10 Peace Women arrested

Helen Thompson | 08.06.2007 22:56

10 women have been arrested from Aldermaston nuclear weapons establishment at 11.30pm this evening. New Byelaws have been brought into force prohibiting camping or fires. The women were arrested for not puting out the small camp fire.

10 women are being arrested at 11.30pm on Friday 8 June 2007 outside Aldermaston nuclear weapons establishment near Reading, Berkshire.

New Byelaws were brought into force on 28 May 2007 prohibiting camping and having fires.

The Aldermaston Women's Peace Camp has existed for over 20 years, it started at the time of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, it now consists of a monthly peace camp over the period of a week end. Traditionally women camp and have a small fire. The Byelaws clearly prohibit this activity and limit the right to peaceful protest against the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Helen Thompson
e-mail: helenthompson02@hotmail.com

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14.06.2007 09:49

i'm one of the arrestees from friday - if you want to read more background on the byelaws, see

http://www.aldermaston.net/news/183.

several of the sections relate directly to attempting to prevent the womens peace camp continuing. Its kind of like our equivalent of attempts to get shut of Brian Haw (and everyone else, of course) under SOCPA (though we also have socpa at aldermaston too!)

btw - all 10 women were charged with two byelaws offences under s7 of the Aldermaston byelways 2007- namely lighting a fire and "camping". All are due in Newbury magistrates (one of our favourite haunts) on 21 June.

jk
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Homepage: http://www.aldermaston.net/

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Right of way ? Not for seven years

09.06.2007 00:06

My knowledge of English law is poor but I am sure if you have used a particular area or path for more than 20 years then it becomes a public-right-of-way regardless if it is military-owned land or not.

Oh no, that was recinded in 2000. It seems nostalgic looking back at pre-911 'War on Terror legislation.

Danny
Homepage: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2000/00037--e.htm#28

that saddens me

09.06.2007 10:10

what reason was given for creating the by law?

eric
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Reasons?

09.06.2007 11:03

Do they even need to give a reason these days, eric?

Whatever the reason given was, you can be sure that is not the real reason.

Freeluncher
Homepage: http://talkingliberties.wordpress.com/

well yes

09.06.2007 14:22

but id just like to know what reason they actually gave, because i cant for the life of me think of any reason they could give that would make sense. fire hazard maybe,and in any case why not find a way around it rather than get arrested, although i suppose getting arrested probably highlights the insane by law and the protesters cause, so actually the by law has backfired on the law makers, hasnt it?

see its all good ;0)

eric