Press Release: Protesters Arrested Blockading Trident Nuclear Weapons Depot
Five people from the Trident Ploughshares international nuclear disarmament camp were arrested this morning after they blocked the road leading to the Coulport nuclear weapons depot starting at 7am. The group of campaigners included two Spaniards and three UK citizens.…
Tell Boris Johnson to join Ban Treaty talks
On March 27th negotiations will begin at the UN on a nuclear weapons ban treaty. Write to the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, to ask him to engage constructively with the negotiations. It has always been a key aspect of Trident…
Video of our action in House of Commons
When the Government called a vote on replacing the four British Trident submarines in July last year Trident Ploughshares activists visited the Central Lobby and sang throughout the debate – over six hours!! Although no filming or photography was allowed…
Support “Put Down the Sword” trial 23-25-26 Jan 2017 Reading Mags
Back in June five members of Put Down the Sword were arrested “willful obstruction of the highway” while blockading one of the entrances to AWE Burghfield, where the UK’s nuclear weapons are assembled. Two other affinity groups (from the Catholic…
Thatcher Was ‘Utterly Horrified’ Peace Protesters Boarded Polaris Submarine
Thirty years ago three Faslane Peace Campers eluded MOD security and boarded a UK nuclear Polaris submarine and got into the control room. Classified documents, released today under the 30 year rule and published today by the BBC and The Guardian, reveal that…
New Film of Burghfield Month of Action
A 20 minute film of some of the actions and protests during the Month of Action at Burghfield in June 2016 is now available to see here
Convicted but not Fined for Obstructing Trident Factory.
Anti-Nuke Activist Convicted for Obstructing Traffic A woman who blocked a key entrance to AWE Burghfield for more than two hours, in protest at the UK’s nuclear weapons system, has today been found guilty of obstructing the highway. Helen Swanston, 42,…
Court says nuclear convoys legal – painting roads not!
Anti-Nuke Activist Convicted for Road-Painting A woman who painted the words ‘Stop the Deadly Convoys’ on a road near AWE Burghfield, has today been found guilty of unauthorised road-painting, and going equipped for criminal damage. Mary Millington, 68, a retired…
AWE Burghfield protestor raises issue of Trident in court appearance
Newbury & Thatcham Observer report Posted By: Adam Flinnon: October 03, 2016 An anti-nuclear weapons campaigner charged with obstructing the AWE site at Burghfield has used her court appearance to voice concerns about the Trident scheme. Helen Swanston, 42, of…