First pics from the Welsh day of protest – 15th June, during the month of protest at Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield. Angie Zelter, speaking for the group, stressed that it was entirely non-violent, the intention being to raise public awareness…
Anti-Trident activists establish month-long peace camp at Burghfield warhead plant
Historic blockade comes before crunch Commons vote on nuclear weapons renewal A SERIES OF protests at the Burghfield Atomic Weapon’s Establishment (AWE) which constructs warheads for Trident nuclear weapons have morphed into a month-long peace camp, organisers say. The plant near Aldermaston,…
Great pics from Tuesday 14th at AWE Burghfield
View more photos from Tuesday June 14th – the day South of England groups protested at AWE Burghfield as part of the June 2016 month of protest. For high res copies please email admin@tridentploughshares.org Zoe Broughton pics Invalid Displayed Gallery Peter…
Nuclear weapons factory – AWE Burghfield blockade update, 13th June
It was business as usual for protesters – keeping the entrance to a nuclear weapons manufacturing site blockaded – at Construction Gate, AWE Burghfield until around 4.00pm yesterday afternoon when Ministry of Defence police stormed the blockade and seized all…
Press Release: Welsh Action Day at AWE Burghfield
Activists from Blackwood, Caerphilly, Newport, Swansea, West Wales and Powys will join the Big Blockade of Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment on Wednesday 15th June, to say no to the renewal of Trident, the UK nuclear weapons system (What is Trident?…
Paper cranes too scary for Trident police
The Guardian Monday 13 June 2016 I have just returned from a peace camp at AWE Burghfield, near Reading, where actions are taking place throughout June in protest at the government’s intention to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system…
PROTEST BLOCKADE AT UK NUKE BASE MORPHS INTO PEACE CAMP
Longest ever blockade of a British nuclear weapon base Trident Ploughshares Press release: 12th June 2016 Anti-Trident protesters, who have already blocked the construction entrance to the UK?s nuclear weapon assembly plant at Burghfield in Berkshire for seven uninterrupted days,…
Oxford CND press release.
13th June 2016 Local peace campaigners will be demonstrating at the UK Nuclear Weapon Assembly Plant on Tuesday 14th June. They are from Oxford, Faringdon. Abingdon, Milton Keynes, Newbury, Reading and Salisbury. This is part of a month of peaceful disruption of…
Knighton Dragonistas to protest against Trident madness.
Press release from The Dragonistas 3rd June 2016 A group from Knighton and surrounding area will soon be taking to Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield in Berkshire their opposition to the immorality, illegality in international law and obscene cost of the…