19th June 2007
Brecon tree camp eviction has begun. Support needed!
The eviction will most likely last a few hours, if you can make it, it would be a great help!
Site phone: 07733190958
===============
IF U CAN GET THERE TAKE A CAMERA, THE EVICTION TEAM IS GOOD OLD NET FROM SWANSEA
===============
update
11:40am
A40 has been closed.
There has been at least one arrest.
================
PRESS RELEASE
THIS MORNING THE EVICTION OF THE BRECON CLIMATE CHANGE CAMP AT PEN PONT BRECON IS GOING ON. THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED BETWEEN SENNY BRIDGE AND BRECON FOR THE EVICTION TO TAKE PLACE. PEOPLE ARE ENTRENCHED IN THE CAMP. TREE HOUSES WILL HAVE TO BE EVICTED BY SPECIALIST CLIMBERS AND TUNNELS BY CAVE SPECIALIST
WE URGE ANYONE WHO CAN TO GET TO BRECON TO PROTECT THE PECEFUL PROTESTORS WHO ARE REFUSING TO MOVE VOLUNTARILY DUE TO THE MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION THE 48″ PIPELINE FROM MILFORD HAVEN TO TIRLEY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE IS CAUSING.
THE RIVERS IN BRECON ARE RUNNING AS RED AS BLOOD DUE TO THE SILTING UP OF THE RIVERS WITH THE RED BRECON SOIL. SEE FOR YOURSELVES THE MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROIPHE THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO STOP.
NO FOSSIL FUELS..
TELEPHONE
01639 632286
07790 727 250
================
No Embargo
**
*Pipeline protesters refuse to climb down as eviction starts*
Protestors have refused to climb down from trees on the route of the
controversial high pressure methane gas
(LNG) pipeline in Wales after being given a 10 minute warning by bailiffs to
leave the site or face being arrested.
Protestors have locked themselves together high up in the trees using
bicycle D locks while others have gone down into the tunnels they dug with
food to last for several days in order to delay National Grids multimillion
pound destructive and dangerous project.
One protestor has today said “We are willing to risk arrest as the
consequences of this pipeline will be far more devastating than spending a
night in a police cell. National Grid, as a private company, are putting
shareholder profit before peoples saftety, both locally and more
globally. We are putting ourselves in the way to say this is completely
unacceptable.”
Another protestor, from Bristol Rising Tide said “The Government, National
Grid Plc and other Corporations are continuing to build and profit from
fossil fuel infrastructure despite the clear fact that to prevent
catastrophic climate chaos, carbon emissions must be cut by 90% by 2030. So
it is up to people to take responsibility and take
action and that is why I am here doing what I can to stop this being built.”
The road from Brecon to Sennybridge, which runs past the camp, has been
closed by the police.
Contact:
Bristol Rising Tide: 07917 383517
*Notes to Editor*
Rising Tide is a climate action network dedicated to challenging the root
causes of climate change – the fossil fuel growth based economy. Rising Tide
argues that climate chaos is an issue of social injustice and that the
poorest will suffer most.
This pipeline, 4ft in diameter, will run at 94bar pressure – that is
96kg/cm2. National Grid have no experience of running pipelines at such high
pressure and it is unprecedented in Europe and the US.
In 1999, a family of four were killed in Scotland when a high pressure gas
pipe exploded by their home. Massive corrosion in the pipeline, and a
failure on the part of National Grid/Transco (NG/T) to keep adequate records
on what kind of pipes were being used, led to the explosion. Corrosion has
already been seen on the welds in the South Wales pipeline.
Since privatisation, NG/T have shed thousands of engineering jobs and cut
maintenance work. In 2000 it was revealed that Transco had underspent its
agreed pipeline maintenance and replacement programme
by £358m over the previous two years. This same corporation, accountable to
only its shareholders and board, is now supposedly responsible for the
safety of thousands of people along the route of
this pipe.
300 Construction workers at the Dragon LNMG terminal were recently on strike
over safety concerns on site. One workers was hospitalised and workers were
demanding safer working conditions.
================
brecon eviction update! 14:14
The Eviction continues with two arrests on the ground and people locked on in the tree tops, there are also people underground with substantial supplies! please support these people by donating towards fines etc on the “fight the pipe” website.
if anyone can make it they need the support!
peace love and fuck the pipe, national grid, national eviction team and anyone else involved XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
================
Eviction update…
16:49
There has now been at least 5 arrests, we have no idea who has been arrested yet as they are being kept on site at the moment. There are still people locked-on in trees.
The A40 has now been re-opened but is down to one lane.
RESPECT & LOVE to all those who will be arrested over this.
FUCK YOUR PIPE NATIONAL GRID, FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FOR LETTING THIS STUPID PROJECT HAPPEN, FUCK THE POLICE & EVICTION TEAM.
We stand proud and strong knowing we are defending our beautiful earth that others want to destroy in the name of money.
================
Latest news from the eviction….
22:36
There have so far been 6 arrests made. One person has had no further action taken against him, two people have been cautioned, two people have to appear in court tomorrow in Llandrindod at 9.30am to face a charge of obstructing a bailiff in his line of duty, one person is still at the police station.
Three people are still left at the tree camp. The bailiffs have gone home for the night and will resume eviction in the morning. Two of the remaining protesters are in a tree-house and one is just sat in a tree with an umbrella. There is police and security guarding the site.
All the protesters belongings have been taken off site and they have a month to claim what is theirs.
PLEASE GET TO COURT IN LLANDRINDOD TOMORROW FOR 9.30am TO SHOW SUPPORT!!
================
WEDNESDAY UPDATE DIRECT FROM TREE HOUSE AT BRECON
20.06.2007 12:19
JUST SPOKEN TO THE LAST TWO PEOPLE IN TREE HOUSE!
THERE ARE STILL TWO PEOPLE IN A TREE HOUSE IN BRECON THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO PASS ON THE FOLLOWING: THEY HAVE HAD NO FOOD OR WATER FOR THE LAST 24HRS AND NO KIND OF LIASON OFFICER HAS BEEN PRESENT, THE TUNNEL WAS TAKEN FIRST THING THIS MORNING AND ONE FEMALE WAS REMOVED FROM THE TREES. ALL THE TREE HOUSES HAVE BEEN DISMANTLED AND THE TWO REMAINING DONT THINK THEY HAVE LONG TO GO! (FAIR PLAY)
I TRAVELLED TO THE SITE LAST NIGHT AND I COULD NOT EVEN GET WITHIN 400 YRDS OF THE SITE, THE POLICE WERE BASTARDS AND THREATENED TO ARREST ME SEVERAL TIMES FOR BEING IN THE AREA, THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY WAS OVERWELLMING THERE WERE AROUND 150 ANGRY POLICE, 200 SECURITY GUARDS AND BAILLIFFS ALL OVER THE PLACE ALL NIGHT! (I HAVENT SEEN SUCH SECURITY MEASURES SINCE NEWBURY)
THE REASON PEOPLE CAN NOT FIND MUCH ON THE NET IS BECAUSE YOU CANT GET NEAR THE PLACE, PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS EVERYWHERE AS INFO ON THE EVICTION IS HARD TO FIND.
PEACE LOVE AND ROTTEN CABBAGE TO THOSE INVOLVED IN THE EVICTION!