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FAIRFORD EMERGENCY UPDATE

Bristol-Stop-The-War | 05.03.2003 19:40

FAIRFORD EMERGENCY UPDATE: Bristol-Stop-The-War-Coalition
Related Website:  http://www.gwi.org.uk

1) Fairford Update & Vigil
2) Fairford Actions: 8th & 9th Mar
3) Fairford Maps & Directions
4) Fairford National Demo: 22nd Mar


1) FAIRFORD UPDATE & CONTINUOUS VIGIL
Related Website:  http://www.gwi.org.uk
B52 Bombers keep arriving at USAF Fairford & the B2 Stealth Bombers are expected soon. Vigil continues at Gate 10 despite continuous monitoring  by the police. It's vital that the Vigil continues so that flights in & out of the base can be moinitored, & information can keep being relayed back to our supporters. Moral is high & spirits are good despite the fact that protesters are been denied the right to make fires to keep themselves warm. In order maintain the Vigil it's necessary to set up a shift system. If people can get up there then the handful of hardcore
demonstrators from the nearby peace camp can take some time out to warm up & eat properly. So please get up there now if you can, & find out how you can help. The press are there too, so it's a good opportunity to air your views.
PLEASE USE THE MAPS & DIRECTIONS BELOW.


2) FAIRFORD ACTIONS : PICNIC 4 PEACE : SAT 8th & SUN 9th MARCH
Related Website:  http://www.gwi.org.uk
MEET: High Street/Park St @12noon on both days (see map of village)
In order to bring more focus to the continuous Vigil & shift system now being set up at GATE 10 (see map of the base above), we're holding a 'Picnic 4 Peace' on Sat 8th & Sun 9th March. It was felt that this would be a good approach by the people maintaining Vigil, as they want to bring people to Gate 10 on a continuous basis within a good natured context. It's a fair walk from Fairford village to Gate 10, but there are parking restrictions around the Gate, so it is advised that people park in the village & walk down. If you want others to walk down with once you get there, then meet at the junction of High St/Park St @12noon on both days for a lively procession to the gate, but please also go down now if you can.
PLEASE USE THE MAPS & DIRECTIONS BELOW


3) FAIRFORD MAPS & DIRECTIONS: Fairford is 6 miles east of Cirencester, 10 miles north of Swindon &  20 miles west of Oxford. Fairford is on the A417 going east to west. Or along the A361 going north to south, turning onto the A417 at Lechlade village. The A417 runs straight through Fairford Village. USAF Fairford is 20 minutes walk from Fairford Village, along Horcott Rd.
PARKING: Is easiest in Mill Lane/Park Street. There's a free car park at the top of Fairford village High Street just north of the church. There is no viable public
transport to Fairford.
ROAD DIRECTIONS: CLICK BELOW
 http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=410000&Y=200000&scale=200000
FOR A MAP OF FAIRFORD VILLAGE
 http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=415000&Y=201000&scale=10000
MAP OF THE BASE: CLICK BELOW
You may need to cut & paste this map into your browser to make it work
 http://www.cynatech.co.uk/gwi//images/Fairford%20map%20with%20fence%20lines%20600.jpg


4) FAIRFORD NATIONAL DEMO : SAT 22nd MARCH
Time: 12:00noon - 5:00pm
Assemble: 12:00noon on the junction of High St/Park St.
Procession: To main gate of USAF Fairford for Weapons Inspection. Others should also feel free to advance to Gate 10 (see above).
RELATED WEBSITE:  http://www.gwi.org.uk
B52 Bombers have now begun to arrive at Fairford. These are the same notorious machines which were used to carpet bomb Vietnam, so don't believe the lies about precission strikes. Fairford can now also house the US B2 Stealth  bombers. In tests the B2 has released B61 & B83 mini-nuclear weapons. The B61 is for use against deeply buried targets (like Iraqi bunkers). The B83 is a strategic free-fall nuclear bomb. These are the first of a new generation of `more usable' nuclear bombs. The US wishes to use British soil to house these weapons of mass destruction, placing the UK in the frontline of the US war for oil. Local protest in Spain deterred the deployment of B2's there. We must do the same here. DEMONSTRATE!
FAIRFORD COACHES:  http://www.cynatech.co.uk/gwi//Fairford-travel.htm

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  1. more from the plane spotters — bob