Climate Camp has begun
imc uk | 12.08.2007 00:00 | Climate Camp 2007 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces
Sunday, August 12. Late Saturday night, a field close to Heathrow airport site was occupied by about 100 people, the first wave of setting up the 2007 Camp For Climate Action [pics]. Twin double decker tripods were quickly erected and despite being just 800 metres from BAA's head office, it took the police two hours to find the site. There have been reports of two arrests and police copying data from mobile phones during searches.
There are now several hundred people on site and the camp taking shape. Police have been searching people and preventing access to the site on and off but in the last few hours this seems to have solidified into a state of siege with police refusing to let vehicles with power, water or toilet facilities onto the site.
Meanwhile, local residents celebrated "the place we call home" in the community arts and history project "our place".
Read full article for directions and press release.
Links: videos of morning and afternoon | Camp website | workshops | bust card | campers info line 0207 043 3783
Tents go up
The Climate Camp site has been successfully taken!
We now need lots of people to come down and get everything set up.
We are on Sipson Lane, between the villages of Sipson and Harlington, North of Heathrow.
By public transport:
Train from Paddington to 'Hayes and Harlington' station.
From there bus 90, 140 or H98 heading South. Get off at the corner of Harlington High Street and walk West along Sipson Lane about 600 metres.
OR
About a 2 mile walk - south into Harlington village then as above.
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Go one station further on to West Drayton and take the 222 bus to the Western (Sipson) end of Sipson Lane.
Staines is quite far away - if you want to make your own way to the site don't go to Staines!
But if you get yourself to Staines railway station in West London by 10am on Tuesday 14th August, you will be greeted by our friendly welcome team and promptly transported via a magical mystery tour, to the camp! Staines railway station is very small so the Welcome Desk and pickup buses will be running from Spelthorne Leisure Centre, 5 minutes walk from the station.(There will also be lifts to the camp later in the day).
If you get lost trying to find the camp or any other enquiries then call 0207 3779088 . There will be someone manning the phone at the London Action Resource Centre 10am to 6pm from 2nd August who will be able to help you.
There will probably be policeman filming you at the station and elsewhere. Do not be intimidated
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