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Protesters to burn Ed Miliband effigy over plans for UK’s biggest solar farm

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04.09.2025

However, in one Norfolk village a Sunday ramble and afternoon refreshment will also see an effigy being burnt of Ed Miliband, the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, as part of a protest over a controversial solar farm bid.

Protestors in Bradenham plan to burn an effigy of the former Labour leader and strike a piñata of him with traditional Norfolk walking sticks.

The effigy will feature an image of Miliband's face with solar panels for ears (Image: James Ruppert)

The protest on Sunday, September 21 will see hundreds of locals voice their frustrations over plans that would place their village at the epicentre of what could become the UK's largest solar farm.

The proposed plans for the 4,000-acre energy plant, called High Grove, were submitted by German........

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