Balcombe update days 18 — 19 & 20

Day 18

Day 18 (Sun 11th) Of Com­mu­ni­ty Frack­ing Block­ade In Bal­combe Sus­sex
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Update (2pm): Day 18 of the com­mu­ni­ty frack­ing block­ade in Bal­combe. Huge num­bers of peo­ple com­ing down to the site to sup­port the block­ade and sing togeth­er.

Day 19

Update (4pm): 2 arrests today. High­light of day was home­made piz­za brought down to feed peo­ple at lunch time!

Update (11am): 2nd truck of day took 40mins to get onto site. Come down and help pro­tect Sus­sex.

Update (9:10am): One woman arrest­ed while pro­tect­ing Sus­sex from frack­ing.

Update (9am): Day 19 of the com­mu­ni­ty frack­ing block­ade in Bal­combe. Renewed efforts by Cuadrilla to force frack­ing trucks through the block­ade. Come lend your sup­port!

Day 20

Update (11am): Police have forced 3 frack­ing trucks through the block­ade today

Update (10am): Today the block­ade in Bal­combe goes Dutch. A con­tin­gent of peo­ple from the Nether­lands is on their way to sup­port the fight against frack­ing. They are expect­ed to arrive around 3pm. Arch-frack­ers, Cuadrilla Resources, are also active in the Nether­lands.

Update (9am): Day 20 of the com­mu­ni­ty frack­ing block­ade in Bal­combe. Renewed efforts by Cuadrilla to force frack­ing trucks through the block­ade. Come lend your sup­port!