AWE Burghfield anti-Trident protesters mark final day of campaign
BBC report 30 June 2016 Anti-trident campaigners are marking the last day of a month-long protest at a nuclear plant in Berkshire. The peaceful protest at AWE Burghfield saw a group of campaigners form a human blockade – closing one…
The Grand Finale 30th June – photos….
Early morning on Thursday 30th June – big red Xs going up on the fences around AWE Burghfield. Details of the Grand Finale to the June 2016 protests, here! More pics Invalid Displayed Gallery
Another arrest at AWE Burghfield protests
Tuesday 28th June – early in the morning around 4.00a.m. Mary Millington from Scotland painted slogans on the road by the North end of The Mearings saying ‘No more deadly convoys’ referring to the nuclear warheads travelling on public roads and through cities…
TP Press release: Grand Finale to blockades at nuclear weapons factory – Thursday 30th June
Trident Ploughshares Press release: 28th June 2016 RED LINE ROUND AWE BURGHFIELD, TRIDENT, AND FUTURE NUCLEAR WEAPONS – Thursday 30th June, 7a.m. Anti-Trident protesters, will be ending their highly successful month of disruption and nonviolent civil resistance at the nuclear…
As Trident nuclear bomb costs soar, people take drastic action
Report from The Canary: JUNE 26TH, 2016 Michaela Whitton Hundreds of anti-nuclear activists are coming to the end of a month-long continuous protest against Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons programme. Due to a distinct lack of mainstream media coverage on the demonstrations, The…
Religious groups blockades are hard hitting!
“The Religious Day is proving to be really hard hitting with 3 blockades set up early in the morning. The North End of Mearings was cleared after 2 hours with 5 arrests, the South End of The Mearings cleared with…
Pics of religious groups blockading AWE Burghfield, 27th June
Invalid Displayed Gallery Zoe Broughton pics Invalid Displayed Gallery More Zoe pics Invalid Displayed Gallery The group’s press release for their action on the day: Nuclear factory blocked by Christians calling for the abandonment of Britain’s nuclear programme
Nuclear factory blocked by Christians calling for the abandonment of Britain’s nuclear programme
For immediate release Early this morning members of Christian peace groups blocked the 3 entrances to AWE Burghfield using super glue and arm tubes. 14 men and women, aged between 20 and 80, six of them Quakers and others from…