French people who have been knitting a section of the Wool Against Weapons pink scarf have taken their section to an anti nuclear protest outside the Ministère de la Défense in Paris, before they bring it to the UK’s Atomic Weapons Establishments and join it to the 7 mile scarf which will link the UK’ s nuclear bomb factories at Aldermaston and Burghfield on 9th August 2014. For pics see: https://plus.google.com/photos/113137942473092853019/albums?banner=pwa
BBC News Mid Wales 5 July 2014 A pink scarf nearly 400ft (120m) long has been unfurled through a Powys town to highlight an anti-nuclear protest. Knitted by around 80 opponents of nuclear weapons, the scarf was carried from Knighton’s clock tower to its cenotaph. It is part of efforts marking the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing in Japan in 1945. The campaigners are also calling on the UK government not to renew the Trident…
A 120-metre long pink scarf knitted by opponents of nuclear weapons was today unfurled through the centre of the Welsh border town of Knighton (Tref-y-clawdd). It dominated the town centre, with the unfurling procession led by a town crier, who was joined by the Teme Valley Ceilidh Band, hand-bell ringers, the Pales Peace Choir and a huge Welsh Red Dragon. The scarf, knitted by around 80 people form the local area, will now go on…
Over sixty people helped roll out the Knighton section of the Wool Against Weapons’ pink scarf which is destined to link up with other sections from all around the UK & the wider world on 9th August to link the UK’s nuclear weapons factories, AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield. Pics from the roll out in Knighton on 5th July 2014 Show as slideshow Details and info about the Wool Against Weapons event at the UK’s…
To download a flyer & booking form for the Coach to the CND & Wool against Weapons event at Aldermaston on the 9th August - the 69th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, click image on the right. Let’s make this BIG and send a message to the politicians-SCRAP TRIDENT - we will highlight the on-going development of Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons programme at AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield by connecting the bases with seven…
Hereford Times Monday 30th June 2014 ON Saturday, Knighton supporters of Wool Against Weapons will find out if the scarf which they have been busily knitting and crocheting for nearly 18 months will reach its goal. Their aim was to produce a scarf 60 centimetres wide and long enough to stretch down the hill from Knighton’s historic Clock Tower to the town’s Cenotaph in Brookside Square, a distance of well over 100 metres. If they…
Hundreds of knitters say ‘blankets not bombs’ Knitters from across Scotland have stitched through the winter to create a pink scarf for peace. Hundreds of meters of knitting will be rolled out on the Royal Mile on Saturday 28 June to support a nuclear free Scotland. The network – or knitwork – Wool Against Weapons Scotland is part of an alliance of knitters and crocheters across the UK protesting against the renewal of Trident…
The Wool Against Weapons project was founded by Jaine Rose as part of a programme of actions with Action AWE. The project is supported by and co-organised with CND. The concept of knitting a 7 mile long scarf to connect the UK’s two nuclear weapons factories at Aldermaston and Burghfield is described in the quote from Jaine, below. “Well hello world….and hello stitchers! Here is my long awaited plan! I am Jaine Rose, and I would like…
“Spending £100 billion on replacing Trident is a catastrophic folly. I’m sure I am one of many who support the those, like Action-AWE, who campaign actively and imaginatively against it”
– Ken Loach
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Nuclear weapons crime in the UK has been reported to Thames Valley Police.
