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anti-military protesters rampage up tower

sarah L | 17.09.2005 12:21 | Anti-militarism | Oxford | South Coast

Crack of dawn break in at Military fuel hub near Aldermaston. Occupation of 150ft tower with banners.

They run the show for the MOD
They run the show for the MOD

First banner drop
First banner drop

Ludd waves - solidarity with Palestine too
Ludd waves - solidarity with Palestine too


By 4.0am Kate Holcombe and Ludd McCloud had taken took over a 150ft tower at Padworth Berkshire. This is the communications tower for this distribution hub which supplies all the military airforce bases in the UK including US bases at Lakenheath where they keep nulcear weapons and Fairford US base flying to Iraq.
By 7am when they were first sighted they had established a base on a platform and had dropped one of their massive banners from the top of the tower. This read NUKES OUT. MOD police arrived with dogs, did they think dogs can fly ? Later a 35 ft banner was dropped reading US BASES OUT OF UK. Kate and Ludd welcome supporters who can arrive anytime. Take the turning just east of the Aldermaston turn off the A4 when you reach the Xroads you will see the tower turn left to get near to it.
This protest aims to highlight Britain's collusion with the US to forward their total domination of the world and space.

sarah L

Comments

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well done

17.09.2005 21:30


well done kate & ludd !

thanks for your brave actions. we need more people like you please.

sean

sean


Wow ! Brave or what !

17.09.2005 22:39

And you did it without using the correct safety headgear and boots! I bet to really piss them off you used your mobile phones too !

You daredevils.......I'm speechless !

Tina CV


well done!

18.09.2005 15:53

Yey! You guys have struck again! First the tripod, and now this. Which I was with you guys, well done!

sam


Smoking?

18.09.2005 16:05

Presumably, in addition to using mobiles, they were also smoking something or other? Most alternateevees seem to be against smoking; but if the USAF are against it, it must be OK!

[Refrain]
Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette;
Smoke, smoke, smoke until you smoke yourself to death.
Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gates,
You just hate to make him wait
But you've gotta have another cigarette.

[Credit: Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen - old-time country/hippie band from Texas]

MrDemeanour


Still up the tower.....

18.09.2005 21:22

As of tonight Kate and Ludd are still up the tower, which is now penned in with some new fencing - to stop the tower (or Kate and Ludd?) from escaping (although it has not stopped a visitor from popping up to see them). Security is provided by MoD police and a firm called Corporate security (based in Basingstoke). Ground level visitors included a director from Babcock engineering....K & L in good mood, ready to greet the morning's workers with 35 foot banner saying US bases out of Britain.

watcher


Dubious pictures from the mast

24.09.2005 20:13

Try these for size.



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25 metres up


2nd try

24.09.2005 20:55




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25 metres up


Brilliant

04.10.2005 07:39

Oh Brother, I better not show this to our mother, but I think this is waaw! You're so amazing Ludd.

(ik lach me plat in mijn vuistje - ge hebt ze een fameus poepje laten ruiken) LOL

Keep up the spirit! I'm with you!

Additional pictures at:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/brendadada/45667892/in/set-998124/

Warrio McLoud


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