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Sun fails to shine on peace picnic at ‘RAF’ Croughton

eileen | 03.10.2004 17:11 | Anti-militarism | Oxford

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An ominous sky
An ominous sky

Getting ready for off
Getting ready for off

Ready
Ready

Procession
Procession

Soggy tramp round base
Soggy tramp round base

Picnic
Picnic

Sea Green Singers
Sea Green Singers

Array of banners
Array of banners

Intelligence banner
Intelligence banner

Radomes & Police
Radomes & Police

Sitting on the fence
Sitting on the fence


Under a leaden sky and with intermittent showers, we made our way to ‘RAF’ Croughton last Saturday for a peace picnic and rally. Several dozen people from Oxford and London, with a sprinkling from farther afield, gathered with colourful banners for the short march along the road followed by a muddy, single-file tramp around the perimeter fence until we reached our picnic area within earshot of the A43. There we found a refreshment stall with homemade cakes and soup, we listened to the Sea Green Singers from Oxford, and to poems and speeches from a number of anti-war campaigners.
The afternoon was enlivened by the exploits of one of our number who climbed the perimeter fence in her bare feet despite the barbed wire and perched on the top for some time before jumping down into the base and being led away by the MOD.
More serious info about the base and its function should arrive here shortly. In the meantime, I suggest you check last year’s Oxford Indymedia report which has a lot of background material on the base:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/10/278728.html.
Or for an absolutely stunning website, with all the material you could possibly want on missile defence, military bases, ‘star wars’ etc, go to Yorkshire CND’s site at:  http://www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk.
For information about joining Oxford CND, contact  oxcnd@domu.freeserve.co.uk.

eileen
- e-mail: eileenck2003@yahoo.co.uk

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lol

09.12.2005 02:35

hahaha anti-war cowards, try growing a penis one day, right? take care.

chris
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haha

31.03.2006 20:20

lol, yup agree wit u there mate, bunch of cowards. loving the pic of the "dangerwoman" on the fence. "REBEL" indeed. lol, grow dicks

Your sincerely

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