M66 Eviction

Daisy Nook and Audenshaw camps were evicted on June 5th by Under-Sheriff Andrew Wilson and his band of hired thugs. One protester was taken to hospital after Wilson’s men tipped him out of a barrel, which just happened to be up in an Ash tree at the time, and so resulting in him falling thirty feet to the ground. The protester received neck injuries, which luckily were not serious, but the extent of his injuries were of no concern to Mr Wilson. However Wilson did agree to hold an investigation into the incident, details of the whitewash to follow soon.

The site at Daisy Nook was completely cleared of trees, bush and even grass within two days. Bums International security are patrolling the area while Kennedy construction company, Trafford Park, Manchester, continue to build drainage pipes which will eventually take fluid from the surface of the motorway and dump them it directly into the River Medlock. AMEC have started motorway construction at Audenshaw.

Local people involved in the campaign have been disappointed at organisations like Friends of the Earth and other groups that have concentrated all their efforts on Newbury and ignored more regional campaigns like this one. However a big thanks from them goes to Road Alert! and others who did their best to get the word out about the NO M66 campaign.

Meanwhile the locally based campaign continues. Work related to the motorway is causing local disused quarries to be reopened and parts of the Beal Valley and woodland in Hyde are to be landfilled. The motorway isn’t due for completion until the year 2000 and the fight will go on until then -and beyond! Contact the NO M66 campaign on: 0161 627 4862 for more details.