The Great Gas Gala – Day 3 In Pictures

27 July 2013

Update (4:30pm): Com­mu­ni­ty block­ade now has a pool table. Relaxed atmos­phere now Cau­drilla have been stopped for rest of the day. Join us!

Update (3:10pm): Com­mu­ni­ty block­ade still grow­ing with about 200 peo­ple. Police have announced that because of com­mu­ni­ty con­cerns there will be no more deliv­er­ies today! Seems like Cuadrilla have been break­ing con­di­tions of their plan­ning per­mis­sion with the vehi­cle deliv­ery times. Don’t hold your breath for any­one to be arrest­ed and tor­tured over that though.

Update (1:40pm): About 100 peo­ple at the com­mu­ni­ty block­ade. Large num­bers of police in wedge for­ma­tions being used to try to push frack­ing trucks through com­mu­ni­ty resis­tance. Police heli­copter over­head.

Update (1:20pm): West Sus­sex Coun­ty Coun­cil High­ways called to patch up road dam­age caused by the few trucks that have already made it onto site.

Update (1:00pm): Large num­bers of police being used to force through Cuadrilla’s frack­ing trucks against will of com­mu­ni­ty. Come lend your sup­port if you can!

Update (12:40pm): Police try­ing to get anoth­er truck through. The com­mu­ni­ty is resist­ing. Come sup­port them if you can!

Update (12:00pm): Sec­ond arrest of the day! Do come down and sup­port the com­mu­ni­ty if you can!

Update (11:55am): Anoth­er truck is being stopped by the com­mu­ni­ty block­ade

Update (11:15am): Num­bers build­ing at the camp and the weath­er is good. Do come down and join if you can!

Update (10:00am): Rein­force­ments arrive on the bus from Brighton but more need­ed. Come on down!

Update (9:45am): One Sus­sex res­i­dent arrest­ed after sit­ting in front of truck.

Update (9:35am): Road closed and police try­ing to escort truck through com­mu­ni­ty block­ade. Get down to help if you can!

Update (8:55am): Police num­bers increas­ing. Get down to help if you can!

Update (8:45am): Truck turned away from frack­ing site! Come down and join the block­ade!

Update (8:00am): Sus­sex res­i­dents block­ing site entrance again! Come down if you can!

Update (7:30am): Camp still going strong. Come on down!

Police Guard Truck Load Of Frack­ing Chem­i­cals