M65 - It’s Just Beginning!

The M65 campaign near Preston recently had two bases - the tree houses in Stanworth Valley and the squats in Darwen. Around a hundred police plus bailiffs took nine hours to evict over fifty protesters from the squats, with a dozen arrests. Outrageous bail conditions including curfews were applied. People occupied the roofs, locked on inside, and two also sealed themselves into an underground bunker, which took the bailiffs several hours to cut into. The ground floors of the houses had been filled with old tyres, the stairs and some of the floors removed, and generally life was made awkward for the invaders.

Although the squats are down, the "Magic Woods" are still going strong - there are at least fourteen tree houses, interconnected with aerial walkways, which are going to be a complete bastard to evict (probably some time next month). HELP is urgently needed, as well as any CLIMBING EQUIPMENT. 0161 861 7895 or 0589 985 996.