At 2am on Sunday, 25 August 2013, more than 20 anti-nuclear campaigners set up camp at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield, Berkshire, for a fortnight of activities including a blockade of the nuclear bomb factory on 2 September.…
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Singing against Trident at the Burghfield Disarmament Camp 2013
Action AWE Call-Out – for 26th August 2013
Action AWE is a campaign mobilising and making visible mass public opposition to Trident replacement, through action and events at AWE Aldermaston, AWE Burghfield & in the nearby towns of Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke. YOU ARE NEEDED! Please come…
Closure of Burghfield Road Canal Bridge
Burghfield Road Canal Bridge (situated between Reading and AWE Burghfield) will be closed from Tuesday 27 until Friday 30 August 2013 between 9.30am and 4.00pm each day. There may also be a closure on Saturday 31 August 2013. This is…
Diary of a Peace Faster
Two members of Trident Ploughshares (Angie Zelter and Julia Mercer) took part in a fast at AWE Burghfield from Hiroshima to Nagasaki day as part of the Action AWE campaign. They were able to camp right outside the main gate…
Resistance music at Burghfield Disarmament Camp, August 2013
The camp runs from 26th August -7th September outside AWE Burghfield. There will be three music workshops at the camp, on the 29th,30th and 31st August on the theme of protest and music. As well as learning existing music, we will look…