Heathrow Terminal 5: Crane Occupation ended

ionnek | 08.10.2003 14:23 | London | Oxford

As a protest against the airport expansion programme, eight people from "Hounslow Against New Terminals" occupied a crane on the construction site of Heathrow's Terminal 5 on Oct 6. Four were brought down and charged with aggravated trespass the next day. The four remaining protesters called for support (1 | 2 ), preferably with cameras . According to Heathrow Press Department, they stayed on top of the crane until Saturday 11 Oct.
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the bbc says:
"Hounslow Against New Terminals (HANT) - which includes protesters against airport expansion from across the UK as well as local residents - has claimed responsibility for the protest. It said the protesters occupied the crane to demonstrate against the government's "aggressive airport expansion programme" and plans for a sixth terminal and third runway at Heathrow." ... and someone sends congratulations.

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09.10.2003 07:35

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09.10.2003 08:18

see newswire item "no airport expansion" for better pictures.

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see also-

09.10.2003 09:35

http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.420501.0.trespass_charges_follow_airport_protest.php

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.420493.0.trespass_charges_follow_airport_protest.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3171864.stm

http://www.femail.co.uk/pages/standard/article.html?in_article_id=198687&in_page_id=2

http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200national/content_objectid=13486504_method=full_siteid=50081_headline=-Protesters-climb-crane-at-Heathrow-name_page.html

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_826366.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3168064.stm

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/story.html?story=4&r=10654820608233902

Update 09/10/03

09.10.2003 12:11

As of 11.00am this morning (Thursday) four protesters remained up the crane.

updater

T5 Videos

10.10.2003 19:27

No Airport Expansion -MPEG4 - video/avi 2.6M

Here are some more versions of Mondays video.

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another see also-

11.10.2003 10:26

http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.421501.0.heathrow_crane_top_protest.php

ms

11.10.2003 11:37

The four remaining activists occupying T5 crane will be emerging Saturday afternoon 11/10 into the arms and vans of the 10 police vans who await them at the bottom. They may as the others were be charged with aggravated assault and will need support @ Heathrow police station on Saturday afternoon/evening.
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Carola
mail e-mail: ecarolauk@yahoo.co.uk

Court appearance

18.10.2003 07:52

All 8 protesters appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates court on Friday 18th October. One pleaded guilty and 7 given conditional discharge plus court costs. Many local people and people from local anti airport expansion groups were there give support and are hoping to support the 8th protester at his trial
Good on yer Heathrow possee!

Ali

Correction

19.10.2003 09:04

I did mean to say that the protester opting for trail pleaded NOT GUILTY

Ali