The Great Gas Gala!

From 7am on Thurs­day (25th) Cuadrilla Resource’s site has been closed by a com­mu­ni­ty block­ade. We will be con­verg­ing again in Bal­combe in Sus­sex for The Great Gas Gala!

From 7am on Thurs­day (25th) Cuadrilla Resource’s site has been closed by a com­mu­ni­ty block­ade. We will be con­verg­ing again in Bal­combe in Sus­sex for The Great Gas Gala! DAY TWO tomor­row (Fri 26th). Come along and shield the Weald at a com­mu­ni­ty-led car­ni­val of anti-frack­ing rev­el­ry!

All are warm­ly invit­ed to join Bal­combe Vil­lage in a clear demon­stra­tion of front-line pro­tec­tion against those that threat­en us and our envi­ron­ment.

You’ll be want­i­ng to pack a par­ty-bag in advance so you’ll be ready when the time comes. Imag­ine being the only one at the par­ty with­out a cos­tume. Only jok­ing, you won’t be allowed in if you’re not in fan­cy dress. No that’s not true either. This is a com­mu­ni­ty-led event and is open to all!

Bal­combe is only a 25 min­utes train-ride north of Brighton, and 39 min­utes south from Lon­don. Some but not all trains on the Brighton – Lon­don line stop at Bal­combe. Trains run every hour from Brighton and Lon­don Bridge and it is also pos­si­ble to catch trains from Lon­don Vic­to­ria, usu­al­ly chang­ing at East Croy­don. See the map page for direc­tions to the site, which is a 5 minute walk from Bal­combe Sta­tion.

Free Bus from Brighton to Bal­combe – 7am (Fri 26th) Old Steine bus stop (near RBS). Space for 50+

If you’re dri­ving and have space, please con­tact info@greatgasgala.org.uk to offer a lift!

Things to bring:

Essen­tial – water, food and warm/waterproof clothes, sun pro­tec­tion.

Rec­om­mend­ed –
Pic­nics, cakes, water, tea-mak­ing facil­i­ties, warm/waterproof clothes, friends, ban­ners, games, music, instru­ments, Knit­ting (yel­low and black – gas­field free com­mu­ni­ty colours!), blan­kets, chairs, tables, Gaze­bos, small tents, plas­tic cutlery/plates. You get the pic­ture.

Things not to bring:

Alco­hol, drugs, any­thing which could be con­strued as a weapon, glass etc.

Take Note!:

The Great Gas Gala! will be a clear demon­stra­tion of com­mu­ni­ty pro­tec­tion against the threat of harm to our health and envi­ron­ment posed by the frack­ing indus­try. The indus­try is sup­port­ed by the state and there­fore there will almost cer­tain­ly be a police-pres­ence. Know your rights and don’t be intim­i­dat­ed. The Gala will be an inclu­sive, friend­ly space. We won’t be bul­lied.

See you at the Gala, it’ll be a gas!