500 dancers to stage Wuthering Heights-style protest against plan to build what could be England's biggest wind farm in Calderdale

Five hundred people are set to take part in the event, on July 27, which coincides with the annual ‘The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever’ in celebration of Kate Bush’s hit.

Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd has submitted a scoping document to Calderdale Council outlining proposals which would see 41 giant turbines built on Walshaw Moor above Hebden Bridge.

The company says Calderdale Energy Park would be capable of generating enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 250,000 homes.

But campaigners opposing proposals are concerned about the impact the windfarm might have on protective peatland and the moorland habitat, including nesting birds, and impacting visually on ‘Bronte country’.

They say each turbine would be as tall as Blackpool Tower, with a lot of related infrastructure visible for miles.

The dancers – in flowing red dresses – will evoke the spirit of both Emily Bronte and Kate Bush by dancing on the moorland surrounding Top Withens – the reputed inspiration for Emily Bronte’s novel.

The event will also raise funds and awareness for Bradford Women’s Aid, who every year support thousands of women affected by the domestic violence associated with the novel’s character Heathcliff, say the organisers.

“Everyone is welcome, regardless of gender,” says co-organiser Sophie Bramley. “Provided they’ve learnt the dance, and they’re wearing a flowing red dress!”

Provided too, that they hold one of the 500 tickets which were snatched up within hours of their release, she added.