Burn The Base

On Saturday 2nd November people from all over came to Faslane Peace Camp ready to confront the nuclear menace. Unfortunately heavy rain prevented the enthusiasm required to hold the workshops that had been planned to take place. Guided tours went both to the fence and gates of the base doing both the day and night. As well as this the Fence Liberation Front were apparently out in force.

On Sunday 3rd about thirty people descended upon the Ministry of Defence owned land surrounding the Coulport Nuclear Missile Depot. MOD Police Dog handlers forced people to leave -but it was rumoured the FLF had been out at play again!

Monday 4th saw a day of good actions starting at 6am with around fifty people marching to the north gate of the base. Once arriving at the gate an effigy of a Trident Submarine was burnt. Every car entering the base was blockaded, the workers were talked to and the police outwitted, with only two arrests. In the afternoon a group of people piled into a van, drove up to the open North Gate and eight people ran into the base. They were arrested quickly and charged with Breach of the Peace and breaking Faslane, Coulport and Rhu Narrows bye-laws.

The weekend concluded with a party and Guy Fawkes celebration both in the camp and at the base. As a final gesture for the weekend rockets were fired at the base!

Get yourself to Faslane for the first weekend in every month which is the perfect chance to take direct action against the base. They want to see these monthly camps grow so why not take some time to head up there for a while. For more details contact: 01436 820901.