flow sensitive relationship - there are many many more... As a Chartered Biologist (Institure of Biology) I am very aware of the long term effects of environmental changes on the delicate and subtle interelationships between species. This short term political plan that is intended to score 'green' ennergy points on one side will devistate a region of natural beauty if it is actioned.

Gary Nolan

Carl Thomas

Alan McNally-Jones

R.T.Glendinning

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

natalie scott

helen fraser

Jackie Djemaa

Lorna Gibson

Glen Neagle
This is utter vandalism; there is no other word for it. Capitalism is fine but come on. What other country would put up with this? Unbelievable!

Damian
Please don;t kill the river

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Nick Lambert
Scottish Power are bang out of order, how many times will they put their own profits before the environment!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Cindy Fairbairn
Beautiful river in a beautiful place. Should be left the way nature intended it to!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Martin Hockfield

David Wallace

Yvonne Wallace

Scott Thomson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Why would anyone think this is an acceptable thing to do to this beautiful place?

What about the local economy?

What about the local history?

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Gillian Melrose
Disgraceful what is intended for the finest salmon fishing river in our area.

jakki ross

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

max gonella

Carl Crone
We cannot allow the wanton destruction of another eco-system

Archambault

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Lisa Hume

Karen Wylie

Stuart Wylie

Alan Smith

Peter Bryson

Gary McIntyre

Irene McGarry
I love this river, having worked by it's banks for twelve years (Netherauchendrane Nursing Home)and having participated in the Doon Valley Raft Race a few times. PLEASE DO NOT spoil this most beautiful and valued part of Burns Country.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I think this is very shortsighted

Maria Webb

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Rodney Smith

Lisa Mason

Carla Howard

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

louise milligan

D .REID
Being born and bred in ayrshire , I have always seen the Doon as an integral part of the the history as well as the fabric of the 'shire whether in the poetry of Burns or the fisherman struggling with a fish or a child playing on the banks and in the countryside which people take for granted at their peril.Even to suggest a serious change in the river flows is endemic of a apathetic public who unless pushed severely by the media will sit and accept blindly. I have seen it in other countries where once beautiful and productive rivers have literally dried up due to man made changes in flow .These changes were thought nothing of, till they actually made the rivers dry up and then people sat up and took notice of the catastrophe by which time, of course , it was too late. The people of Ayrshire must try to protect the natural treasures they have before they lose it. The public voice needs to be mobilised as there are enough bad news stories around just now lets not have one more.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

SCHNELL Georges

ALBERT WAGENER

Chris Mills
The environmental irresponsibility of Scottish Power's request to increase water abstraction from the Doon is breathtaking. Anyone with even the smallest interest in protecting natural habitats and the environment should be shouting their protest.

Jade Martin

Dana McAlister
You have to keep this beautiful river flowing its a shame to let it go away

Colin Davies

Alice Grier

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Peter Willan
Real social progress can only be achieved by respecting what we already have.

Cheryl E E Corson
Protect our biodiversity!!!

Lorraine McNally-Jones

Ken Dawson
I have fished the Doon every year for many many years and seen how the quality of the fishing has improved significantly over this period and how this has had a very positive impact on the local community. This would be an expensive disaster for the whole area.

Wendy Boyd

Paulo J. Mendes
In my country, plenty of valuable natural areas are to be destroyed by electric company EDP, which will flood them with massive dams and future water abstractions, despite their obscene greenwashing campaign on tv and outdoors stating how environmentaly friendly they are... Don't be fooled by these rapacious companies!

Rachel welsh

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
There are alternatives for power provision, but a river, once damaged, takes years to recover and seldom does so completely. Scottish Power's choice is dreadfully short-sighted.

Kay McMeekin

Drew Burrett

Peter Jones
Water is the blood of the environment. Please dont let a corporation kill it for profit, Thanks

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Please leave the beauty of the doon Valley
for future generations.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Janie Nicoll

R A Wilson

Wendy Mills

Eppo
Darn you lot save this cutie of a river, kind regards, but ye damm well do as ye'r told. Eppo

carlos van heddegem

paul currie

sandra van heddegem

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Brian Shaw

Anne Daly
Spent many a happy day in my childhood by the Doon. It's a beautiful resource and needs to be preserved

stuart lang

sam roger

Charles A J Oliver-Bellasis
This is such a short-sighted measure and what fundamentally irritates me is that alot of our utilities have been sold abroad where, lets face it, the Spanish holding company will have no interest in what is happening in Ayrshire. Having read what is posted I am minded to ask whether separate improvements can be made, and Scottish Power to pay for them, to allow salmon smelts much easier access via the salmon ladder on the dam. Just remember too what damage Spanish and French sea fishing vessels have done to the sea fisheries around the British Isles - they have no conscience!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

flachsmann peter

Nikki Farquhar
Wildlife and the ecosystem of the river would suffer greatly for profits using green issues as an excuse. Shame on the Scottish Executive for agreeing. "Homecoming Scotland" and Burns'250th should be about preserving and promoting all the good things Scotland has on offer, surely?

Marion Mitchell

Sarah Anderson

Marie Wightman

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Iain Johnstone
The destruction of a river should be seen in exactly the same was as the destruction of a region of rain forest. This is our local environment. More than enough damage has already been done.

thomas auld
Scottish Power have already ruined loch doon with all their rocks and now they want to ruin the river doon . why is a foriegn company being allowed to do this in the doon valley .this is the same company who wants to destroy the valley with giant wind turbines and pylons.

Ross Muir
I'm coming from a different area than most of the petition posts in this fight. Myself and a few of my pals are keen canoeists who use various stretches of the river up to a few times a month. As well as us, there are many open boaters and kayakers seen on the Doon. This reduction in flow would also finish off our pleasure in using what is a great and quite challenging wee river. It's times like this that fishermen and watersports enthusiasts need to work together in order to keep the river flowing for all. Good luck with the fight, i'm sure you have the backing of all paddlers in Ayrshire.

Tommy Auld
Terrible i have fished the area surrouding this town since i was a nipper and if this goes ahead it will be a great loss to many in this community. The same as what they done with Loch Doon they said it would improve the area but you have not seen the state they have left our beloved local spot. GO HOME

malcolm scally
since the dam was built loch doon is gradually silting up, the loch is being ruined, save the river

Nigel Manning

Jamie Wallace
I wonder what Tam O'Shanter Would say to this!

T Tyler

Jackie Dawson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

rio laird

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Too much damage has been done already to the rivers of Scotland to the detriment of it`s fish stocks. Migratory fish have enough environmental pressures to contend with. LEAVE WELL ALONE.Listen to the people who know the river.

Iain Wood

Michelle H

Alan Shannon

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Sandy Graham
As an American of Scottish descent, I am offering my full support to saving the River Doon. As a fly fishmerman and a conservationist, I strongly believe this great river must be preserved.

John Simpson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

James Leach
In the future, beauty will be the reason people will come to look at things. Not business or ppower stations

Kay
Renewable energy is pointless at the cost of damaging the environment it is supposed to be saving.

S. Haddow
Send them away to think again ....

donald mckellar

Cindy Baumann

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ged Gannaway
As normal, a decision made by some greedy desk bound bureaucrats who do not stop to consider the environment or people.A story that sounds vaguely familiar!!!

Peter Williams
As a regular visitor to the Doon I feel the river should be preserved for future generations of wildlife, salmon and visitors alike.

Susan Williams

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/save-the-river-doon-in-ayrshire/signatures-page7.html

There is another petition running over 500

Tim Williams
Wont somebody please think of the children!

Heather Murphy

david smith
as anglers we need to rally together. this influx of foreigners and their greed for more money, will have a lasting impact on the future of angling, and lets face it we cannot depend on our own goverment for help. look at how many M Ps have been caught with their fingers in the pie. the scottish goverment should hang their heads in shame, i refer to their enviromental issues/ or lack of. you get my backing all the way,i have fished the doon a few times, a lovely wee river, good luck.

Neil Duff
Never fished it and probably never will but man's interference in the natural world for the sake of profit has to be stopped somewhere.

chris smart
This is a wonderful place which I visit every year to see family. This can not be allowed to happen.

K. McNally

Ed from flyfishmap.com
Only just heard about this tragedy.Another example of water companies caring very little about the environment from which they make their profits. Will do what we can to spread the word about this petition.

Jan McGlashan

tom ds carter

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Take a look at Iberdrola's website. I quote from their Environmental Policy "RESPECT nature, Biodiversity and the Historical and Artistic Heritage in the natural environment where the Company’s facilities are located." Not sure how they square that one with destroying the Doon.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
please respect the life of the river, not the greed of a utility company, particularly a foreign one.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

AIDAN MURRAY
I live next to the River Doon, Walk my dog up its banks on the Skeldon estate and also enjoy fishing for Salmon sessonally. Upon reading this news i must admit that it did not surprise me, as it only add to the list of other large companies which have decided to throw conservation to the wall as they ruen the Scottish Countryside. whilst appearing on TV to be its savior. You would have thought that in todays modern world our attensions should on conservation.

Harry Edmonds
Take the water from the mouth of the river if you must have water.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John Morgan

Euan Hendry
The Doon is the heart of Ayrshire heritage, boycott scottish power and solve the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drastic but effective.

Mrs Feast

Lady Salt

M Jamieson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
yet again its all about money

Vicki Logan

Mark Gibson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Roddy Willis
Please carefully consider the implications of destroying this river by reducing further the river flow for hydro purposes.

Alan Smart
Hands off oor water!

Lee Hazley
this can not and shall not be allowed!

Jayne Johnson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John McGuire

Henry O\'Hara
It is unacceptable for a foreign owned company to be allowed to plunder the natural resources of our country for their own profit.

Stuart Watson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
As a child living and growing up in Alloway the river doon will always had a special place in my heart - playing, swinimming and fishing in the summer months are some of the best memories i have. Save the river doon

Steven Kelly

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Brian Hazley
This is a natural and beautiful resource which should be preserved and protected.

Stephen Kennedy
Please save the Doon !!!

David Strtickland
Please save this river it means so much to thousands of people!!

Jeremy Parker
This should not be allowed to happen!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Robert Aird

Tristan Sillars
This is a disgrace and simply can't be allowed to happen. Do we want another River Garry catastrophe?

Kevin McLernon

William Alan Gorrie
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this important conservation issue.

Brian Scobie
Is this Scottish Power pretending to be Green? Destroying a natural phenomenon which is part of our heritage long before Robert Burns and hopefully long after.

Andrew Dennis

Ken Oliver
Out of order . . . should not be allowed, especially with west coast salmon under the kind of pressure they already are under, could be another nail in the coffin !

Leslie Parker
The Doon provides valuable financial income to Ayrshire together with supreme angling enjoyment and numerous ecological advantages.The river must be preserved in its existing form.

Ann Elizabeth Parker

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Graham Hinchliffe
We all must fight this battle not only for the sake of this river but those rivers that could follow.

Margaret Browne

Jane Hazley

Les. Ferguson
Any threat to the Doon is to be strenuously opposed.

p. lynn

Conrad King
The Doon valley is priceless to many people.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

george mcmillan

Federico Pezzaioli

Gordon Dawson
It is appalling that a subsidary of a Spanish utlity company can threaten to effectively destroy one of the finest salmon rivers in the south west of Scotland. The dramatic reduction in flow proposed will increase the concentration of pollutants, reduce dissolved oxygen and have a damaging effect not just on salmon, but on a range of other species - notably freshwater pearl mussels.

Yvonne Turnbull
Hands off our water our river!

maurice cathcart
our family paddle on this river every week and if the proposal were to go ahead there would be insufficient water to do so and therefore depriving our children of this sporting activity.

Carrie Naismith

Scott Hazley

A W CALVERT

marilyn mcclean

Helen Braid

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Bowden Isabelle
I do not fish but appreciate the beauty of the landscape and the importance of the rivers...and their inhabitants..and support my friends

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David Beazley
This petition has my strongest support.

R. Valentine
Scottish salmon are already under threat with dwindling numbers returning to our rivers. Commercial profit must not be allowed to add further risk to a Scottish National resource.

Paul Dobson
It will be a complete disaster for the area if the proposals go through. Just for starters it will:-
1 "kill" the river and devastate the ecology of the area
2 Undermine the area as a tourist attraction
3 Severely threaten the local employment and economy
4 Run completely contrary to the "green agenda" which is expected to be followed by us all.
All this for what return and for whose benefit? We must do everything possible to stop it going ahead.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The Doon represents a major environmental and recreational resource to the area, and a reduction in water flow of this magnitude would have a serious impact.

David McGuire

Euan Allison
I am a keen fisherman and have been fishing the Doon for years. During these years there has been a large decline in fish. Im very concerned that scottish power are willing to destroy this world famous river

Ian Gorrie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Tommy O\'Pray

kenny robertson

Jason McCruden

Michael Canning
This can not be tolerated, an environmental disaster in the making. Salmon trout and other dependant species like Kingfishers, Otters, Goooseanders, would be lost. The executive must intervene to protect this national asset.

Eric McVicar
Another case of short term politically correct thinking helping to destroy Scotlands Natural Heritage assisted by SNH and SEPA

Jim Fisher
We are dealing with a priceless asset here which should be preserved for future generations. This plan will undoubtedly have an adverse perhaps devastating affect on the Doon's ecosystem and we should fight to stop it.

Alex Davidson
We need to protect Bonnie Galloway

Euan Macphail
The effect on salmon fishermen, and so on the local economy, would be disastrous- It should not be allowed to go ahead

Kate Macphail

Mr P G Hinton

morven moore

philip walker
Yet another sad example of commercially-motivated power brokers doing something wrong.

Charles McKerracher

anne doyle

neil middleton

Nathan

Alex Ross

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Paul Dawson
I would like to think that my son had the choice to fish The Doon in the future if he wanted to and that some Spanish company doesn't ruin that forever!

hugh little

John Wheeldon
The Doon is a wonderful river and this proposal would devastate it and all the businesses which rely on income from visiting fishermen. I caught my first ever salmon on the Doon in 1964 and I don't want to never catch another one.

Brian Chambers

James Carson
Abstraction ruined the Rivers Tummel and Garry

Tom Thomson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Alan Gough

Adrian Keenan

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Max Coventry

Ian McLay
Born and raised in the Don valley and still fish the river each year.
Financial gain by a big player is verging on the criminal!!

Hugh Little
SAVE THE DOON, for all users, not just large businesses

Duncan Cromb

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I kayak on the river frequently and it would be a shame to lose this valuable resourse. The river levels are low a fair deal of the time as it is any lower and i may be required outside the area to enjoy my hobby

eileen myles
we need to protect local jobs

P S Williams

Peter West

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Leave nature alone

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Use other methods for electricity.Leave the river as iot is please.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Spend the money on tidal generators

robyn russell
have a look at australia's water and you will see that some of our rivers have dried up,so be very careful with your rivers,because our rivers have dried up because of stupid people,not because of the climate change but man.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Sandra Agate
Please do not allow this to happen to our Heritage & Countryside, save our enviroment for future generations, don't spoil our natural habitats.

Lord Bletchingley

Ann Roots
When so much of our land is changing somewhere we have to make a stand.

Diana Brown
Yet more sensless destruction of our planet in the name of "progress" I don't suppose we'll learn until it's too late!

Brian Williams

Susan Cummings

Malcolm

Keith Golding

wendy douglas
we must stop this and save our rivers

Mary Lofthouse

Andrew Lofthouse

John Paschke
This is not only a historically important river for the local communities and Scotland as a whole but a significant source of tourist pleasure and income. Furthermore it is a central feature for a huge and diverse range of local sporting activities along its full length!

Lindy Wilke

John Carley
Do not allow this precious river to be despoiled

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John Menzies

D Goldstraw

Elizabeth Riley
As the daughter of a Scot and a proud one too, I have images of the bonnie Doon from our recent trip there on my screen saver, so daily get my spirits revived from these. I know hydro is the big thing in Scotland, but how can you threaten an icon? Surely you have enough wind to use for your power needs!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The Doon is a part of our heritage and therefore should be saved not just for the salmon but for the workers.

Roxanne Sutton
Leave the River alone.its disgusting what people are doing to our natural beauty spots.

Amanda stacey

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
governments should stay off the rivers that don't belong to them,are they now going to destroy the Doon as they did the Tyne ,NO WAY,keep off you pirates

m slevin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Craig Dalgarno

Paul McHugh
More power is one thing, but to the detriment of a national treasure I'm not sure I agree with!

Michelle LeRay

Alex Fox

Paul Dickson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Removing a further 37% of a the Doon's water flow when the river volume is already down 30% due to existing extraction / hydro interference will be catastrophic. There must be a better solution - though probably not as simple and profitable as Iberdrola / Scottish Power would like. They should not be allowed to take the easiest and most profitable course for them and their shareholders at the expense of the environment and local economy. Wanton environmental destruction.

Julie Cummings

Steven MacLennan

Mark Bowler

Hazel Dower

Douglas Stewart

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

William Edward Hagon

Kathryn Haghighat

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

B. H. Hilton
I have a static caravan in S.W. Scotland and spend time fishing for salmon and trout. Water extraction on this scale from the Doon will damage the eco system of the river and affect all wild life not just fish.Do not allow it.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

C. Greene
Enough of this rape of the local environment.

Marjorie Fallows
We can only take so much from nature before she fights back.

ann barker
I was born and bred in Ayrshire, so many natural places of natural beauty are being destroyed by large companies who are only concerned in making money and do not give any thought or consideration to the future generations, they have little to look forward to at least leave them nature at it's best.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

R Windser
Yet more disruption for our lovely area.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Everything is constantly being interfered with!

David Barker
The beautiful river,that is the Doon,
Should not end up like the 'Toon'
A place so grand,stripped of it's pride,
Should not be ever allowed to slide.
(Apologies to Mr.R.Burns.)
Brig o' Doon compared to Brig o' Scottish Power
I know which one I would opt for.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

ross white

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Jean Perkins

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Please keep the natural habit for our salmon, don't destroy it for industrial use.

Neil MacSporran
Tragic and sad that another delicate ecosystem is to be raped all in the name of profits. Shame on all involved!

Bev Fox

Marc Whalen
We need to do everything in our power to help the Salmon of the Doon win their battle against the Scottish Power 'SHARKS'

Ewan Marshall

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I am pleased to try and help your worthy cause.

chris paris
All rivers deserve to keep their flows but this one is so special that it would be a disgrace to allow further abstraction

Hilary Jarman
We cannot keep taking natural habitat away from nature.

Reg Jarman
Watched salmon going up river up north, no way should this be allowed to happen

margaret walker

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
What a lot our planet loses in pursuit of wealth.

Annina Froggatt
Keep the river for the fish

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Owen Scott

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

THE MCCLURE FAMILY

Paul Caffell

AKMM
Another case of the the corporate riding roughshod over small fry

Kirk
Scottish power a rouning our coultur of our vilages

Yvonne Dunn
How can this be allowed to happen, the Doon is part of the valley, part of most people's childhood, learning to swim in the doon, Rabbie Burns even mentions it in Tam O'Shanter, not to mention "Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon" not so bonnie if hardly any water coming down it!! This has to be stopped !!

Grant Sutherland

stephanie

joe gladston

NEUMAN REGINALD
AS MEMBER OF THE SMITHSTON FISHINGS CLUB I PROTEST AGAINST THIS THREAT BY SCOTTISH POWER ON THE RIVER, THE SALMON AND THE FISHING RIGHTS

Tom Thomson

lovina barclay
nature should be left alone !!

drew wilson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

E Peter Grimwade

Paul Forshaw
This should be an effective little bonus to add to salmon farming in the process of killing of Scotland's angling tourist trade

George Ferguson

CarolB

Darren Wilson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Frank Tait
This idea is absurd descruction for the sake of a small profit and must stop now.

David Warner

Susan Warner

Rick Warner

mandy lilly

Lorna Costley

Christopher Woodland
Undermines the area as a tourist attraction

Bill Green

Kraig Walker

Graham Mackenzie

Jen Watson

Gabriel de l\'Escaille

ron lilly

S Pinborough

ANTONIO BARRENO

Garry Hutcheson
I am not familiar with the River Doon but your pictures clearly demonstrate its beauty. I wholeheartedly support the petition - rivers such as this must be preserved for the wildlife and the local community.

Alex Mc Hattie

Tim Foster
When UK Salmon fishing is under such threat, it is incomceivable that we could allow further damage to be done in the pursuit of profit by a multi-national organization.

Adrian Head
I fish with the English Disabled Fly Fishers who are totally behind this petition.good luck.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
can't beleave they would even consider this. its messing about with our history.

IAIN HAMILTON

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ian Rankin
Fresh water mussels are endangered and Scotland is one of the few remaining strongholds. An extraxt from the Joint Nature Conversation Committee paper is given below. The web site is: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/ProtectedSites/SACselection/species.asp?FeatureIntCode=s1029

Can more be done to obtain backing from conservation bodies to preserve the area? eg SNH (Scottish National Heritage) In addition will the proposal (and application) to increase discahrges from open cast mins in the area lead to a reduced fow being unable to flush out the river and lead to greater siltation.

"Population declines have been caused by factors such as pearl-fishing, pollution, acidification, organic enrichment, siltation, river engineering, and declining salmonid stocks. An additional serious threat in parts of mainland Europe is predation by introduced muskrat Ondatra zibethicus (Zahner-Meike & Hanson 2001). M. margaritifera is now a rare species whose conservation is giving rise to concern, and its increasing rarity in mainland Europe gives extra significance to UK populations."

ian a lawrie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Why are these companies trying to close down Great Britain??? Thats what it semms like to me.

Ann Knight

Archie Harkness
Scandalous!

Pat Williams

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Cameron Bell

Hayley Simpson
The River doon would be destroyed by this a lot og animals will die.

Graham Simpson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
It's Such a great fishing spot for the salmoln and this could be devastating for not just the fishing but the local economy

Steven Cruickshanks
For the fishers and the salmon the doon is a really god fishing river

colin brook
This proposal would have a devastating effect on the river environment, the local tourism economy, and the viability of the river as a prime salmon river. All for the commercial gain of one company that appears to want to take this action without appropriate consultation.

Andrew Dalling

Charles Simpson

Tina Simpson
It's time to leave our heritage alone, this is a beautiful picturesque area enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.

Cllr. Mrs.Willbye

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David Burrell
dntttt a fish the doon its the bestt

Jean El Bitar
There are rare plant and animals in the bogland on the outskirts of Dalmellinton if this goes ahead then the bog will dry out and Scotland will lose these forever. I don't know who the enviromental agency that covers this is but hopefully someone on here will know but this must be stopped

margarete paschke
A travesty in the Homecoming Year. Ye banks and braes o bonnie????? The bard will be spinning in his grave! A dry river bed - Wake up and smell the woodbine - Hunterston C

Billy Chalmers
The loch has been

Mr Jonathan M Bone

Jim McGibbney
As Rabbie would say
"Then let us pray that come it may
(As come it will for a' that)
That Sense and Worth o'er a' the earth
Shall bear the gree an' a' that!

This proposed action by Scottish Power is senseless and ill advised ,signalling another nail in the Ayrshire coffin through the prospective loss of Angling revenue.

Andrew Carleton

Jonathan McCann

Connor Stapley
it would be a shame to lose the fish in the river, we can't let this happen!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
grew up next to river what a loss to wildlife etc if it happens

Brian Foster
They will not be content until all the west coast rivers are ruined

Alastair M Paton
The spring run was wrecked with the construction of the dam on Loch Doon and also hinders the smolt run - are we now to see the death knell of salmon in this fine river?

john frew

Stuart Dunsford

Iain Hunter

Anne Johnstone

w millar
Dont we think the lesson should have been learned on the Garry?

Stuart Brabbs

john smith

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The River Doon could not stand to loose this amount of water as it is not a deep river at present, the fish stock would definately sufer.

william clewlow
They killed off salmon fishing in the Ken/Dee system by building the Dee hydro system. Do not allow them to do the same to the Doon.

Paul McKinlay
Having grown up "playing" on the banks of the river and a frequent user of it for fishing and kayaking it would be devastating for this to occur.

Chris Gillatt

euan robertson

f mckenzie
ashamed scottish power

Ian Graham

Neil Meikle
I am from Ayr and the Doon is a remarkable river which should be kept as is.

Martin Watson
You cant take the Doon away. Keep it full of water and memories!

Douglas Cooper

David Findlay

A G McKinlay

Eric Soencksen
Each Atlantic Salmon river represents what amounts to a unique and seperate tribe of this fish, with individual characteristics limited to just it. This sort of damage, the destruction of their spawning grounds, once done cannot be undone. Ban the reduction of water flow in the River Doon.

Ian Bissett
Salmon angling depends upon sensible long term planning and short term measures do not make any sense!
Our river systems are intended for the Scottish people, and not for private water extraction profits.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

malcolm bell

Ed Milne
We must do all that we can to protect Scottish angling and, particularly, our stocks of native salmon. The action being proposed would have an irreversible impact on the River Doon and would have an adverse effect on the tourist industry in Ayrshire.

Quintin Young
Born and brought up in Ayr, I know the Doon well and would consider it a travesty should a foreign based company be allowed to desecrate our heritage.

christine hyder
I love the river -generations of my family have lived by its banks. It must be left in peace to be enjoyed by those who live by it, for it and in it.

Lana Taylor
Leave our water alone !

George Archibald
This country, and its government, cannot, must not, allow such a push for profit to devastate this important, indeed iconic, river. Decision makers, at local and national level, Ayrshire to Holyrood, must act to ensure that this proposed reduction in flow from 45m to 28m gallons never happens thus saving this very important national resource for future generations exactly the way it is now, not spoiled for short term greed and profit by the few. The key to this lies with our government in Edinburgh. Save The Doon!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Chas Milne
What a disgrace - we must protect our Scottish waters and their allied traditions and cultures - what would "Rabbie" have to say in this year of Homecoming!

Bruce Birrell
Typical attitude of the big brother syndrum

John Haining
Our natural resources ought not to be abused in this manner. If they wish to reduce their resources in Spain let them do so - keep off Scotland's resolurces.

Murdo Morrison
This action is completely against conservation actuality. Lowering the level on one river and diverting to another will cause severe damage on the "donor" river and the "receiving" river. Stretches of the donor river will have exposed river bed which will take many years to adjust and the reverse is true for the accepting river where banks and pools will get unwanted additions.
The River Doon is at present a famous trout and salmon river and this type of gross interference will create havoc with spawning salmon and the life of the current trout population.
On the ecology front and on the economic front this action will be a death blow to both aspects.

Jim Weatherston

Hugh Gordon
This type of action by our Electricity companies who put shareholders' interests before the interests of local inhabitants and other users of our environment is, sadly, not uncommon. I see parallels with the massive windfarm developments proposed for the Isle-of-Lewis where vast areas were to be devastated and amenities lost in order to profit multi-national companies. Fortunately, at the end of the day common sense prevailed and plans were ditched after a public inquiry. We must pray that a similar result emerges for the Doon (where I still have to connect with a fish!).

alan gray

Brian Mclaughlin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Andy Logan
A river like the Doon and all the natural environment that goes along with it should not be allowed to be destroyed in the name of profit which is what this proposal would undoubtedly do

dougie hearton

Allan Lawrence
Please let common sense prevail over corporate greed!!!!!!

Donald L Reid
Anything that is likely to adversely effect the River Doon, immortalised by Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns, is unacceptable. I do hope that common sense will prevail and the River Doon will continue to have a large flow of water from Loch Doon that is maintained at a level that will not adversely affect fishing.

Dennis R. Smith
The agreement should be honored!

Nigel Wilson
Our rivers must be protected for future generations.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
we are now paying for letting our utilities go to euorpean owners. Ithought rivers came under the control of Scottish Water Quango.

Norman Kebell

Alan Hogg

David Cade

Scott Thornton

Andy Agnew

Agnes Cook

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Gail Logan

John Kerr

Angelina Fisher

alan symon

Bill Hill
We already subsidise French power bills through EDF. Is there a queue? What's Scottish abour Scottish Power? Save this piece of our heritage

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

MarieCope

David Clark
I used to live in Dalmellington and grew up fishing on the Doon. Hopefully this petition will safeguard the river for years to come. Keep up the good work!

james law
keep this historic river functional for the use of future generations of fishermen and lovers of nature.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Margaret Love

Roger Mortimer

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
this simply cannot be tolerated, it is of historic, cultural and environmental significance

Dr Roger Bennett

Bruce Graham
Fishing provides an outdoor sporting activity for everyone as well as income to the locality. There are few enough fishing rivers on the west coast and it is very important to maintain them for the benefit of all. The prospect of reducing the numbers for quick profit without proper consultation requires challenge. Good luck to you all!

Maurice Jackson
This is not a large river but very much a beautiful river - and, in the style of similar rivers on the west coast of Scotland, full of twists and turns and alive with flora and fauna. I have experienced the joy of catching a fresh run salmon on this river and, following the lead of many others in the sport, returned it to the river in the spirit of conservation of stocks and promotion of the ecology of this fragile eco-system. Alas, that view does not seem to be shared by Iberdrola (Scottish Power). To reduce the water as suggested would make this river no more than a 'wee burn' - destroying its very being, eco-systems and Heritage. And with reference to the Heritage - surely this cannot be allowed to happen - to turn off the Doon in the year of the Homecoming? It is therefore up to each and every one of us to ensure our Parliamentary representatives are made aware of our views. It only takes a moment to email them with your views. So I am lining up with the "Save the Doon" party.

ted hyder
We always enjoy the raft race when we visit Scotland yearly. I would hate to see this and the lovely surrounding area threatened in any way.Let keep the beauty for all to enjoy for the next generation and more.

stuart.cox
Are we in a position to sue Scottish Power for loss of our fishing amenity if the development goes ahead? Responses from Lawyers please!

Alan Reid
This is an outrage

William Steele
I'm apalled that they are seekeing to extract more water from the loch when the river Doon supports the best salmon fishing in the area and - more to the point - is the natural drain away from the loch. How can they even suggest this? Can they not, for example, think of hithing a generator to the outflow from the dam? They did, as I remember establish a power station on the outflow of the tunnel on the other side of the loch draining tinto the hydro scheme. Is there anywhere, or anyone, that I can complain to about this?

Ian Devlin

Ross Hastings
I am only 9 years old and enjoy fishing the Drumgrange and Keirs Beat please dont kill my club or the river think again scottish power

Megan Sinclair

The family

Donald Munro

Simon jeffreys

William Ford
This is a natural habitat that is quite rare in the EU. And the publicity that can be generated by changing the actions and putting in renewable energy infrastructure could outweigh the monetry gain for your Company.

J White
The increase in Hydro generation would be insignificant on a national scale. To destroy a river where the compenstion water has been set by act of Parliament is vandalism and any benefit to the shareholders would be miniscule

June Falconer
I wholeheartedly support this petition. The river Doon must be saved. What gives a foreign company the right to come in and destroy our heritage. The rivers of Scotland belong to the people NOT to a private company!

Colin Pang

Tam
The Doon is a great river and must be preserved for future generations of salmon and Anglers alike

PETER RADULA-SCOTT

robert boyd

johan staels

Paul Staels

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Walter Teugels

bart de kegel

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Teugels Jan

Luc Van Lier

francis hainey
its a discrase what scottish power plan and how the scottish parliment are letting them away with it

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Pascal Van Dooren
Save the Doon from doom

Jeff Born
Having fished the Doon, I believe that any reduction in flow on this river would be a disaster.

Jane Finch

Quinten Fyfe

Graham Gibson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David McCrone

G. Humphries
its not just the fish.....the doon provides good year round kayaking

Nicholas Sperling

Michael Garner

Gordon Stewart

David Laidlaw
It is for present and future generations to enjoy our countryside.
It must not be destroyed by corporate greed.

Kenneth Murray

Dean Bucknell

David Stewart

Sharon

Ian Calcott
Under EU Directives and International obligations(via NASCO),the UK has duties to preserve and enhance its wild Atlantic salmon stocks. The further abstraction of water from the comparatively small catchment area of the Doon would undoubtedly impact on the viability of that river regime to achieve a reasonable target. Yes, it is a spate river, like the Stinchar and so many other smaller Scottish rivers, But, without the NATURAL flows, the ability of such "wee" rivers to maintain and regenerate stocks is heavily compromised. Just ask the biologists. (ends)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mrs T Lockhart

W MC BRIDE

Paul McNeill

Peter Fionda

Mr John Lewis
We have been in contention with Scottish Water over abstraction levels affecting our local river the Hamera. Our community trust was hoping to restock the river as one of a number of initiatives to encourage tourism in the area. I therefore sympathise with the friends of the Doon and wholeheartedly lend my support to this petition.

William Dickson
Former resident of Ayrshire. Frequent visitor. Scotland is famous for its salmin fishing and the SE should protect it more.

James Allingham
Best wishes for your campaign.

Nyah Morgan McSherry
Scottish power should be ashamed , Trying to ruin ANOTHER river its all profit ,profit and more profit. They just do not care a jot about the environment we all love, Its a shame for the local people who live along the doon and the people who enjoy the river. Anglers come from far and wide to fish the doon putting much needed cash into the local economy.

paul de block
solar energy is an option

Jason Conlon

jon mcmillan

MIKE WALKER
Save it for the future of our children and there famlies.They might 1 day be c+r fisherman

Greer Murray

elizabeth petrie
Leave nature to take its own course or near enough

Alun Hughes

Nigel Willis
I have been fighting to save the headwaters of our North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Inverclyde salmon rivers from detrimental and inappropriate industrial development for the last 3 + years with the Save your Regional Park campaign (www.saveyourregionalpark.com). During that time I have been in regular touch with the Ayrshire Rivers Trust attempting to gather their support in objecting to the 10 windfarm proposals within the park which inevitably create severe runoff from the construction of roads, trenches, turbine basis, substations etc. This continues for many years after the construction has finished. So far the Ayrshire Rivers Trust has shown absolutely no interest in supporting the campaign which I find extraordinary.
Regardsless of this, as a keen fisherman, I am delighted to support this campaign to Save the Doon and can only hope that the Ayrshire Rivers Trust support you. Good luck.

Karl
How can trashing our countryside and wildlife be good for the planet?

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

eilidh gilchrist

Tom Gilchrist

Christine Metcalfe
Good Luck. It is important to resist with all possible legitimate means, the wholesale destruction of our landscapes with a form of renewable energy which is as useless as it is harmful. E.g. Braes of Doon. Reports underlining the true facts are increasingly being seen from scientists and engineers. As John O'Donohue noted - 'Landscape is not all external, it has crept inside the Soul.'

James M Bryson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

john noble

n graham-campbell
Hollyrood, under the guise of getting rid of quangos has abolished the Fisheries Committee which used to look after fish where they were adversely affected by Hydro. SEPA should do this now and objects to "Cross catchment transfer" in new schemes.It should object to this.

Lorraine Hawkins

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Douglas Fettes
I feel this reflects the lack of a co-ordinated energy policy for Scotland It is potentially another step in the piecemeal erosion of our countryside . We are in danger of seriously effecting our landscape -one of our best tourist assets - with this short sighted approach.

Dr William B Currie
I’ve fished this lovely river for many years and cannot believe Scottish Power would drain away its life blood. We must fight this terrible threat.

John Beck
Another example of the pursuit of greed by a foreign company to the detriment of the local countryside.

Stuart Whittaker
Ridiculous. Great kayaking would be ruined, like so many other rivers

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I don't imagine that all that extra water will do the Dee river system any favours either.

elizabeth hill
Damaging the ecology of the River Doon cannot possibly support ideas of green energy policies.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

chris saunders
the river doon is a great river for kayaking and open canoeing and would be a serious loss to the outdoor recreation world

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Hannah Theaker

Stephen Murphy
Why are country sports always having to fight their corner, you never hear of football or golf being under threat. It is sad that its always the bloody townie that makes the decisions without understanding the consequences.

AA Bolland

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Once lost it will not be restored

John Chick

Grethe Chick

jim young
this river is not the property of any company,just to do with it as it pleases!!the status quo must be defended

mark mcclure
I think its a joke with whats happening. theres been to much hard work to preserve the salmon stocks on the doon and now they want to make it into a burn

Susan Sweeney

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Danielle Horton

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
An absloutely shocking proposal, and one which flies in the face of environmental progress over recent years which has seen the cleaning up of many of Scotland's rivers, and the subsequent return of salom.

Bill Anderson
The problems of water abstraction must be addressed in a holistic manner including housing development and a more considered legislation introduced.

Gordon Cosh

Robin Innes

David Taylor

Bill Ryce
It would be criminal to allow this to happen to the river, lets leave it as it is for future generations to enjoy.

Kim Cosh
Shame on you Scottish Power(Iberdrola)-Uncaring.Work a bit harder,do more research and come up with a greener alternative!

Stuart Cosh

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

domhnall weir

Giovanni Fionda

liath morrison
keep your hands off oor water scottish power .

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Just a thought - could Scottish Power not build the new turbine on the Doon and thus get the benefit of a flow of 42mgd rather than the additional flow of 17mgd if the diversion to the Dee is allowed? The cost of the extra infrastructure required could easily be absorbed by Scottish Power.

Ellen Townsend

Rick Light

David McFadzean
I grew up plying along the banks of the Doon and using the river for like the Doon raft race, it needs to be left as is

Billy Chalmers
im a keen angler and fish the doon regular

Aileen Griffiths

Claire McCallum
spent many days when i was wee at the doon - preserve it and keep the salmon fishing going!

martin coull
scotland the best country in the world

Karel Munro

Charles Steele
Apart from economic sense for Scottish Power, there can be no good reason to let this go ahead. Fight it all the way!

Hazel Steele

John Anderson
I have been fortunate to have fished The Doon for 33 years in Keirs&Drumgrange AC. It is quite simple that if the flow of water is redused then these magnificent Salmon shall have very litle chance to reach there spawning ground. I have known the Waterside beat all my life and known how hard it is for the Salmon to reach our waters with the flow they already have. These plans are for a Salmon like building a ten foot high wall 300miles wide across the Sarengeti would be to the Wilderbeast..!!! Good luck and lets hope we never lose this Gem of a water we call The Doon.....if not for us,For all the wildlife!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Frank Whiton

Craig Morrow

ian wilson
very typical propasal from a profit driven organisation.

Dougie Givens
This surely is a no-brainer.The Doon & its water must remain.

John Gibson

Debbie Givens

Jillian MacLaurin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ian Mahon

Yvonne Givens

ALISTAIR CAMPBELL
River life and matural beauty spots like this need to be preserved. A mulitnational like Scottish Power should not be allowed to get there way, even if it is for renewable energy.

Iain Campbell

Andrew Harper

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David Shields
What exactly are the EU regulations to increase power output? Are there no other options to achieve this goal? What happened to EU/British/Scottish environmental policies? Yes, we require more environmentally friendly power generation, but not at the expense of ruining the environment surely.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Stuart McCulloch

Dorothy Barmby

Shona Fraser

John Douglas
Look at the River Garry in Perthshire - an example of abstraction and a disgrace to Scotland.

Colin Andrew

Barry Kerr

Brian Deuchar

Jim Shoebridge
It beggars belief that thus could happen to OUR waterways.

Jill Craig

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Magda

Colin Andrew

David Costigane

David Grant
A development (far) too far.

steve mc connell

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Alex Hewitson

Sharon Gooding-Hill

Tom Gooding-Hill

Angela McAllister

denis whitfield

Jimmy Jewitt
Haven't we caused enough damage to nature and our envirement.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Julia Henderson

Alan Watson
To divert anymore water from the Doon would be an environmental disaster and must not be allowed.

Gordon Brown

Scott Harkness

L.G.ADAMSON

Allan Henderson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Patricia McKeand

Peter Coull

Alex Hewitson

Stuart Thomas

Mr, Mrs W Kellock
As former residents of Dalmellington we fully support this Petition and hope you have a successful outcome .

Margaret Graham
This area is a tourist area because of Robert Burns and the Brig o Doon. I have seen otters in the river. Taking water away will have an impact on the wildlife and the ecology of the river. Scottish Power is removing water to help generate power that they can sell.

Chris Coghlan
As a recent and frequent visitor to the beautiful River Doon I was dismayed to hear that the Scottish Power proposal was even being condidered. I have seen the detrimental effects of similar actions carried out in other countries including Australia. Please do not destroy this natural resource.

Bob Boyd
King fisher

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Graeme Watt

j.allison

James Webster
Why not use turbines at the mouth of the river without any change in course.

Colin McLean
I urge the Scottish Government to action to prevent this irreversible natural disaster

Alan Brown

sian williams

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Jim Gibson
Have these people no idea of the feelings of the country?
This would be a disgrace

Martin Donachy
I've fished the River Doon for the past 10 years. It has become a friend who has helped keep me sane in a turbulent world! I will not stand by and allow my friend to be abused in this way.

Gillain Smart
The Doon and its associated wetlands are a very important Local Wildlife Site recognised by the Ayrshire Biodiversity Action Plan. The current volume of water is essential to sustain the conservation interest.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Jennifer Hogg

colin hunter
Best of Luck!

Alastair Wilson
Having been brought up in Alloway, next door to the Doon, I feel that any diminution of its grandeur will be a severe loss to the local environment, to tourists, and the community in general, especially if the power to be garnered from the river is equal to two piddling wind turbines.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

mike scott

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
As a resident who lives alongside the River Doon, I object strongly to the proposed plan. The quality of the river and those who work on it, is maintained by its flow. It is shortsighted to reduce the volume of water flow.

John Kellie
Hope very much that you are successful.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David Thomson

Allan Cooper

Liz Cooper

G K Cooper

Paul Lang

Julie Conway

Sam Donnelly
I love the Doon, I spend most of my days there !
If the Doon goes it's just another thing Ayr is losing!

Andrew Carmichael

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ellen Carmichael

Colin Neville
Salmon Saviours Unite !

margaret desport
thank you to Mr Cosh and Mr Scott for dealing on behalf of the residents of Ayrshire.

Caroline Moore

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I work within the RE development industry, in particular EIA for project proposals. This is a clear example of a proposal carrying unacceptable significant direct adverse environmental impacts. SNH and SEPA should be able to stop this proposal. Its amazing to think that no one within Scottish Power has had the ability to see the inherent flaws of such a plan and allowed it to progress this far, they have shot their credibility.

Marie Leck

Andrew Bulfin
After they finish stealing the water and it's no longer a river, what will they call it. . . BURN DOON!

Jean Bulfin

Richard Carlton

Michelle Bulfin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Lawrence Thornton

Blythe Bulfin
Taking the water away from the river takes the history away from the valley

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Iain Mayhieson
Another example of big business (foreign) trying to impoverish the countrside for its own private benefit

Rob Bulfin

Max Bulfin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This is the typical modern emphasis on short term (financial) gain at the expense of the irreplacable.

Susan Christie
I hope you save the Doon

Douglas Munro

Steve White
Will the last person leaving Ayrshire please turn out the lights (or turn off the water if there's any left).

Karen Pickles

David Bain

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Alex. S. Clark
We cannot have a repeat of the destruction of the Perthshire Garry.

ALLAN C. DOUGLAS
DONT LET THIS WATER GO DOON THE SWANNIE

Norman Faulds
The benefits of the plan are far outweighed by what would be lost. "Scottish" Power is a misnomer for a company weakened by its EU connections. Tell this latest Spanish Armada to pillage their own country.

R Roberts - G Roberts
Hands off our beautifull River Doon

Emily E. Paterson

GinaLillycrop

Douglas Snowden
This river must be protected against big business and it's self interest. This river contributes so much to the area, it cannot be allowed to die. I sign this petition with little hope of beating "the system" but in the hope that common sense will prevail.

alan macdonald

Mark McNulty

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Thanks for taking up this cause. Please do not add my name to any emailing list, or sell/rent it, or in any way allow this expression of my opinions to bring more mail upon me.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Pearce, F. (2006) When the Rivers Run Dry, Transworld Publishers, ISBN 1903919576/9781903919576 provides interesting examples of the environmental consequences of ill judged water management projects.

FRANK FREW

Jennifer Hainey
From Ayr originally and used to cycle all around, including down by the Doon. A beautiful part of Ayrshire's history which should remain as it is.

M.Wiggins

Irene E. Bartholomew
.... another case of big corporations selling us down the river!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John Rainey

Ross Cameron
It would be a disgrace to see the Doon reduced to a meager trickle. Scottish Powers plans would damage not just the ecology of the area but also the tourist industry based around Burns country,as it would be fair to say that the Doon is the artery that runs through many of Burn's iconic works.

Donna McBride
Just another attempt of destoying whats left of Scotland....I thought we got rid of Maggie Thatcher!!

Stephen Dibdin

David McBride

marc Jones
This is a scottish landmark.

Caroline Campbell

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
We need to stand together to save our beautiful countryside from these corporations who believe they can do what they want without repercussion and accountability.

Greg Fleming

Steven Healy
The river must be preserved if not then what is next for the power companies.

simon kerr

Daniel Campbell

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Sandy Pratt
Put the enviroment before profit as not all rivers run deep to line the pockets of the fat cats.
Good luck with your campaign

nicola chung

caroline chung

peter chung

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Save the Doon, best idea yet. Dont give into the power companies

Isobel Russell
This is outrageous as is Scottish Power's plans (approved)for a huge electricity sub station on a flood plain at Moffat.

Allison McConnell

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

keith sutherland
as a keen salmon angler i think what scottish power are proposing to do could have large effect on future runs of fish and totally against the idea.

paul shannon
seen this on scotland today and i am deeply against it

Norman McKee

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Rita Docherty

James Stevenson
I was brought up in a village on the banks of the river Doon and would not like this beautiful river defiled in any way.

gordon robertson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This is a beautiful and important part of ayrshire and would be criminal if Scottish Power's intentions were to come to fruition. I an doing this for the future generations including my grandchildren who adore this river.

Robert J parker
My wife and I were married and had our reception at the hotel on July 30 1959.We love the river Doon and especially the brig. We come back often( most recently last year and rented a cottage in Alloway.We are appalled!

Enid Gray

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Eddie McGuire
The Chinese folk group Harmony Ensemble have been learning The Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon and played it at last year's River Festival in Glasgow with the Scots group The Whistlebinkies; see www.harmonyensemble.co.uk and www.whistlebinkies.co.uk Therefore both groups have agreed to support your campaign. (I play with these groups) - Eddie McGuire

Margaret Parker

Tom Ralph
The river Doon is a fine Salmon River in the midst of wonderful scenery and is of considerable benefit to the local economy. It is naturally occurring resources like this that put Scotland on the map and generate worldwide attraction and appeal. It represents a resource that other countries would love to have but cannot replicate. I urge the Scottish Executive to act responsibly and preserve the river Doon in its natural state for present and future generations to enjoy.

M.Wood
Everyone in the world must try to cut back on the use of energy rather than increase demand .

Dennis Johnston

peter semple
this project must be seen as anti-green with the prospect of loss of aquatic habitat and dire threat to aquatic species -

jim little

david logue
I think this proposal needs a serious rethink regarding how one creates an adequate balance between ecology & power. Any further diversion of water is not the answer as indeed has already been made clear by the earlier parliamentary agreement.

Alan Ferguson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John Hannah

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Gillian Hannah

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Words fail me! Must NOT be allowed to happen!

margaret jackson

John McKnight

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Robin
I understand that not all information contained on this sight is an accurate portrayal of the situation. What are the ACTUAL FACTS - is this more scaremongering?

Tam Campbell

stuart llewelyn

Thomas McKnight

James Fleming
No more assets to the God of Profit

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Human being take too much of everything. Do we really have the right to destroy the habitat of so many animals. We should use less electricity. We used to have none.

Robert Knox
No way can we let them take that ammount of water out of the doon. They say they will improve the river ladders for salmon etc but the salmon wont come up the doon if theres not enough water flowing down it in the first place. Why should we give up our rivers for businesses to make more profits from us

G Griffith
save the River Doon for future generations.

Colin Johnston

Dougie Mcmillan

Gordon Steele

alan kerr
saddest thing I have heard in years, gotta be stopped......

David Parker
Save the doon!

Brian McKnight

nuke laloosh

Spooner

Darren Murphy

emer tannam

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Kai Brinker

Christopher Steele

Willie Munn
We must keep this beautiful river as it is!!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Lesley McGowan
This should be stopped right now, the Scottish government has to ensure that this does not happen.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Sahar

CHRIS TURNER

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Pat Huntley

joan alexander

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This seems to be an intuitively bad idea.

Marie richmond

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Progress is necessary but not at the expense of nature

Elizabeth Allan

Sandra Olm McRae
I strongly believe in renewable power. But it is not sustainable if it endangers wildlife elsewhere.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

James Crawley
I grew up in Alloway, next to the last few miles of the Doon before it reaches the sea. I also spent much time up at Loch Doon. Every part of that river is part of me. It's life and history is part of Ayrshire, working Ayrshire, natural Ayrshire, historical Ayrshire, cultural Ayrshire. Changing any part of it would be nothing short of tragedy. It already suffers during dry summers. The footprint that would be left if this goes ahead would be felt at every level, for little gain to anyone.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Deborah Biggar

Sophie Denton

Ewan Seaford
Please help save the doon. Together we can all make a difference

Richard Clark CMLI
I lived in Ayrshire as a child and played on the River Doon. Now as a chartered landscape architect I consider the environmental impact of what Scottish Power propose completely unacceptable. The river and all that it contributes to local environment and economy must be protected.

Jean Connelly
Too many of our beautiful areas are being devasted , it's time to stop.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

L Foster

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

lindsay kerr

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Lets conserve our heritage, save the Doon.

Lauri Vuorela

Lisa Kappler

John Braid

Paul Bertellotti
I grew up in Ayr and swam in the Doon every summer. Why should future generations of kids be deprived of that privilege, or should I say right, just so a power company can make more money. Not to mention the potential economic and environmental ramifications and the effect on the natural beauty of the area. Why don’t Scottish power use more of their profits for researching wave power or other renewable sources that don’t negatively impact people, animals and environment, I’m sure they have plenty to spare.

Colin Rodie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Surely Scottish Power does not have to deface Scotland further. Rabbie must be 'birling' in his grave!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Alistair Steele
Don't let the Spaniards make money under the 'green' badge.

Alma Mccaffery
More than happy to sign this petition. This could happen to any and every river!!!!

Lynn Steele

Katren Bertellotti

maureen anderson

yvonne lindsay

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Dara Herlihy

david brown

Helen Yates

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Michael Kelly

Lisa Bertellotti
100% support for this. Save the Doon!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Rob Johnson

Remo Bertellotti
Ther must be an alternative. This is an easy way out.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Agnes & Noel Sturrock
Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon - If our tourism is to survive, we must say No to such foolhardy schemes.

John Kerr

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ivar MacAry
The Doon is a great Salmon River and it is a wonderful asset to Ayrshire and the West of Scotland. The proposal to reduce flow will mess up this quality fishing. The current compensation flow is required to fish the river properly and guarantees good fly fishing conditions and allows all legal methods to be fished at all times throughout the season. The proposed reduction in flow will prevent and not allow the river to be fished. I am a visiting angler who brings his whole family to the area we stay B&B and also rent Holiday Accommodation + spend plenty in the local economy. The proposed change to flow rates will force me to look elsewhere for my fishing and Family Holiday.
How may more folks will take my view and look elsewhere. The answer is that it will be the vast majority of anglers who currently fish the Doon.
The river and its ecology is currently not broken so Scottish Power please leave the Doon well alone.

Karen MacAry

colin douglas
being brought up in bellsbank i always fished the doon as a kid and still do to this day, so it would be a great shame to lose it. the salmon couldnt survive without its usual water

mw&mrspmthomson
not necessary or beneficial to the area

Kate Ewing

Jennifer Burn

Euan Brown

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Cameron Cosh
Don't ruin the river!

Max Bulfin

sharon cameron

w. moonie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I grew up at the foot of the Doon and know well about the Kirkcudbright Dee hydro facilities. It saddens me that the beauty and diversity of one could be endangered by the potential profitability of the other.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Apart from the local economy and environmental issues I hate that a Spanish company is now making decisions that affect our economy. As a Scottish Power customer for both electricity and gas I would not look on this favourably if it were to go ahead and would take my business elsewhere. I urge other scottish power customers to do the same.

HUGH KERR HILSTON
I WAS BORN IN AYR 1955 AND CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE SITUATION DOSE NOT MIRROR THE ABSOULTE MISMANAGEMENT THE THE RIVER MURRAY ONE OF AUSTRALIAS MOST IMPORTANT RIVER SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY (PREVIOUS HISTRORY OF RIVER MANAGEMENT MAKES FOR A LONG BATTLE WITH AUTHORITIES) GOOD LUCK TO ALL SUPORTERS.

kenny
forget the environment when Scittish Power want to make even more money! this cant go ahead.

Janet Laurie
Very Sad,I hope the River Doon is saved.

Michael Hamilton

Arden Kirkman

Steven Broadhead

J. L. Miller.
To many of our wildlife places are lost in this country, to lose a salmon river is a crime.

Andrew King

jane read

Lauren Kerr

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Myra McLanaghan

steven lynch

ANGUS MELDRUM
I fish the lovely River Doon which has been revitalised over recent years by the great personal efforts of locals like David Cosh and others. This blatant community, economic and leisure vandalism proposed by Scottish Power and their Spanish absentee landlords MUST AND WILL BE STOPPED. It is easy to sit all day in gleaming ivory-tower corporate headquarters looking at global financial figures but those directors who see the wider picture should exercise their Corporate Responsibilities and get out to meet local people and businesses and see for themselves what their narrow-focussed engineers are proposing to destroy AND PUT A STOP TO IT NOW !! All customers of Scottish Power in their home or business should send an E Mail to the following 3 people giving them the www.savethedoon.com weblink and saying they will change their supplier to a competitor if this Scottish Power proposal goes any further :

Nick Horler, CEO, Scottish Power (via his PA) :-alison.kerr@scottishpower.com

Phil Henderson, Head of Public Affairs, Scottish Power :- phil.henderson@scottishpower.com

For the Attention of the President and CEO of Iberdrola in Bilbao :- informacion@iberdrola.com.

Or via their websites. Check them out below :- http://www.iberdrola.es/webibd/corporativa/iberdrola?IDPAG=ESWEBGRUPO_SEDES

http://www.scottishpower.com/ManagementTeam.asp

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

D.J.McLennan
Scottish Power,All they know is the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

Lex McTaggart

David Gray
Quite simply this must not be allowed to happen.

Sandra Morgan

Linda Gray

Katie Huss

Brian Yates

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

mike honcho

James McNeil

Allan Watson

Eddie Telford
Spain have already stolen our fishing stocks from the sea around Britain - Now they are strting on our rivers!!!!!!

Ross Lennox

ronnie muir

Lindsay Gray

Angus Inglis

Moira Gray

Mr & Mrs James Gourlay
Having lived by the River Doon, for most of our lives,we love this river and it is part of our national heritage and known world wide through Robert Burns. On a practical note, in the slow moving parts of the river, there are already none native weeds which would proliferate if the flow reduced.

Wendy Hewitson

Andrew Grant

T Stuart

Wendy Christie
Both my parents were born & bred on the Doon (Dalmellington & Dalrymple) so it is very special to me ... as well as being a thing of beauty. Why change what nature intended.

E.M.Paton

Lynn Campbell

maggie lees

William Alexander

Kate Lockhart

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

john, fiona eaglesham

John Haston

Wendy Parker
shame on you

Jennifer Anderson
Our friends and family use parts of this beautiful stretch of countryside for exersize, relaxation and learning our kids the benefits of nature and our environment. This action would have a profoudly negative effect on the wild life and environment which is simply not acceptable. Furthermore i believe it will impact Scottish Power negatively when more people get to hear this news as we have. It certainly makes you reconsider who you would choose for energy, if this is there solution. I shall certainly be passing this on to my client base.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David McClymont
I simply am stunned by this proposal. the Doon is a beautiful small river and cannot stand this proposed reduction in flow

Anne Maxwell

Holly Bryce

lorna lelland

Dr Stuart Holms
Utter madness!On many days in the year, a reduction in the flow envisaged would essentially mean a dry river bed.The economic basis of this whole proposal is questionable,and must surely be based on satisfying political requirements along with appropriate subsidies.Keep this beautiful river flowing properly and find a more efficient and sensible way to generate the power.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Chrissy W

Mathias D.

Ger Connolly

Dr A D Portno

Jamie Younger
I object strongly to this proposal whoch will do more harm than good.

N.Eddie-Lees

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
the river doon should be getting it,s full suply of water into the river..

Bill Nolan
This is not just about look after the Doon for the benefit of present-day anglers but, more importantly, ensuring that their children, grandchildren and future generations can enjoy one of Ayrshire's finest rivers. Time to tell this Spanish company: "No way, Jose!" or, more politely, "Lo siente - quien quiera saber, que compre el pueblo!".

Laura Craig

sheila

jacqui welsh

martin darroch

Mrs. Helen Paterson

Dr. Martin Paterson

Jan Smith
As a very frequent visit to the area, the Doon is one of my favourite spots - being extremely unspoilt and full of wildlife in areas. A reduction in waterflow as proposed would be disastrous to the fish, birds and other wildlife that inhabit this river and its surrounds. This cannot be allowed to happen.

Gillian Murray
The Doon is a stunning river producing a high abundance of quality fish. It is a valued feature of Ayrshire and popular with the locals, fishermen and nature enthuasists. It would be a high disappointment if Scottish Power were to get their claws into the River.

Yvonne Ralph
Save this beautiful River for future generations to enjoy.

Katie Peters

Mystic Tomato

David Eaglesham

John McCallum

Janice McCallum

John McCallum (jnr)

Isabella Dovaston

Janie Miller

John Duncan

susan buckingham
In my experiance this river is not just wonderful in itself but hosts such a variety of wild life its almost exceptional.

Matt Steel
manos de mi río!

Claire Knowles

Tracy Armstrong

J Szimaitis
Have noticed a change in the river since the start of open cast mining in the area. I think that to reduce the flow rate would be even more detrimental.

Frances McGill

Fiona Munro

James I. Merry
Scotland is "The land oif rivers" and unless we preserve them they will be lost for good. Just look at the once famous River Garry should anyone need an example of what happens when water is extracted!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Pauline Brown

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Alastair McLeod
With environmental issues being so high-profile these day, and all sorts of new environmental legislation in place, I am appalled that such a damaging proposal is even legally possible, never mind contemplated. I am certainly against it.

Craig Beck

Bobby Don
An act of criminal irresponsibility

Alex.Hendrie

L.Hendre

linda mcclurkin

Moira Kennedy
The River Doon is an integral part of Ayrshire history, is a key tourist asset and its delicate ecosystem should be left unharmed. The proposed carnage is on a par with the proposed wind farm at Culzean. Both presented under the guise of the 'green' umbrella. Earn money - but not at the expense of another iconic Ayrshire landscape.

Wendy Cohen
This MUST not happen

Paul Cohen

Ross McNeillie
Theres too much wildlife, and beauty at stake. Any less water flowing through, and it`ll be down to a trickle! Also, many people use the river for fishing, and water sports.

Lorna Gordon
Please sign the petition and help to keep the Doon beautiful. Don't let 'progress' take it away.

Douglas Cameron
Scottish Power !!!! would love to see their Corporate Social Reposibility Policy ?????

Kerry-Anne Robertson

Ian Montgomery
I find it hard to believe that this is even being considrered! Apart from the Doon's obvious heritage with Scotland's greatest known figure, Robert Burns, it is also a very successful Salmon river. Something which is on the decline in The UK and should be preserved at all costs!

Berthold Schöbitz

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

H.M.Johnstone

alison park

david park

Michela Girardi

Julie McTaggart

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Liz Bell

Robert Maund
As I understand it, River Basin Management Planning will become a statutory obligation by the end of the year under a European Directive. Under such arrangements, one river should not be improved at the expense of another which seems to be the most likely outcome of Scottish Power's proposal . The River Basin Planning responsibility appears to lie with SEPA and as such Scottish Power have jumped the gun and their proposals are premature and unacceptable in their present form.

Nicol Manson

Beverley Manson

Mallory Colby

Yvonne Paterson

Paul Turner

william kennedy

ann miller
I was born and brought up in Dalmellington and spent many happy times picnicing and fishing with my dad both by the river and at loch doon.

Derek Wilson
Why doesnt Scottish power / Iberdrola use Spanish Rivers etc..!!!?

TOM WHALEN
GREED.

Gordon McSkimming

Christopher Gribble
I grew up within 400m of the Doon estuary and have walked in the Galloways since I was 16 and would strongly oppose anything that threatens the river.

Agnes Hall

Lynne Selbie

Brian Pluthero
Stop playing with nature. Let the doon run naturaly

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Euan Straiton

Lynsey Henderson

Dawn MacIntyre

scott strickland
get yer water else where!!!!profit is all these companys think of,but if you've got a fault with your power it takes them days to fix it!!please leave the doon alone!

Arnot McWhinnie
Just remember what happened to Perthshire's River Garry which is now a dry gulch where salmon used to spawn. Don't let them get away with it!!! Silver Wilkie, angling writer, Daily Record.

Brian Stapley

Trevor Hailstones

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Our beautiful river should not in any way be changed

james beatson

Jane Kubicki

David Currie
The Doon riverbank walk is enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. As a tourist attraction, the Cambusdoon section is part of the Burns designated "Blue Bonnet" walk and should not be spoiled.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Good Luck, all the best!

Jack Glenny
Our rivers are the natural lifeblood of the land. We must not allow money grabbing Philistines to drain our very veins.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The children of Dalmellington Primary School have invested their time and a great deal of effort to care for the health of the river, by cleaning up tributary streams and releasing hatched Salmon twice already. They plan to hatch and release salmon alevin again in 2010 in association with Ayr Rivers Trust. They built a bird watching hide on the Bogton Loch, which had it's opening celebrated in June 2009. What message does the abstraction of the water from the Doon give to these children who are being encouraged to care for their environment to have it jeopardised by ill considered foreign business? This will affect the financial wellbeing of the area, with repercussions on tourism,farming. The well being of an area of considerable beauty which has had its resources, its employment and the health of its inhabitants,put at risk through hardship associated with mining.
The Doon is enjoyed by inhabitants and visitors with the River Doon being at the very heart of many activities enjoyed in the area.An area famous for its attractive, magical, picturesque river.

Stephen Heaney
This is the flip side of the "environmental" coin. The green fascists never consider the impact of their own views and schemes. What is Scotland without its scenery?

Patrick Grace

Andrew Gribble

Tim Slatter
Totally unnecessary. Nobody wants this other than Scottish Power Shareholders.

Oliver Kubicki

Janet Finlay

Matt Finlay

Frances Higgins

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Too beautiful to be messed about with leave it alonr

ken struthers

William G Dickson

Stephen Lynn

Margaret Lynn

Gordon Anderson
Scotland produces more electricity than it uses already, this is pure greed in Scottish Powers part to rake in even more money, I could see the point if we were to benefit by a reduction in our bills, but we don't

Seth G Meehan
Hopefully this petition will do good.

Sandra Munro

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The River Doon is what makes living in Ayr so beautiful. If people continue to take away natural beauty they will ruin the town. I feel panicked by this potential action. The river must be saved.

Jono Rourke

Sam Davidson

M.M.Davidson

Jodi Downard

Alisdair Jamieson

Andrea Holms

Eilidh Ritchie
I grew up in Doonfoot and it would b the biggest shame to loose the Doon, I vist regularly as my parents still live there.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ferris Walker
Born and bread in Ardrossan, Ayrshire.
Maintain and preserve the Doon for all!

Steven Larmour

Karen Sharp

john lucas

Diane Lowrie

Jack Howard
As a fervent admirer of Robert Burns and as a Scotsman now in exile in England, I have no hesitation in signing this petition.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Marjorie Ross
The Doon has played a big part in my life.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Angela McFadzean

norman barker
Save the Doon its a unique run of water which to alot of locals is the only thing left from days gone by, that is still part of the past.To alter the levels of water being released is utterly disgraceful and an insult to myself and other fellow fisherman on this body of water and more.

john kerr

Jill Glas

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

john williamson
Happy to support this effort for the future of all our salmon rivers

Kenny McCormick
I had permit couple of years back for the doon and it would be a great loss to have such renouned river destroyed.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Liz Robb

Alex Irvine

Melanie Benson

Craig Murray

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
please save our natural history for the sake of our children and our future

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
must be saved for its natural beauty and wonderful fishing

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

colin gibson

DAVID NIXON
Landscape Worth Saving..!!!

alex innes

tom calderwood

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
long live the doon

stephen haining
they are ruinig our countryside and putting an end to our hobbies just to pwer more light bulbs and tv's.

William Gibson
I was at one time Vice President of Ayrshire Angling Association and remember signing the Lease for trout Fishing in Loch Doon. I live in the north now but trust this petition can stop the River Doon Salmon fishing from being damaged.

Sheena Burrell
The Spanish have taken control for profit of Scotland’s most scenic sites by stealth ie even the hydro-power station @ Loch Awe. Why are we unable to manage & control our own heritage?

THOMAS GORDON

Alastair Robertson
I fully support your efforts - we must not let the blind pursuit of profit (for a few) completely destroy destroy the environment (for all of us).

Hugh McRobert
Diabolical leave things alone

Elaine Simpson
We support this campaign so much that my husband is Twittering everyone!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
preserve our rivers,wild life and lively hoods from being even moor efected in this ever changing climate.

Wendy Annan

t stevenson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Don't do Hydro Quebec did to James Bay in northern Quebec!!

Ian Allison
I have already signed the petition at Ayr Flower Show and have obtained six more names on leaflets obtained there. Please supply an address to send these to.

alex nimmo

Jim Burns

John McAspurn
The plans to ectract water will destroy the Salmon and Sea Trout fishing and the general ecology of the river system for short term financial gain, totally un acceptable

ALAN IERLAND

Thomas Fisher

Andy Holland
I have had the pleasure of fishing this beautiful river being a wheelchair user this is one of the few rivers wheelchair user can access,changing the river you will deprive other disabled anglers of this pleasure

kathleen murray

Anne Ritchie

James Ritchie

Greg Thomson

sandra Ferguson
We will soon have no beautiful country side left

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

sandra McCormick

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Carol Duguid

maryann mcewen

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
don't let us loose this one

Susan Wilkinson

David Plumpton
Do not ruin this rever. This scheme will ruin it.

Mary Hubble
The Doon is part of the beauty of Scotland
we should be saving it not destroying it

david ferguson

Freda Loudon
We need to protect our natural resources from corporate greed.

les lawson

joan lawson

Bill McCreadie
Iberdrola is state run and in the last year have ripped off thousands of spanish people and a lot of us foreigners there seems to be no control over them here hope you have more success

J A Prentice

JAMES WOTHERSPOON

Hamish Wilson

S Dempster

Donald McNeill
SCOTTISH POWER contravenes the Trade Description Act - SPANISH POWER would not

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Henry J R Simpson
As a director of River Doon Trout Co Ltd supplying brown trout and rainbow trout to many angling clubs and fisheries in the area, I have to say that a reduction in flow of the River Doon would have a serious and detrimental effect on our fish farm at Dalrymple which has been operating under our ownership since 1980.We are licensed to operate here by various Scottish Authorities and would expect them to support our business which is important to the local economy.We will do all we can to help those fighting the proposal and would welcome the support from all those who regard us as an important member of the local business community.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Henry Birney

Ebeth McCurdie

Alan Roe

william connell
I am a friend of Henry Simpson of River Doon Trout Company at Dalrymple and have known him for over 15 years and do not wish to see my friend's business harmed by this outrageous proposal.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Leave oor wee river alain.

KAREN GRIER

Kenny Birney

Robert Miller
Happy to support this effort for all our rivers as this act of industrial vandalism will no doubt be shown as a "green initiative" by Scottish Power and the Scottish Parliament to the public at large

Kirsty Cuthbertson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ian Stewart
River salmon is already deplted. can only get worse.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Frank Hannan
Save the Doon

Gail Gray
This proposal "SavetheDoon" must be won at all costs. The alternative doesn't bare thinking of- it would be a tradgedy.

Bill Gray
Not only should the Doon be saved but all the wildlife associated with it. What will happen to the bog area just west of Dallmellington? I understand this bog is one of the most important bog areas in southern Scotland!!!

Laura

william limond

Gavin Hunter
Dont be so silly

Patrick Snee

D Maclean
The levels in the river Doon are so low at times that there are very few fish. This plan would ruin the river

Andy Carnochan
Scottish Power?? What a joke. Spanish asset strippers and profit maximisers at Scotlands expense. And Japanese and Italian distillery owners producing our national drink. Where will it all end? Rabbie Burns and William Wallace will be spinning in thier graves. Disgusted!!!

Ian Henderson
The river Doon is beautiful and iconic, destroying it would be an awful act.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
the history alone should stop the death of this river - leave it alone!

willie reddox

scott robertson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Andy Cannell
I am not too familiar with many parts of the River Doon. I am secretary of Ayr Angling Club and think this will not only affect the fishings. The wildlife will surely suffer, along with the many people who enjoy sporting activities and relaxing by the water. As it stands I am very concerned with the prospect of loosing a long relationship with River Doon Trout Company who we have purchased our fish from for many years. This will be just one, of I don’t know how many businesses that could end up down the plughole. WE ALL SHOULD TAKE PART IN THIS TO PUT A STOP TO IT NOW!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ian Bigham

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Linda Clark
So....what happened to preserving our natural environment? I know things don't stand still and power generation is important - but use some common sense and keep the Doon flowing!

John McLaughlin

mary c. steele

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Lindsay Rankin
We do not want this river the same as the Invernesshire Garry

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Iain Foster
Disgraceful! Those of us who are Scottish Power customers should vote with our feet and move to a different energy supplier. A small gesture but worthwhile.

Sheona McCutcheon

Richard Wheeler

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
let things be

Kirsty McKeown

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

M Dickinson

Kay Bennett
This is a totally unacceptable desecration of the natural habitat of many species and vandalism of one of our most beautiful rivers and surrounding areas. It is not even necessary which makes it worse.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
My family hailed from Scotland in the early 1700's. Please do not ruin Scotland before I have a change to take my son, to see it!

DONOAN LEITCH

John Cairns

Elizabeth Bailey

gavin fox

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Johnathan Dinwoodie
Its sad to think that no matter how many people sign this petition the government will have there way. Its all down to our future the locals will not benefit from this. The fat cats sitting on there A**E all day are the only winners. Itl be sad to see the River in such a state.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

W.Forrester

Hugh Flannagan

Stuart Donaldson
Yet another corporate venture which takes no account of local environmental issues.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

McCutcheon T.M.
Whilst electricity generation is without doubt very necessary there must be ways of achieving it other than blighting a river celebrated in song and story.

RON PATERSON

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I spent my childhood in Dalmellington, and have many fond memories based around the river Doon, i can't believe that i'm signing a petition to save a RIVER! i mean come on, global warming, fine, a freak natural disaster, i'll take it. But a COMPANY deciding that the river isn't necessary just isn't on. Stop playing god, keep Dalmellington the way it is, and don't take away a cultural landmark.

Kevan Hazlett

Julie McGinley

John Rogers

David Hogarth

Gary Maclean
To distroy such a lovely river would be devistating for generations to come and a great loss to the local businessess.

Pamela Harvey

Jim Murphy
This valley is always being robbed of resources with nothing being put back in return. Tell Scottish Power tae G.T.F. There was never a natural outflow into the Dee system from Loch Doon in the first place.

Sam Glenn
Plain Madness

spartacus
Water is the new oil. This is only the beginning.

Alan Pole
This website must be brought to the attention of all. The action of Scottish Power, if succesful, would have a serious effect on the appearance of the surrounding area and we as a County can hardly afford any further loss in tourist revenue which the anglers currently bring in. This must be stopped.

Ann Marie Chalmers

Michael Chalmers

Scott Latimer

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
My children deserve nothing better than to see their counrtyside maintained as it should be. I'm sure people in Spain will appreciate how development has destroyed villages and a way of life.

Laura Chidwick

Martin Linford

Richard Veitch

colin david lowson

Douglas Rae
Great river for kayaking on the Ness Glen section. It is currently one of the few white water sections in the country you can kayak all year round.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
the river doon is a bueatiful place that i visit on a regular basis & it should NOT be altered.

Stuart Kirby
Jeeeez...hands off Espana

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Andrew S.Howie
What little we have left must be preserved.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Dorna Louise Wilson Revie

Jean Barclay`

Lisa McKenna

jacqueline brodie

A Gilgallon

Olivia Gibb
It is our responsibility to protect this beautiful river and allow it to be enjoyed by future generations.

JJ Valletta
The river doon is amazing and should be preserved!!!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I feel that it is important that the environment is protected although there is a tension between harnessing natural energy and destroying the habitat of animals. There should be the possibility of compromise

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ynez Stuart

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

andy fitzsimmons

David Fulton

Ellen Fulton

wallace kerr
loch doon and the riverdoon are a vital part of our ayrshire heritage,as well as a source of income, through its many visitors and fishermen

john Stuart
I am a regular user of the Doon both as a fisherman and as a canoeist and I am hugely concerned by the impact of this proposal upon this local resource. in addition the impact of the decreased flow on already diminished Atlantic salmon stocks is a matter of considerable concern for the local economy.

George Leligdowicz
With wild salmon in decline we need to preserve as much of their natural habitat as possible

Michael Thomas

Austin D Lafferty

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
why should the doon suffer to satisfy share holders.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

alan patterson

liz law

Anna Slaven

andrew graham-stewart

Robert Clark

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This must not happen to the Doon and the Garry (Perth and Invernesshire) must be restored

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

michael pitt

Alan Ayre
Marketing madness

George Campbell

JOHN CAVENS
surely salmon for the future is a better option than profit.

Rosemary Dixon
Well done we must save the beauty that is around us

Brian Lennox
It would be a tragedy if this proposal is allowed to go ahead.

R McCart

erni upton
seperate e.mail to angus meldrum re petition

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Katie Lennox

anne griffiths

Judith Lennox

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mike Zarro

Douglas Thow
"Green" is the new "Red" - destroy what people cherish in the name of a misplaced cause.

Francis Rooney
The area needs someone to come and bring some good news for a change. We have been robbed of our resources for years which have been the mainstay of the Ayrshire economy but still get looked on, especially by people from |Ayr, as some sort of second class citizens. Our politicians, if you could call them that, have never ever been interested in trying to improve things or even bother to listen to any type of suggestion which could help to create work in the Doon Valley.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

jean macdonald

Liz Williamson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

colin loudon

Heather Calder

natalie picken

Daniel Traynor
Save The Doon

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
it is an important part of history robert burns used to go there beat that and who destroys it gay

Billy

Margaret Lynch

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

claire dillon
save this beautiful river in such wonderful countryside!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
The River Doon is surrounded by beautiful land which should not be destroyed by further disrupting it's flow of water. Scotland gets enough rain and it should be possible to 'trap' some of this water to meet the needs of the corporate giants.

Jimmy Gibb
Scotland's rural economy should be nurtured and reshaped with great care.
Taking onto account past mistakes, some irretrievable, and the needs of Scottish people to preserve small businesses which are the heart of Scottish economy.
While green power is to be commended and if produced in Scotland can only be of benefit when the people of Scotland have more of a say in deciding our future. May be now is the time for Scottish Government to invest and nurture local companies installing micro water turbines on the same principal as wind turbines. Far to much of Scottish money is landing up in the hands of multi-nationals, including supermarkets, where large profits are taken out of Scotland and not reinvested at source. This proposal to divert the water from Loch Doon is no different and should be seriously rethought with predominantly Scottish based business in mind.
Yours, a very frustrated business man operating in Ayrshire.

Russel Beveridge

ANGELA KEEN

Angela Sillars

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
This will effect the whole of the Ken Valley. Already too much water comes down the Dee, at times the Turbines can not cope and water spills over the damns.

John Ferry

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Kent Hakansson, Sweden

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Jill Marx
This is a beautiful salmon river which needs to be looked after.

M.E Stirk
A beautiful river that I have fiahed onced with my late friend. Lowering the minimum flow will be a disaster for ecology

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mark and Valerie Freeman

J Hamilton

Conor Shevlin

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
I grew up with with the doon at my back door in dalmellington leave it alone.

Lisa Davis
Everybody wants to ruin everything..........for money.

Peter Kennedy

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

John McGhie

john.
You should not be playing with nature, especially when financial gain is the foremost reason.

SAMUEL GREER
FLUVIAL PILLAGE!

Norman Winchester
Save the River Doon for current and future generations to enjoy. For pleasure not for profit.

Pamela Anderson

Caroline Johnstone

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Rory McMaster
I completely agree with renewable energy like HEP but surely another solution could be found instead of having to divert the Doon's water to the South. If this happens it would be a disaster for the wildlife in the river, the local businesses and to Rabbie Burns!!!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mikey
Want to keep it

bianca towler
i fish in that river nearly every week PLEASE dont do this !!!!!!!

Stewart McDaid

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

alan stewart
a crazy adea on such a bueatiful river.we cannot allow this re-direction to go ahead!

John Campbell
Rather than destroy another Ayr facility more should be done to attract tourists ie properly regenerate at dalmellington and a pathway from the mouth of the river up to the old brig o Doon.

Ian Ferguson
Active on Clyde. After a long fight against the 'MUST HAVE' life or death Daer Dam, the only use it serves now is to pipe water south of the Border. Scottish Power needs are profit driven. Good luck.

J Gray

Gerry Harkins

david murphy

jamie robert kerr
yet another eu backed scheme that will damage the uk

John Kennedy

peter ball

T Protheroe
Must stop them.It cantgo ahead

Oliver John Elliott
Don't let greed driven companies exploit our environment to the detrement of nature anymore

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
SOME GROUP HAS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST THESE SO CALLED UTILLITY COMPANIES,BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY ITS PROBABLY JUST ONE MAN MAKING A DECISION TO MAKE THE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD IN THE COMPANY BOOKS,AND NOT A THOUGHT ABOUT NATURE.

j mcalley

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Many years ago My granfather and memeber of his family fished in the Doon for pearls. How many rivers in Ayrshire support pearl fishing? I still have many happy memories of bein taken there with my grandfather and both my daughters have rings with Doon pearls now a very rare item. To divert any water would be a would be a major disaster, there are very few natural beauty spots left in this part of Scotland and we do not want to destroy any more.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mrs M Lennox

sam ballantyne
apart fromthe destruction of the salmon stocks and other wild life within and around the river these billions of profit companies should be finding altenatives and not destroying our beautiful river without giving a thought for those living on or near its banks.

Sam Featherstone
Too beautiful to tamper with for the sake of monetary gain

josephine chambers
Multi Nationals should remember Tourism is our Industry - they should be thinking for the next 100 years and build new catchment facilities, not rape the Doon. Once they have made the riverbeds dry they have no plan B.

James Coghlan
I am quite sure the Bard - Burns - would have a fit if he knew the truth about this destruction of a beautiful and historically important river such as the Doon. I would say that whatever financial benefits are made from this proposed project cannot measure the impact on the hundreds of species of wildlife, the salmon and otters that frequent the river. Let Scottish Power find other ways to get water. Enough of it falls from the skies.

richard crooks
Being involved with Auchinleck Community Development Initiative (ACDI) I fully support your argument. This is about greed and company profits. Their lack of concern about the consequences of such a project beggers belief. I am not against 'Green Projects' far from it what I do object to is upsetting the balance of nature. ACDI is commited to environmental improvement, local enterprise which will create jobs and income for the community. As a group we back you all the way. Richard Crooks director ACDI

Brian Broadley
Spain has an abysmal record on water management, this shapes their thinking and is now being extended beyond the national borders. Kepup the good worklet them be warned they are not 'tilting at windmills'

V.Connelly.
Considering what the dam did to the Girvan it will take years for the Doon to recover

Kyle Mountain Club

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

David & Jean Carpenter

Ewan Weed

D Macfarlane

david gallacher

Jeremy Edwards
The proposed change by Scottish Power will obviously have adverse effects for all of us and the environmentin this beautiful area and should not be allowed to go ahead.

Catharina
Because my friends in Scotland care about this.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

eva salani

john stewart

Eric Warring

Helen Deans
Leave this superb river the way nature intended!!

Muir Deans

Colin McGugan

Keith Mcilwain
We must cherish our natural resources rather than destroying them for profits sake.

Art Mac Manusa

ASmith

Gintaras Kavarskas

Irene Smith

MONDIOT
BRAVO DONOVAN

Rachael Stewart
This beautiful river should be left alone to nature for people and future generations to enjoy.

Michael Dunlop
I live along this river, if its changed it will never be the same, its such a beautiful river. By the looks of it Scottish Power are going to lose quite a few customers if this proposal goes ahead, i too would take my custom else where.

isabell mcrae

Ann Fullarton
The river Doon is an integral part of the history and heritage of the Doon Valley. To interfere with with its natural beauty will be seen as nothing less than sacriledge to those of us who grow up on and around its bonnie banks.Scottish Power should not be allowed to destroy such a fine river. It must be preserved as nature intended it to be, in order that it can be enjoyed by future generations.

Bobby Gavin

mark brotherston
a lot of peoples livleyhoods rely on fishing tourism and if scotish power get their way all of this will be ruined.save the doon !!!!!

peter stewart

D CAMPBELL

Jim Hamilton
I grew up in Bellsbank and learned to swim in the Doon such a beautiful river. Scottish Power should hang its head in shame.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

WILLIAM MCGILL
I live on the banks of the Doon. I spend many hours fishing and walking this area,and I have never seen so much wildlife as there is here. The diversity of bird&animal life is quite unique,these days.
Please sign up and stop this stupidity.

William Anderson
I have lived 69 years beside this beautiful river and surrounding countryside. After you have destroyed this what next?

H Mackay

michael murray
we cannot as individuas or collectives just stand aside and let another group of financial mersonaries rape and kill a beutifull part of nature for the sake of greed

margaret murray
to many companies rie roughshod over everyone and everything shunning the fact that thier actions destroy the enviroment true profit is only possible if they understand the value

melissa Ronaldson

Jim MacNeill

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

ben

Mark Huddleston
As visitors to Scotland for over 20years, my family and i have noticed a dramatic change to many rivers in that time. Please do not let the Doon follow suit.

Jim McLanaghan
As a young man my father (born and brought up in Patna) fished the River Doon and told great stories of wonderful fishing and he spent hours and hours on the river. Now that the river is improving following a great deal of good work it must be protected at all costs. All to often we have seen great rivers spoiled by Hydro Electric Scmes and as there are now better alternatives (wind and wave power) it is time t leave our slamon rivers alone! I fully support the ongoing excellent work on the Doon and any interference to this MUST be stopped.

william cameron

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Bryce Powrie

Robert Gardiner

Frazer Drummond
If this goes ahead then I'll boycott Scotish Power permanently.

Frazer Drummond
If this goes ahead then I'll boycott Scotish Power permanently.

scott clydesdale

C.J Salmon
Happy to support,to help protect a precious natural resource

fiona scott

June Millar
As our family used to live within 200 yards of the estuary of the doon I would be saddened at the thought of such a loverly river being threatened.

Graeme Millar
Growing up within the sound of the Doon it would be scandalous to think that future generations would be deprived of the pleasure of such a beautiful river.

Ally Ritchie
save the doon, save the pridelands!

Charles N. Elliott
Obviously, these Spaniards are "witches and warlocks in a dance"

C A Prior
The death of yet another part of Scotland's heritage? Another salmon river destroyed, with all that that means? Election time is coming! Why not ask your local candidate where s/he stands on this?

Sarah Gillanders

Brendan Barnett

ramsay prior
Water 'abstraction' from rivers is excessive already. This should be reduced, not increased. The proposals by Scottish Power are intolerable.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Nicola McNeill

Graham Reith

David Halliday
What would Burns say?

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
LONG LIVE THE DOON, WHO SHOULD HAVE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE PATH OF NATURE

Joseph Huggard
By all reports a river that needs support

william hilliard
best salmon river in the south of scotland.leave nature as it is.

bob brown
the river has been a huge part of my fishing life and it must be saved from this madness for all who benefit from its glory

JAYESS. PM.
PLEASE SEE IT IN YOUR HEART OF HEARTS TO SAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL RIVER "THE BONNIE DOON" AND ALL ITS MARINE WILDLIFE

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
good luck

Kenneth Smith

marc roseblade
I understand the need to produce more environmentally friendly ways of producing power but to divert this amount of river water would be disasterous for the wildlife and for local buisnesses. Hopefully big business in this instance will not win the day.

Kirsten Shepherd
This would be an awful loss to the kayaking comunity!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Look elsewhere for other HYdro schemes, Craigroyston for starters.

Bill Shepherd
Loss of amenity cannot be compensated by an extra bit of hydro. There are so many other hydro sites that can be developed. The Ness Glen is a superb and unique environment. There would also be a major impact on the Dalmellington economy from the loss of walkers, kayakers et al, this is an area where it is difficult to attract inward investment.

Andrew Laird

Finlay Dowell
Sea lampreys, fresh water pearl mussels and other species are protected by European Law. For Scottish power to try and use European law to harm these species is disgraceful. I suspect that this is also a deliberate misuse of carbon credits.

Sam Roberts
I am a kayaker who regularly travels to the doon. My club probably makes 6-7 trips per year with 5-15 people per trip, each spending a significant amount of money staying locally.

andrew laird

Kerry-anne Whiteside

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
the doon must not be touched !

Karen Ritchie
The diverting of the waters of the River Doon would be tragic to the wildlife and beauty of its course through Ayrshire.

J M Pawson

Ian M. wilson
Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair?
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
And I sae weary fu' o' care!
Thou'll break my heart, thou warbling bird,
That wantons thro' the flowering thorn!
Thou minds me o' departed joys,
Departed never to return.

Christine Davidson

Andrew Bulloch
An issue like this should never get to this stage. Who's getting the back hander this time?

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Charlie Bryden
Spain is one of the most subsidised countries of the EU not that long ago it narrowly missed "Third World" status. We have helped to bring this country out of poverty and this is the way they repay us, profiteering at our expense.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Christine Neely

mark stienlet

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Stephen Ferry

isabella Kerr

Fiona Kirk

Anne Pawson

Sheena barr

Gavin Grant

James McLevy

Sandy Hose

Davina Hose

Kareen
save the planet!!! mon the river doon ;) xx

Lars Birlev

Sue Veitch

Marshall Veitch
The proposals will disrupt the lifecycle of the native atlantic salmon - their numbers are already declining.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

james rinaldi

Anne Pawson

David Bryson

Nigel Prescott
we must save the Doon And Stop Scotish Power

john clark
since the closure of ayr harbour to satisfy fatcats i do not wish to see another part of our heritage lost

Derek Aitken

ronald parker
scotland already has over capacity, any more would be for export & profit. leave our rivers at peace.

Taylor Ritchie

Lorna A.Munro

anna wilson

Graham Hose

Mechelle

Lorna
Save the wee fishes from the money grabbing big shots in their big fancy fuel guzzling cars! Green, as if!

Scott Sturgeon

Fergus

Yvonne Moodie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Colin Hose

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Kevin Murphy
The Doon is not jst a river its also local peoples lives & Hobbies

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Mr R A Berry
Keep up the good work!

Mrs J Berry

james brown
just another ploy from overseas investers to make money as they to not live here they only want to make money at our countrysides expence dont let them get away with this

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
leave mother nature to mother nature

MAUREEN SMITH
Coming from Dalmellington I played beside the river most of my chilhood, if this is allowed to happen it would be a very big sin and would destroy a lot of my and many others very happy memories. SAVE OUR RIVER!!!!!!

Blair Murdoch

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Brought up in the area and thus concerned that this beautiful historic river is maintained and not sacrificed to the pockets of the greedy fat cats.

Ed Driver
Profit versus Wildlife ?? A "no win" for wildlife !!

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Michael Murray
Please leave the river as it is.

G Gibson

Scott Henderson

Sybil Scanlon

Prince Martin Watson
WE MUST SAVE THE DOON!

Laura Seaton

mary boyd

Michael Stalker

Saul McNally-Summers

amanda shaw

Karen Holligan

Bill OBrien

Walton Pantland

Andrew Finnes
I lived two years in Doonfoot in 81,82 as a young child and stood on the bridge that according to Robert Burns's poem Tam O'Shanter used to escape the witches hunting him and remember the river with great fondness. Is it really necessary to ruin this river? Please don't Scottish Power.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Yves Van Heddegem

Sandra Baillie

frank surgener

Alison Brooks

James Robertson

kevin keenan

danny wilson

David Norwich

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Because we love NATURE!!!

Rowan Gliori
Another reason to despise Scottish Power. As if I needed one! Good luck...

Gayle Gibson
Born and bred in Dalrymple I have spent many a time 'roon the dooky'! We swam in it when we were kids, fished in it and even skated on it! And now my own children are doing the same!!Please don't spoil our river, its about the only leisure facility left in Dalrymple!!

steve davis

Ben Boulton

Craig Pritchard

Dave Prime
The Doon is an important river in Ayrshire, it should not be sacrificed for additional profit to the electicity company.

Helen Wilson
The River Doon is a historical and beautiful river, stop before you start to destroy it.

Patricia Calder

Bob Lambie
This river is part of our local history.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Burns probably played here as a boy, it must be saved.

John Tate

Allan Douglas

Julie Douglas

Liam O\'Hara

Bob Samson

Alex Bell
For the attention of Scottish Power! LEAVE OUR RIVERS ALONE DO NOT SPOIL THE COUNTRYSIDE, WE HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED IN THE PAST NO NOT LET THIS PROPOSAL GO THRO'.

Sheila Devine
I do hope and pray that more people sign this petition. We must do all that we can to save the River Doon !!

Anne Henderson

R E Bailey

Gabrielle Knapman

Andrew Weir

craig macmurray
save the doon. bring on the invincible uni. go Donovan!!

ciaran
great petition well done

Tam parker
They shouldnt be allowed to call themselves SCOTTISH power.

John O\'Neill
Typical big boy bullies trying to exploit various EU laws for their greed regardless of the cost to others and now that the company is under Spanish management, there will be even less consideration for the country.

GRAHAM HOOPER

Ben Copeland
Do not let this happen. Just look at America and you will see how it has destroyed habitat and animals and ultimately our economy.

Derek Ferguson
Here's what happens when we sell our companies abroad - they don't care about our Country or our environment - WE MUST.

stephen fisher
weve been invaded for our job,s and now for our hobbies
if you want power go and play on a pilon

James Annan

jim kelly
i have just started fishing on the doon and i don't think scottish power should be allowed to get away with this

m. richmond
how sad is it that on one hand we are trying to improve salmon stocks and educate people on conservation and on the other you have the salmon farm industry and the hydro dams working against us to try and make a quick buck i would love to hold these people accountable for there actions lets stop this asap

Lindsay Coughtrie

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Craig McLeod

Richard Carlton

Alastair Brown
In the mid '50s I used to help the Carson's catch salmon at the mouth of the Doon; My grand-parents (Hally) stayed on Scaur o' Doon road near the Carsons; The Heffrons & I had to club the salmon as they were netted and landed on the tiny beach; When I visited some years ago I noticed that the Doon had almost ceased to exist; Goo Luck;

Sidharth
doon is a heaven please let it be............

Dr. J. S. Rawat
Aware all students about the use pattern of water resources and try to convince them to change it in a sustainable manner.

Brian Ford

Tolly Antseliovich

Melody McRoberts

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Ian McGeechan
Ianmcgeechan

Larry Mason
The river looks beautiful and I'm a fan of Robert Burns!

Glenn Lory

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

julie smith

andrew smith

james macey-lillie

Alistair Armitage
Spent a lot of my childhood living by the Doon. Certianly don't want to see it suffer.

craig binnie

Pat McNeill
We need to protect our countryside and wildlife for future generations

Jim Webster
It is a wildlife haven let us keep it that way

gib cowan
Why cant Scottish Power work with the Tourist board and develope the Loch and river

Alison watson

LISA WILLIAMS
I grew up on the banks of the Doon and fell in love with the river when I was a small child and feel very strongly about this! How dare they affect our beloved river, and habitat of many an ecosystem. They just don't care about people and the environment unless it's making them money. Let's stop them ruining our countryside!!!

Christine Smith

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

Douglas C Hall
I've never set foot on the Doon (Yet) but this seems like a bad idea, there's plenty of other green power options available.

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)

GERRY FARREL

daivd oversby
the salmon need all the help they can get

Sharon Leslie
Sending my support from Canada, a land of wild rivers and powerhungry americans

Gordon
The rape of Scotland continues unabated. Now is the time to draw a line in the sand. Enough is enough.

ross mcculloch

steven M

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
More ways for power to be generated than to kill of rivers, Bio, wave, are just some ways but its all about profit and fat cats as with all.

Calum Johnson

scott mccaig
Hi i am a kayaker and i love the countryside, all these water compaines are just instested in making monet the have already ruined countless rivers with there hydro electric schemes, which although does make clean water they ruin the rivers for everyone else, we need to built more wind turbines, after all scotland is windy enough, help save oour rivers. thanks

Stephen Goddard

Gary Wilson
I live near both Loch Doon and River Doon and would hate to see the devastation such an act would cause to my local area.

Dave Wilmot

Lewis McKechnie

Myra Sime

Derek Wall

Jacquline Siegelman
Please protect what beauty we have left in America. What's left will soon be lost to us and future generations forever if protective measures are ignored or not put in place.

Nick Larkin
We must all be fully aware of the significant economic damage, adversely impacting upon us all, should the Doon be damaged.

liz lawrie
the Doon supports a fragile eco system that MUST be protected, when will we learn to stop playing God and leave nature alone?

caroline wightman

Campbell Ferguson

Jill Ferguson

Anonymous (Name supplied for petition)
Do they not think that they have done enough damage by moving Doon Castle now they want to get rid of the river as well. We can't let this happen

William McCondichie
My wife and i have enjoyed many a great day down by the river Doon and it sends a cold shiver down my spine to think that a callous utility company could destroy such natural beauty. Shame on you Scottish Power and damn you to hell

Thomas young

Matt Beatty

Joyce McIntosh
More desecration of our beautiful Scottish countryside. I wonder if the power will be used in Scotland.