Balcombe anti-fracking protests update days 25–39

Day 37 (Fri 30th) Of Com­mu­ni­ty Frack­ing Block­ade In Bal­combe Sus­sex

Update (10:30am): One pro­tec­tor arrest­ed defend­ing Sus­sex from frack­ing.

Update (9:30am): Police try­ing to force frack­ing truck through com­mu­ni­ty blokade.

 

Day 34 (Tues 26th) Of Com­mu­ni­ty Frack­ing Block­ade In Bal­combe Sus­sex

Update (5:00pm): One pro­tec­tor arrest­ed today as police con­tin­ue to force frack­ing trucks through the block­ade for Cuadrilla.

Update (10:30am): First frack­ing truck of the day.

 

Day 28 (Wed 21st) Of Com­mu­ni­ty Frack­ing Block­ade In Bal­combe Sus­sex

Update (3pm): All Pro­tec­tors who were in Craw­ley Mag­is­trates Court today have been giv­en bail con­di­tions that allow them to return to the camp.

Update (1pm): For­est camp evict­ed by police.

Update (12pm): Police are try­ing to ille­gal­ly evict (with­out a court order) the for­est camp (small­er camp in wood­land next to the Cuadrilla rig site, not main camp on grass verge) at Bal­combe. Come sup­port the com­mu­ni­ty!

 

Day 27 (Tue 20th) Of Com­mu­ni­ty Frack­ing Block­ade In Bal­combe Sus­sex

Update (10:40am): Anoth­er frack­ing truck being blocked.

Update (9:30am): Frack­ing truck forced through com­mu­ni­ty block­ade by police. One Pro­tec­tor arrest­ed.

 

Days 25/26 — the Reclaim the Pow­er block­ade and more updates/photos here