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The Windmills Of Blyth
© jiva 2003
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Jimmy has always been fascinated by wind turbines - 'They look like giant flowers' - and Blyth provided the perfect setting. Industry in Blyth has declined - the shipyards have gone, along with the quayside coal staithes and most of the railway lines. The power station has been de-commissioned, and it was only a matter of time before the four chimneys were demolished at noon on 7th December 2003.
However, it's not all doom and gloom - Blyth was an early adopter of wind turbines to provide a renewable energy source. Over recent years the 'windmills' have been a constant feature of the Blyth skyline, watching as the town goes through its many changes.
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Jimmy and Val |
Gentle breezes from the sea as the morning tide rolls in
Sun is rising through the clouds, another day begins
Standing on the harbour walls, strong and proud and tall
Slowly turning in the wind, the windmills watch it all
On the quayside old men talk of things they used to know
The shipyard and the railway line closed down long ago
Power station chimneys stand, waiting for a fall
Slowly turning in the wind, the windmills watch it all
Day unfolds on empty sands where once they holidayed
The bandstand's now a paddling pool where music's never played
The dockside pub is silent now, no one ever calls
Slowly turning in the wind, the windmills watch it all
Through the night the lighthouse casts a warning out to
sea
Ships that used to pass this way just a fading memory
Moon reflects on mournful waves along the lonely shore
Slowly turning in the wind, the windmills watch it all
Gentle breezes from the sea, another golden dawn
Morning mist has rolled away, sun shines through the rain
Rainbow climbs into the sky above the harbour wall
Slowly turning in the wind, the windmills watch it all
Slowly turning in the wind
Slowly turning in the wind
Slowly turning in the wind
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