On 24 October, the US Spy Base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire was blockaded. Protestors locked on to two entrances access gates for 4 1/2 hours from 5am. The blockade lasted 4 and a half hours, targetting three scheduled shift changes. 750-1000 staff arriving for work at the base were turned away. No arrests were made.
Menwith Hill is a US spy base which monitors communications in Europe and the Middle East. It is a hub of intelligence procurement for the so-called War against Terror and the planned bombing of Irag and is one of the key bases for the global spy system Echelon. The base is actually US territory, US intelligence officers and military work there as well as support personel from the UK - in all 3,000 people.