PROTEST SITE ADVICE.

For all those people who haven’t been lucky enough to experience site life yet, there are a few things that you should be aware of.
Generally, site life is amazing, friendly, and safe, but on the rare occasion, people or products are found on them that are not desirable (as in any community).
It is [...]

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NEW PROTEST SITE IN DERBY!!!!

Hi peeps!
For anyone who hasn’t heard the news, we have a new protest site In derby!!
The site is located at Rayensway, across the road from Rolls Royce, on the old football ground.
You can follow the footpaths next to the river from [...]

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ARREST AT BODGE LODGE SITE

Yesterday, a ‘Digger Diving’ action took place at the former ‘Bodge Lodge’ protest site in Smalley.
The trespass resulted in one arrest, and that person being whisked away back to Scotland under warrant.
No one was injured, and we are expecting an article in tonights Derbyshire Evening Telegraph!!
This just goes to show that we [...]

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Bodge Lodge court updates January 2009

I’m happy to report that the court cases for ‘Bodge Lodge’ in Smalley, have now all been dropped. Yay!
This is NOT however the end of our fight against UK Coal, they may have taken our home, but we will stand up against them for as long as we can!
         Pixi. x

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Eviction

For the first time in almost a month, I missed a weekend on site!!
It’s very strange to be here writing my blog, with no funny stories, or much to report. I did recieve a couple of nice text messages from the protestors, wondering where I was and telling they they missed me, which was lovely!!
As [...]

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“Bodge Lodge” part 4

Yay!!!!!!
Another top weekend on site..tho this time I only spent precious few hours there, as I had to sort out my travel plans at home before I could go onto site.
I was really hoping to go to York for a Greenpeace meeting, and I kinda felt really guilty, like I was letting them down, but [...]

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“Bodge Lodge” Part 3

Well, another successful weekend away on the lovely site!
I arrived (as usual) on friday night, weighed down again with alcohol, food and climbing tat, ready for another action packed, fun filled, bailiff hating weekend.
Crossing the field, I didn’t see the usual crowd of hippies gathered on the roof of the squat, in fact all seemed quiet…until [...]

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UK coal vs People Unknown

As many of you may know, this morning we attended a court hearing in Derby.
There was four of us from site at the hearing, with two of us representing as defendants. The case went well, but due to unsigned defence documents, the case was adjourned (yay) for two weeks, which we were very happy about.
Although [...]

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Duvet turtle—–Follow up

I am pleased to report that the dreadlocked Duvet turtle, that I had temporarily fostered from site, has been returned to the wild and is doing well.
He has been well fed and looked after and seemed in high spirits when I left him.
I will be returning to site this friday, so will keep you updated [...]

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“Bodge Lodge” part 1

As I was packing my bag, ready for my big weekend away, I was finding I couldn’t find anything….
Most people frantically search for sun lotions, cameras, beach wear and travellers cheques, however..I was frantically searching for thermals, my sleeping bag and lots of tissues for my hay fever!
I was off to stay on the Lodge House Protest [...]

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