Radley Lake: The destruction begins

Dot Bonding | 15.02.2007 07:52 | Oxford

The Oxford Mail reported last night that a protester has been arrested at the Radley Lakes site after workers started preparing the area for the controversial dumping of power station ash.

"The Ant" as the and had set up camp outside the lake, near Abingdon, went into the area owned by RWE npower after workmen began clearing trees today.

A police spokesman said he had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.

Thrupp Lake in September

The Oxford Mail reported last night that a protester has been arrested at the Radley Lakes site after workers started preparing the area for the controversial dumping of power station ash.

"The Ant" as the man is know, had set up camp outside the Thrupp Lake. He went into the area owned by RWE npower after workmen began clearing trees today and was arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.

Dot Bonding
e-mail: keepoxfordgreen@aol.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.saveradleylakes.org.uk

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17.02.2007 00:24

Work has begun in earnest now, with most of the trees on the islands cut down.
NPower's lawers have also issued an injunction, served on 6 named individuals, plus anyone else they can manage to serve one on down there, pretty much curtailing most of your civil liberties in that area.
This includes taking photgraphs of "protected individuals" (guys with chainsaws and security guards), setting up any camp within a half mile radius of the lake, carrying equipment that could be used to set up tripods, or spike trees, protesting within 5 yards of a "protected individual"...
Apparently, the security guards were feeling harrased.
So- careful not to breath too heavily either- you might end up getting nicked for that too.
So far 3 people have been arrested in the latest wave of the protest- 1 in breach of the injunction (for daring to take photos on a public highway!).
Camps will be demolished after 6 hours, and Camp Kylie, previously home to "The Ant" was demolished in the wee small hours of the morning (no arrests, as there were no longer any occupants, as they'd all been nicked!)

Suggested action- go down there, bear witness, and I leave it up to you as to whether or not you take any notice of this injunction.
I didn't!

Mike Powell
mail e-mail: gobdylan@hotmail.com

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Not this mobile number

17.02.2007 15:55

Dear Indymedia Oxford,

Please could you take my private mobile number off your website regarding actions at Radley Lakes 15/02/07:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/

'Update (15/02/07): Tree felling and preparation work has started, and sporadic actions are taking places to try to block this work. More help is needed; phone 07986903442 for info.'

I did not give permission for my private mobile number to be put here and I'm not a contact number for actions and am away from Radley.

All the best in trying to save the lakes.

Please remove this message when you have removed it from the front page of your website

Thanks

Not this mobile number