RESIDENTS are getting the chance to meet with National Grid face-to-face, to discuss huge plans.

The electricity company is putting on five exhibition events where residents can discuss the plans, alongside concerns and any other information they wish to know.

National Grid is planning to bring more than 18 miles of overhead and underground cables to the north Essex countryside.

They are aiming to boost the electricity network between Twinstead and Bramford substation, near Ipswich.

The company says a new set of power lines are needed between the two villages by 2028.

The cables would carry renewable and low carbon power to homes and businesses as the country aims to achieve net zero by 2050.

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The events are from Thursday, March 4, to the following Friday, March 11.

Members of the public can book a slot at the ‘ask the experts’ session at the Twinstead Village Hall, which is on March 10, from 9am to 2pm.

There are four other events in and around North Essex and Suffolk, including Hintlesham, Sudbury and Hadleigh.

The exhibitions are part of National Grid’s ongoing eight-week public consultation, which started on January 25 and runs until March 21.

It gives people the chance to see how their comments have been considered and to provide further feedback on the plans before National Grid submits a planning application to the Planning Inspectorate.

For more information, visit nationalgrid.com/bramford-twinstead.