Action AWE

August 9, 2014

7-mile scarf unfurled between nuke factories in latest Trident protest

A seven-mile scarf knitted by over 5,000 people has been rolled out between the Atomic Weapons Establishment sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire.
June 9, 2014

Arrests at nuclear weapons factory as protests reach new level

The Burghfield wing of the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire has seen its biggest protest in years, with entrances blocked for nearly five hours.
June 9, 2014

Nuclear protests escalate as cars used to block gates to Burghfield

Around thirty people have this morning used cars to block all entrances to the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire, marking an escalation in protests there.
May 19, 2014

Christians and others block gate to Berkshire's nuclear weapons factory

Traffic is being diverted at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Burghfield, as protesters have blocked a major gate into the site by locking themselves together.
September 2, 2013

Protesters blockade Burghfield Atomic Weapons Establishment

Action AWE and Trident Ploughshares blockaded the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield today (2 September)

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