Lift-Off To Flood-Down

The first flight from Manchester Airport’s second runway was due to take place on Feb 5th. The land destroyed to make way for the runway was occupied by protest camps from 1997-1999.

In protest, 30 people locked on to the departure desk considerably holding up proceedings. Wildlife lovers will have been astounded to see the return of a 7-foot badger, wearing a ‘homeless’ sign, who helped by handing out leaflets. Police were typically unhelpful and assaulted people, one of whom was later charged with assaulting the police! Another 2 people were arrested for hanging banners but later released without charge.

The successful action received a good response from the public. The event took place to commemorate the beautiful, but now lost, Bollin Valley; £170m of taxpayers’ money wasted and increased pollution for the people of South Manchester.

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