Tresspassing Peat

On May 26th a mass trespass took place on Thorne and Hatfield moors, Yorkshire, near Doncaster to coincide with the start of the peat-cutting season. Thorne and Hatfield are the largest remaining areas of raised peat mire in the UK - Hatfield will be gone in 3 years if extraction continues at the current rate.

After a friendly pub lunch a procession set off to the peat works. Messages from the people of Thorne and the surrounding area, who are well aware of the damage to their moors, had been collected on cards, placards and balloons. Some messages were handed to a poker-faced security guard. Around 50 people entered the plant, past the guard and 4/5 bumbling police officers. They had a good look round the vast site and buildings, they conga’d through the piles of compost bags and ceilidhed alongside the railway line. Work was stopped for the afternoon and there were no arrests.

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