ANTI-wind turbine campaigners launched a squall of protest last week after their signposts were systematically vandalised in an overnight attack. Signs with slogans such as ?Say NO to wind turbines? were painted over so they bore a pro-wind power message. On the evening of Wednesday, November 16, several signs were targetted on the approach roads to North Tawton and also in Spreyton. The signs were put up around the area by members of the Den Brook Valley Action Group set up to oppose an application to site nine 120m high turbines on farmland between North Tawton and Bow. Developers Renewable Energy Systems (RES) submitted a planning application for the scheme to West Devon Borough Council earlier this month. Maureen Thomson of the action group said: ?It just goes to show the mentality of these people. They want to vandalise Den Brook with turbines and they want to vandalise our signs.? Mrs Thomson said the co-ordinated nature of the vandalism meant it must have been carried out by proponents of the scheme. ?They don?t show themselves in a very good light. In some cases, they have gone right onto people?s farms and trespassed there to carry these actions out.? Mrs Thomson said now a planning application has been submitted, everyone has a chance to comment on the scheme by writing to West Devon planners, and that was the most appropriate channel for debate. John Shields, who farms at De Bathe Cross near North Tawton, put up a number of signs on his land which were attacked. He said he failed to see what good such actions did the pro-wind farm cause. On Sunday night, November 20, a sign in favour of wind power which was put up by the farmer whose land is the proposed site for the turbines, was also vandalised. Mr Shields said DBVAG in no way condoned this action and indeed abhored interference of this nature