Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 37 - March 1997Back to list of articles in this issue

No M66 Action

About 30 people met at Daisy Nook visitors centre on the morning of 21st Feb - the first anniversary of the eviction of the small tree village at Daisy Nook. They walked to the site of the original camp and then down to the small camp set up the night before in preparation for the action. The whole valley is now destroyed - all that exists there now is a desolate swamp. No work was going on there as the authorities closed down most of the work sites for the day because of the publicised action. So the 30 walked towards Ashton Moss, two or three miles down the route. People stopped along the way to delay work being done by diggers and trucks before meeting up again at Ashton Moss to stop what little work AMEC was attempting to do there as well. There were no arrests and very little trouble.

The No M66 campaign continues and they have a new contact telephone number. Contact them on: 0161 368 3810.