On 3rd January 2019 eight Trident Ploughshares defendants appeared or were represented in Reading District Court, to enter a plea for their successful all day blockade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield, back on 24th October. Representatives of the MOD…
Christmas vigil at Lockheed Martin
Muriel Lesters Affinity Group made their usual Christmas outing to Lockheed Martin in London to tell them to stop trading in death with tuneful singing, dripping banners and soggy leaflets. A slightly damp Christmas card was handed in.
Nine arrests at Burghfield Blockade yesterday
The nine Trident Ploughshares arrested for blocking all the entrances to AWE Burghfield yesterday were later released. They have to return to Reading Court at the end of November. There are some more photos here As well as many people…
Burghfield Bomb Factory Blockaded by Anti-Trident Protesters
Press Release 24 October 2018 Early this morning a group of Trident Ploughshares activists from across the UK converged on Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment near Burghfield. They blocked approach roads, preventing workers from entering. Hidden in the leafy lanes of…
International Peace Fast 2018
Trident Ploughshares members took part in the International Fast from Aug 6-9th this year to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.In London the Fast was small but strong, blowing bubble not bombs at 10 Downing Street, and chalking messages…
New Video from Westminster Chain In
45 TP people chanined ourselves to the railings in June calling on the UK Government to sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty. The video features MPs from Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Greens who came out to show their support.
Westminster 20th June 2018 Chain-in action
Almost 50 people chained onto the railings at the Houses of Parliament, opposite Portcullis House. They were supported by another 50 or so people who handed out hundreds of leaflets and included a choir from Knighton, in Wales. MPs were…
Looking down the line of chained protesters while the choir from Powys sing united
Support from MP’s for chaining ourselves to Westminster railings.
A number of Members of Parliament came out to offer their support and make statements about their opposition to nuclear weapons while we were chained to the railings at Westminster on June 20th. Three of the four Plaid Cymru MPs…