The owners of a local home set up to help aid disabled children, have raised major concerns over an application to site a Tetra mast nearby. The Wheelabout in Penally was purpose-built and opened in 2002 by the Harriet Davis Trust, and is one of three which is especially adapted for disabled children and their families to use as holiday homes. Harriet, who suffered from a rare degenerative metabolic disease, passed away at the age of 11, and the Trust was established in 1992 by her parents, John and Kit Davis, as a tribute to her shining and indomitable spirit. However, concern has been raised by many locals in Penally and the Trust, following an application by Airwave mmO2 to upgrade a mast on land at the junction of Strawberry Lane and The Ridgeway, which is a mere 50 yards away from The Wheelabout building. "We're most concerned here at the Trust about the application to install this controversial type of Tetra system close to the home," said John Davis. "Children who stay at the home are already vulnerable because of their disabilities and some have life-threatening conditions, so obviously we wouldn't wish their health to be placed in any further risk, however small that risk may be deemed," he continued. Mr. Davis's main fear is that if the mast application - due to go before county council planners on Tuesday, November 8 - is approved, then families who use the home to provide their disabled children with an active type of holiday, would no longer wish to use it, due to the possible health risk factor. "We get over 40 families a year visiting The Wheelabout who we would have to inform about the Tetra mast, and if they were to stop using the home because of the health fears associated with these systems, then the Trust itself would become unviable, which would leave us in a very difficult situation," he stated. "We don't wish to alarm anyone at this early stage, but if the worst case scenario were to come true and the home was forced to close, then all the money donated by the National Lottery, charitable trusts and other local organisations to help set it up would have to be repaid," added Mr. Davis. FOOTNOTE: The organisers of the Penally Against Tetra Action Group would like to thank all the people who have sent letters supporting their campaign. There will be another public meeting at Penally Village Hall this (Friday) evening at 7 pm. All welcome.