Wind turbine

An item of street furniture comprising an upstanding post and a wind turbine;

• wherein the wind turbine comprises a two-piece mounting bracket;
• a cylindrical sleeve coupled to the mounting bracket;
• a turbine blade apparatus rotationally coupled to the sleeve, wherein the axis of the sleeve defines the rotational axis of the turbine blade apparatus, the turbine blade apparatus comprising a lower blade support plate;
• an upper blade support plate;
• and two or more turbine blades located between the upper and lower blade supports, wherein a first end of each blade is coupled to the lower blade support and a second end of each blade is coupled to the upper blade support;
• an electrical energy generator which is coupled to and driven by the turbine blade apparatus, wherein the electrical energy generator generates electrical energy when the turbine blade apparatus rotates relative to the sleeve;
• and wherein the mounting bracket is secured to the post and the sleeve is arranged coaxially with a longitudinal axis defined by the post.