Due to overwhelming interest the Coal Caravan website at 
http://www.coalcaravan.org.uk/ has been, well, overwhelmed! This epic 219 mile cycle caravan travels through communities threatened with open cast coal mines and power stations, from Notts to Newcastle (and a bit beyond). To keep up-to-date check out the blog at http://coalcaravan.wordpress.com/
http://www.coalcaravan.org.uk/ has been, well, overwhelmed! This epic 219 mile cycle caravan travels through communities threatened with open cast coal mines and power stations, from Notts to Newcastle (and a bit beyond). To keep up-to-date check out the blog at http://coalcaravan.wordpress.com/
Gathering at Sumac
The fabulous climate caravan lives on, as the COAL CARAVAN, walking and cycling between the sites for proposed open cast mines and new power stations in the Midlands, Yorkshire and North East.
Coal Caravan contact number is 07729 575582. Join Us!
We'll be talking to local people, organising bicycled power films and events, holding public discussions and displays, and linking groups from different areas to help strengthen isolated campaigns.
# 24 April – Co2al Caravan launch party, Sumac Centre Nottingham
# 25 April – set off to Shipley Glen
# 27/28 April – cycle to Yorkshire
# 29 April – Fairbairn Ings
# 30 April - 2 May – cycle to North East
# 3 May – Anti-opencast workshops
# 4 May (Bank Holiday Monday) – Grand Finale
We've got unique permission to show the Age of Stupid film in small communities affected by coal mining and the route is all pretty much sorted. We've even got our own newspaper to hand out to thousands along the route explaining why we're against the expansion of coal and what the alternative solutions are.
Coal Caravan / Age of Stupid poster:
http://www.veggies.org.uk/img/arc/stupidcoal929.jpg
Coal Caravan contact number is 07729 575582. Join Us!
We'll be talking to local people, organising bicycled power films and events, holding public discussions and displays, and linking groups from different areas to help strengthen isolated campaigns.
# 24 April – Co2al Caravan launch party, Sumac Centre Nottingham
# 25 April – set off to Shipley Glen
# 27/28 April – cycle to Yorkshire
# 29 April – Fairbairn Ings
# 30 April - 2 May – cycle to North East
# 3 May – Anti-opencast workshops
# 4 May (Bank Holiday Monday) – Grand Finale
We've got unique permission to show the Age of Stupid film in small communities affected by coal mining and the route is all pretty much sorted. We've even got our own newspaper to hand out to thousands along the route explaining why we're against the expansion of coal and what the alternative solutions are.
Coal Caravan / Age of Stupid poster:
http://www.veggies.org.uk/img/arc/stupidcoal929.jpg 
Homepage:
newspaper
27.04.2009 15:18
hello!
good luck to all those on the journey. i just wanted to say how excellent the caravan newspaper is- well done to all involved!
and also i'd like to say how positive and wonderful the caravan idea is, i hope similar ones start happening in other parts of the uk. i'd like to join in one day- maybe next year.
x
katy
More Pictures have gone up!
28.04.2009 14:56
Gosh my little legs are tired! But its all going very well. I will blog a fuller entry later covering the days evets, and hopefully get it up tomorow if not later tonight. Thanks for the comments here.
We have had a few minor probs with internet access, but thats been better today, and I have uploaded some more pictures from the fantastic weekend we had, and the rainy days cycling yesterday.
All the best
Done take it lying down!
Don't listen to Ed Milliband's lies any longer!
yours,
me
caravan blogger
Homepage:
http://coalcaravan.wordpress.com