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.

The attack on the airport lead to an undertaking http://www.faslane365.org/en/statement_from_strident_tent_state to not take part in action that would be arrestable and allow police to have resources for the incident. Despite this the MoD police round Colport, where the warheads for Faslane are stored, were on the offensive. As the York minibusses travelled to visit the Student Camp the police pulled them over on some random Road Traffic Act 'spot check'. The main purpose seemed to be warning everyone off from even walking near the base, let alone doing anything. The undertaking was to allow some presence at the gate. After much negotiation the Police a tea party next to the gates did manage to go ahead.

By Monday the police knew that after the undertaking had finished, and they had agreed they had 'plenty of police' to deal with anything, there was bound to be a blockade. They were out in force at both the gates of Falsane. Blockaders from the Student Camp did well with a solid line of police to disrupt the North Gate for over half an hour http://www.faslane365students.org/gallery11.php there were blockades at Colport as well http://www.faslane365students.org/report4.php

York protesters managed to lock on at the South Gate, despite van loads of police waiting. Press release and picture of the blocked road http://york.indymedia.org.uk/node/738 Removal took an hour and a half in which time the gate was closed to all traffic and with the North Gate blockade traffic entering the base was tailing back.