It took cherry pickers to get people out - and would have been unevictable had a tunnel been at the base. One man, Carl, nailed his ear to a tree, and another was tied to a trunk in a wheelchair. Russ and Tangle, who fought it out 80 feet up, announced they were getting married as they were released from Wilmslow police station. There have been 160 arrests during the campaign. One protester, Sharyn, who was jailed for refusing bail conditions, went on hunger strike demanding proof that the prison food was not genetically engineered.
Local support is fantastic and half the security are on our side.
Now protesters say they will take their campaign direct to the Airport itself, while others head South to fight Rank's Centre Parcs development in Lyminge Forest, Kent. And the other one got through on appeal. Call car2 and leave your details if you want shares to go and tell them where to stick their greenwash. We all know you wanna have a battle with the Sheriff of Nottingham, but despite our exhaustive enquiries Sherwood Forest is safe. Rank have been granted permission to build a new holiday park in Lyminge Forest, Kent.