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Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 10:07:20 GMT
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From: Jo Makepeace (webmaster@schnews.org.uk)
Subject: SchNEWS 246, Friday 3rd February 2000
Rainbow Village anniversary - 6th February
Diary of Adrian Molesworth
February 6th is the 15th anniversary of the eviction of the 'Rainbow
Village' at Molesworth, Cambridgeshire.
The site was a proposed second base for 64 American cruise missiles. Under
the cover of darkness on 6th February 1985, a convoy containing 1,500 Royal
engineers, 600 MoD police and 1,000 civil police descended on the village
to evict 150 peace campers. The eviction took 5 months to plan, and was the
largest peacetime mobilisation of troops in this country. Those protesters
that refused to move their homes had to stand by and watch as their
caravans were bulldozed offsite. At 10am when the eviction was nearly
over, Tarzan (Michael Heseltine) himself appeared from his helicopter
wearing an army combat jacket and was quoted as saying he was "deeply
concerned for the children of the village". In order to keep the protesters
out a £3 million security fence was constructed. Unfortunately, with the
ending of the ‘Cold War’ only a few missiles ever reached the base before it was redundant. A permanent peace garden is being maintained at the base.
For more details contact Cambridge CND - 01480 475284
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