http://savevestas.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/blockade-makes-vestas-think-twice-about-moving-its-blades-report-of-friday-4-september/

Interview this evening with Robin outside Vestas, Newport, Isle of Wight, about the blockade today, Friday 4 September, that has stopped Vestas taking the remaining blades from the factory.

What happened today?
I would say 25-30 supporters from the mainland were present at the Marine Gate for the blockade today; plus the hard core of the workers. A few other Islanders – certainly a few people walking their dogs along the cycle path took an interest! We made a new banner which says ‘Whose factory?’ and hung it up by the jetty.

A lot of the camp that was on the roundabout has moved to the Marine Gate which is where the blades go out from the factory to the River Medina. At our meeting in the evening we decided to maintain both camps, on the roundabout in front of the factory and at the back by the Marine Gate.

Four blades were removed by barge from the factory at Venture Quays, East Cowes, possibly a mould for making blades. We have definitely stopped them from removing the blades from Newport, because they had sent two barges, one can take about 6 blades, the other 4 blades. Our thinking is that, seeing the size of the mobilisation today, Vestas decided not to come to Newport.

Today we tested our systems for getting information and on today’s evidence that was spot on. We had information about the barges leaving Southampton; we had two hours to mobilise. In the future, we will get two hours’ notice.