Activists and bailiffs put aside differences to beat the cold (From The Argus)
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Activists and bailiffs put aside differences to beat the cold
10:35am Thursday 17th January 2013 in News
Activists and bailiffs put aside differences to beat the cold
Link road protestors and bailiffs put their differences aside last night (January 17) as they battled plummeting temperatures.
Activists protesting against the controversial Bexhill Hastings link road remained chained to trees and down tunnels with temperatures dropping to -5c.
Tunneler Simon "Sitting Bull" Medhurst, who yesterday afternoon locked himself in his metre high cavern, was allowed out overnight to escape the cold – only to return this morning.
In return, bailiffs and security officials who were keeping tabs on the protestors, were allowed round the camp fire to keep warm.
Protestor, Patrick Nicholson, said: “It was a bit like the Christmas Day game of football in the trenches in World War One.
“We still have people attached to trees and expect it to be a busy day.”
Comments(9)
Crystal Ball
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11:19am Thu 17 Jan 13
NickBrt
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11:33am Thu 17 Jan 13
Andy R
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12:26pm Thu 17 Jan 13
AmboGuy wrote:It was THEIR campfire!
What a joke. If they're not supposed to be there then don't let them round a camp fire to warm up. These wasters will soon leave when they get too cold.
Doh......
mimseycal
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2:20pm Thu 17 Jan 13
jonmik
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2:22pm Thu 17 Jan 13
rayellerton
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5:29pm Thu 17 Jan 13
AmboGuy
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5:34pm Thu 17 Jan 13
Andy R wrote:Do you have an opinion or comment or are you just up to your usual trolling again?.....yes thought so.
AmboGuy wrote:It was THEIR campfire!
What a joke. If they're not supposed to be there then don't let them round a camp fire to warm up. These wasters will soon leave when they get too cold.
Doh......
Andy R
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11:34pm Thu 17 Jan 13
You couldn't make it up......
AmboGuy says...
11:10am Thu 17 Jan 13