All-day blockade of Aldermaston AWE, starting 7am
Organised by Trident Ploughshares, supported by CND. (Info: 0845-458 8366.)
The aim is to stop workers entering to research, develop and manufacture nuclear weapons; and to engage them in dialogue about their work. Different groups will be blockading each of seven gates to the factory.
At Aldermaston current Trident warheads are maintained and a replacement for them is being developed. Both activities are immoral and illegal and at £76 billion the replacement programme is an atrocious diversion of public money from essential peacemaking, sustainable development, health, housing and education.
Transport from
London,
at present there are three options:
1) From North and Central London: London Region
CND will be running a minibus to the blockade, leaving from the
CND Office at 162, Holloway Road N7 at 4.30am and also stopping on the Embankment near Embankment tube at 5am, in order to get to Alderamaston in time for the blockade. Fares will be at the subsidised prices of £10 waged, £5 unwaged, single or return. To make sure of a seat, book by Monday the 8th February. Make out cheque to “LR
CND” and send to the address at the top and a ticket will be sent to you. For info, contact David on 020-7607 2302; david.lrcnd@cnduk.org
2) From
East London: Tower Hamlets
CND will be running a minibus to the Aldermaston Blockade on Monday February 15th. This will be leaving from outside Mile End Station at
5.00am arriving in good time for the start of the blockade at
7.00am. We expect to return to
London late afternoon/early evening. Night buses run through Mile End. For details google ‘London Night Buses’. The cost will be £15 return, £10 single (£10 unwaged). If you wish to book a seat., please ring or email John Rowe on johngoringrowe@googlemail.com or tel 020- 7515 4681. It would be helpful if you could contact us in the near future. All
CND contacts in
East London are being written to, and we expect the bus to be rapidly filled.
3) From South-West London: Kingston Peace Council/
CND will be arranging car or mini-bus transport on the Monday morning 15/2 according to numbers wishing to come from Surbiton/Kingston/Twickenham and environs. Interested parties should email Rosemary at rosemaryadd@aol.com (but away 6th to 13th Feb) or Hilary at evans39@gotadsl.co.uk
Non-violence training for blockade:
1) Saturday January 23rd,
10am-5pm at Friends’ House,
175 Euston Road NW1. Trainers: Mell Harrison & Chris Wood; 2) Saturday February 6th,
10am-12.45pm also at Friends’ House. Trainers: Chris Gwyntopher & Chris Wood.
Info from Chris W on 07817-639 954.
