Faslane

Protesters have managed to close the Faslane naval base in Scotland by surprising the police with a combination of superglue and paint.

Two minibuses of anti-Trident protesters travelled from York to Faslane on Saturday morning. The group was mainly students as the weekend coincided with the http://www.faslane365students.org/ Stident camp. The journey up heared the reports of the attack on Glasgow airport.

On 2nd July, 12 York residents were arrested for peaceful blockading of the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland. The action was part of the 'Students Summer Blockade and Strident Tent State' – a week of creative action against the recent decision to spend billions renewing Britain's nuclear weapons. The group included students from York College, York University, York St Johns, and Fulford School, as well as people working locally. This is the second time this group has taken part in Faslane 365, the year long blockade of the trident nuclear missile base.

Take some time to consider the problem: As long as you like :)

Vikings go berserk over Trident A twelve strong group from York dressed as Vikings has successfully blockaded both entrances to the Faslane nuclear submarine base.

The base is subject to a year long campaign rejecting nuclear weapons and the replacement of Trident in particular. This has attracted international support. Spanish protesters sang, danced and shouted encouragement to York's Vikings as four men and eight women were arrested in the peaceful protest. The co-ordinated action completely closed the base for half an hour.

One of the protesters Richard Lane said "The Vikings slaughtered tens of thousands of people but they did so over half a millennium. Trident could do the same in a minute."

Dave Taylor of York Green Party added "Whatever happened to the ethical foreign policy that New Labour once promised? There is nothing ethical about spending billions of pounds on weapons that the human race cannot afford to use."

With the Government making a decision on replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system, Yorkshire activists have been busy having their say.

Quakers at Faslane
Ten Quakers from Britain and Ireland, including two from York, David Corry, 71 and and Ruth Corry, 70 of Friargate Quaker Meeting at York were arrested at Faslane Naval Base on Sunday March 4th as a protest against the planned replacement of Trident.

Update: All those who took part have now been released, 24 hours earlier than expected.

Update: Rachel and Ceri are confirmed as being in Clydebank Police Office. Unlikely to be released before Monday lunch.

Two more people from York have been arrested at Faslane nuclear submarine base in Scotland as part of the Faslane 365 series of blockades. With the government expected to publish a white-paper on replacing Trident in just two days time, Rachel and Ceri, dressed as Mary and Donkey, lay in the road outside the base.

December 3rd Newsflash: Another 2 York People were arrested yesterday at Faslane, and have now been released. There will be a Faslane Film showing at York University this Thursday.

I got to Scotland on Wednesday 15th November, met up with some friends who were already in Scotland and then headed to the church hall where I stayed the two nights I wasn't in cells. With less than 12 hours to go before we would attempt to mount our blockade, we sat down to discuss recent days activity at the base and to decide what would be the best tactic for us to use.