Taking advantage of lax security and working in small groups the activists
were able to get through the perimeter fence of the site and in some cases
penetrated a fair distance inside. Some are still in custody and the full
story has still to emerge but the main charge against them seems to be
criminal damage to the fence.
One of those released is Judith Pritchard (79), from Malvern in
Worcestershire. Tired but elated she explained how she had cut through the
fence and was only held when she was going through a tunnel well inside
the
site. Judith was also charged with obstructing police after she refused on
principle to take a DNA test, saying that she needed to consider the
implications of the test before complying. She said: " I am glad to have
made one small step in the direction of disarming this monstrous so-called
weapon of mass destruction and I hope that thousands more will join us."
Also held were: Margaret Jones (52) a freelance writer from Bristol; David
Heller (25) a full time campaigner from Belgium; Sylvia Boyes (57), from
Keighley in Yorkshire, who was famously acquitted at Manchester Crown
Court
in January; Ulla Roder (46), from Odense in Denmark; Allen O'Keefe (39),
from Cromer in Norfolk; Alison Crane (47) a local authority officer from
Stafford and James Kinnaird from Bristol. Three others were escorted off
the site after penetrating the perimeter fence.
The week of action continues.