News & Press Releases
2nd Sept 2003 - Press Release Taunton Deane Stop the War Recall...
14th April 2003 - Press Release Peace Demonstrators Appalled at Horrors of Iraqi War...
23rd March 2003 - Press Release Stop the war protests continue in strength...
18th March 2003 - Press Release Call to Peace Vigil Embargo Immediate....
10th March 2003 - Press Release Stop the War Demo Waken Taunton....
3rd March 2003 - Press Release Somerset's anti-war demonstration build-up.....
11th February 2003 Press Release Exciting build-up for anti-war demonstration, London..."
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26th
March 2003 - CHURCHMAN'S DEMO ARREST
- A Methodist minister and two grannies were arrested last night during
a peace protest at a Devon petrol station.
Reverend David Harding, Mo Mooney, 54, and 65-year-old Eve Connell were
carried off by police as they lay across the entrance to an Esso station
in Exmouth and refused to move. To read more click on the link above.
25th
March 2003 - British peace activists Josh Richards, Philip
Pritchard and Toby Olditch have been remanded for activity at RAF Fairford.
Josh is accused of possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger
life! He is also accused of damaging the perimeter fence at RAF Fairford.
Philip and Toby are accused damaging the perimeter fence, aggravated
tresspass and conspiracy.
Their addresses are:
Josh Richards JT5130
HMP Gloucester
Barracks Square
Gloucester GL1 2JN
England
Philip Pritchard
HMP Gloucester
Barracks Square
Gloucester GL1 2JN
England
Toby Olditch,
HMP Gloucester
Barracks Square
Gloucester GL1 2JN
England
20th March 2003 - Students hold protest in Taunton town centre - visit news.bbc.co.uk to see photo
19th March 2003 -100's of Kingsmead Students Protest in Wiveliscombe - Visit the Gallery or click here for more photos
14th
March 2003 - THIRTY B52 SUPPORT VEHICLES DISABLED AT RAF
FAIRFORD
Last night at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire two Trident Ploughshares
activists disabled no less than thirty vehicles which provide essential
support to the US B52 bombers stationed there - read more at www.tridentploughshares.org.
22nd February 2003 - Plymouth - over 400 people marched through Plymouth against the war. Marchers sat down across a major highway and brought traffic to a standstill. Two organisers were arrested, charged and held for seven hours, following the arrests the march went to the police station and sat down, closing the main route through the city. A protest was planned for Wednesday outside the magistrates court when the arrested protesters were due in court. If convicted they could face a six month prison sentence and lose their careers. Statements of complaint should be addressed to the Chief Inspector, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Crownhill Police Station, Plymouth.