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Newstead 'Treefest' Free Festival, Nottinghamshire :: Part 1

19-07-2005 14:56 | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

A weekend festival focusing on music, arts, crafts, health and the environment held on a reclaimed Greenfield site formerly the location of Newstead Colliery in Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire.

Derby West Indian Carnival [Display and Show]

19-07-2005 13:09 | Nottinghamshire | Oxford

Floats banged out music as hundreds more Derby residents lined the streets and gathered in the Market Place to join in the party atmosphere. Groups came from as far away as Leeds and London to join in the celebrations. The Derby West Indian Community Association, which organised the event, described it as the best ever.

Derby West Indian Carnival [The Parade]

19-07-2005 13:04 | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

The streets were awash with colour and alive with music as hundreds of participants in the 19th Derby Carnival danced to the Market Place on Saturday. More than 20 groups of dancers and costumed bands, some numbering more than 100, wound their way from Pear Tree Infant School, in Pear Tree Street, through the streets of Normanton and into the city centre.

Nottingham Bomb Scare, Mansfield Road [another false alarm]

11-07-2005 12:55 | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

Luckily, it was another false alarm. But, this is now a feature of life in Britain, with everyone on such a 'short fuse' after the London Attacks. To see the military on our streets is still quite a shock to many of us that are more used to a civil society.

Anglican Church Council in Nottingham :: Caterpillar, Zimbabwe,& Gays

Attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, they have one of these every three years. This year its been held at the University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus. Why this is interesting this year is that they're discusing 'ethical Investments'. Most notably, their investment of £2m in Caterpillar.

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 3 Clearence

25-06-2005 10:48 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

A jaunt out to another 'Managed Access' to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, at the permission [and conditions] of English Heritage. I had a nice time, met old friends and some wierd and wonderful people, doing wierd and wonderful things. BUT .... it is not as I would have it. I still sadly miss the festival that was / should be there.

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 2 After dawn

25-06-2005 10:44 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

A jaunt out to another 'Managed Access' to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, at the permission [and conditions] of English Heritage. I had a nice time, met old friends and some wierd and wonderful people, doing wierd and wonderful things. BUT .... it is not as I would have it. I still sadly miss the festival that was / should be there.

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 1 Before dawn

25-06-2005 10:39 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

A jaunt out to another 'Managed Access' to celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, at the permission [and conditions] of English Heritage. I had a nice time, met old friends and some wierd and wonderful people, doing wierd and wonderful things. BUT .... it is not as I would have it. I still sadly miss the festival that was / should be there.

Greenpeace protest at Land Rover dealership in Nottingham

24-06-2005 21:23 | Ecology | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

Greenpeace active supporters in Nottingham continued the summer of action against gas guzzling 4x4s with activists outside the Merlin Land Rover dealership in Nottingham demanding curbs on the climate-wrecking cars.

Sheffield G8 Events 6 Guantanamo Bay orange jump suits

After the arrests on the demonstration the previous day, Team dressed in Guantanamo Bay orange jump suits demonstrate outside South Yorkshire Police HQ and magistrates Court.

Sheffield G8 Events 5 Press Conference at Marriot Hotel

Press Conference at Marriot Hotel. Arrivals and then all deligates represented on stage.
Charles Clark - Home Secretary,
Lord Goldsmith - Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales - US Attorney General,

Sheffield G8 Events 4 Cutlers Hall for Diner, police and escorts

After getting of the buses, most of the deligates got in the hall rather sharpish, so, it seemed to me, that they didn't hear too much of the demo on the other side of the square .........

Sheffield G8 Events 3 Covergence Space & Indymedia Media Centre

This place was set up, both as a convergence space for those involved in action, or, just wanting to know about the issue involved. Also, Sheffield Indymedia had a network of computers available for an immediate upload of events throughout the days the of the justice ministers G8 meetings.

Sheffield G8 Events 2 Police lines in Fargate & Lyceum Theatre

Police lines in Fargate. and outside the Lyceum Theatre. A demonstration had been allowed with restricted numbers.

Sheffield G8 Events 1 Press Conference at Marriot Hotel with Americans

20-06-2005 11:19 | G8 2005 | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

The American Ministers attending the Justice and Home Affairs G8 Meeting in Sheffield - Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Home Land Security, will be giving a press briefing

G8 Sheffield :: Arrivals for dinner at Cutlers Hall

G8 Sheffield :: Arrivals for dinner at Cutlers Hall.

On the other side of the security cordon, a range of VIP's arrive for the dinner. surrounded by a massive police operation, to keep, protesters, the hungry and riff-raff out of the way........

Operation Octagon Wednesday

Defences around the Marriott hotel, were the main ministers meetings are held. Then the police lines in the operation opposing the protest.

Sheffield Peace in the Park [anti-G8] :: The Pictures

Peace in the Park 2005. There was music from the main stage, the open mic stage with the speakeasy cafe and more. Also a kids area, healing area, and film tent. There was food stalls, meditation space, DJing workshops, campaign stalls, massage, artists and artisans, discussion, art workshops etc ......

Sheffield 'Stop the War' March [anti-G8] :: The Pictures

Demonstration against the G8 Justice and Interior Ministers in advance of them coming to town. People gathered in town on Devonshire Green, Sheffield. Marched through the city centre, and on to the Peace in the Park Festival.

The Travellers Situation

30-05-2005 22:17 | Culture | Repression | Social Struggles | Nottinghamshire

Travellers come from many backgrounds. But similarities far outweigh differnces, in peoples expectations on what they want out of life. Recently, politics has come crashing through the door, and trampled their boots, all over the usual suspects of , travellers, asylum seekers, migrants, and the rest .......!

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Nottinghamshire Newswire Archive

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Newstead 'Treefest' Free Festival, Nottinghamshire :: Part 1

Derby West Indian Carnival [Display and Show]

Derby West Indian Carnival [The Parade]

Nottingham Bomb Scare, Mansfield Road [another false alarm]

Anglican Church Council in Nottingham :: Caterpillar, Zimbabwe,& Gays

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 3 Clearence

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 2 After dawn

Stonehenge - Summer Solstice 2005 :: Pictures 1 Before dawn

Greenpeace protest at Land Rover dealership in Nottingham

Sheffield G8 Events 6 Guantanamo Bay orange jump suits

Sheffield G8 Events 5 Press Conference at Marriot Hotel

Sheffield G8 Events 4 Cutlers Hall for Diner, police and escorts

Sheffield G8 Events 3 Covergence Space & Indymedia Media Centre

Sheffield G8 Events 2 Police lines in Fargate & Lyceum Theatre

Sheffield G8 Events 1 Press Conference at Marriot Hotel with Americans

G8 Sheffield :: Arrivals for dinner at Cutlers Hall

Operation Octagon Wednesday

Sheffield Peace in the Park [anti-G8] :: The Pictures

Sheffield 'Stop the War' March [anti-G8] :: The Pictures

The Travellers Situation