Fairford Camp Report
Monkey Unit | 21.07.2003 13:45 | Anti-militarism | Repression
After an initial ding-dong with Glos.police who tried to move us on, we settled down to an excellent and well supported camp, with a constant presence at the main entrance to
the Air Tattoo 200 yards from Gate10 Camp. We were also opposite a camp site of
2,000 Tattoo-goers who all had to pass our friendly and banner-festooned camp with
peace songs wafting into the night.
It seemed to satisfy the police to give us parking tickets for camping on the verge, well
inside the new yellow lines so we incurred £180 fines between us for parking essential
vehicles. We have sent details to our lawyers already dealing with the original road
closure and now these new political yellow lines. Anyone wishing to make a donation to
the parking fines should make cheques to Nukewatch South and send to:
Joe Sturge
29 Cowleigh Road
Malvern
Worcs. WR14 1QF
the Air Tattoo 200 yards from Gate10 Camp. We were also opposite a camp site of
2,000 Tattoo-goers who all had to pass our friendly and banner-festooned camp with
peace songs wafting into the night.
It seemed to satisfy the police to give us parking tickets for camping on the verge, well
inside the new yellow lines so we incurred £180 fines between us for parking essential
vehicles. We have sent details to our lawyers already dealing with the original road
closure and now these new political yellow lines. Anyone wishing to make a donation to
the parking fines should make cheques to Nukewatch South and send to:
Joe Sturge
29 Cowleigh Road
Malvern
Worcs. WR14 1QF
Monkey Unit
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More background please
22.07.2003 10:56
Please make it a habbit to avoid asumptions about what people should know about your subject and just add a little more content and explaination to your posts.
Thanks
fran
some background
30.08.2003 11:02
Fairford, as you may know, was a base for B52 bombers to blast innocent civilians to pulp earlier this year. A continuous protest was set up at gate 10 until those "angels of death" went back to the home of the brave and the land of the free! However, Fairford is being used all the time by the US military and will become the main refuelling base on "airstrip one" while Mildenhall (or is that Lakenheath)gets an upgrade. Fairford is also host to the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), an unashamedly militaristic glee-fest (come and see our loverly warplanes). Some of those involved in the anti-war protests of earlier this year are continuing their objections - see Fairford Peacewatch. It's on the web somewhere.
matt