On the morning of the 5th March ten police officers entered Titnore woods protest site in west Durrington brandishing cameras and gathering footage of the site. One man, Jack Rumbold was arrested and charged with “obstructing a police officer.” Mr Rumbold’s stringent bail conditions forbid him from entering the Titnore woods site where he had been living peacefully for some time, effectively rendering him homeless and unable to contact the other protesters he required to give evidence about the arrest. On the 17th March Mr. Rumbold walked into Centenary house, Durrington’s local police station demanding that he be re arrested and held on remand. Mr Rumbold’s actions were made in an attempt to force the authorities to reassess the situation regarding his disproportionate punishment. Jack maintains there is “no case to answer” regarding the incident. This comes at a time when camp Titnore should be celebrating it’s recent victory in Worthing town hall as the local planning committee rejects plans to devastate over a hundred acres of Goring’s ancient woodland. However, for the camp the relief is all too fleeting, with preparations already being made for the upcoming appeal against the democratically made decision. As the reality of the battle ahead sinks in the camp’s thoughts are with Jack, who will be on hunger strike in a prison cell in Lewes.
For more information contact Titnore Wood’s protest site at 0791353408