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Thursday, 2 March, 2017
1983: ‘No to Cruise ’ for 14 miles
7 April 1983
NWN reporters and photographers
were in the thick of the weekend
protests by the Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmament, watching
the blockaders of Burghfield and
Greenham Common and the
formation of the 14 mile human
chain.
Good Friday – day two of the CND
protest – dawned dull and cold
with a bitter wind sweeping over
the 14 mile route of the planned
“human chain” linking
Burghfield, Aldermaston and
Greenham air base.
Veterans of the former
Aldermaston marches were joined
by representatives of many
political groups and protesters of
every age group.
Traffic congestion built up rapidly
as people began spreading out
along the route, ready for the
formation of the chain at 2pm.
At a Press Conference, Assistant
Chief Constable Wyn Jones said he
was very pleased with the conduct
of the protesters but added “There
is some evidence of agitators at
Burghfield trying to harden
people’s attitudes.
“As with all demonstrations you
get a small number of extremists.”
In addition to police and
demonstrators, the event was
attended by dozens of press and
television crews.
Close to Greenham protesters
danced and sang as the chain
formed.
At Greenham itself, peace
women, after a mass incursion
into the base by 20 women at about
noon, made regular trips over the
wire.
During the day nearly 200 women
got in, were detained, and all later
released without charge.
Anti-Cruise missile protesters link hands at Ashford Hill
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