Mayhem At The Airport

Last month, the camps at Arthurs Wood and Cedar Wood were thought safe, after pledges from National Trust not to cut any trees during bird nesting season, and to wait for the House of Lords appeal to be heard in late summer. Never to be trusted, the contractors moved in with chainsaws anyway and cut a number of large trees between the camps. Meanwhile sabotage at the runway site continued and caused considerable damage. On April 21, four campers at Arthurs Wood got caught out by between 30 and 40 police in full riot gear to “secure evidence of theft”, arresting several people. One person got bailed off site. The cops also ripped benders apart to secure AMEC fence posts, and generally trashed the site. Apparently they used evidence from a video they snatched from a French video team who had filmed the camp. More people have moved back on site since then, and more are needed still.

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