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Vestas Sit-in: Newsflash: Newport March Entered Vestas Site (podcast) UPDATE 5 (photos + Video)

Saturday, 8th August, 2009 at 2:28 pm, Isle of Wight

Green Issues, Newport, Vestas Sit-In, podcast

In an unexpected twist of events, today’s march in support of those who are set to lose their jobs at Vestas, diverted from the route it has previously taken, to inside Vestas grounds.

Entering via the back gates of Vestas, around 200 people on the march stood outside the reception area of Vestas asking for the plant manager to come out and talk to the crowd.

Chants of “Who’s factory? Our factory” and demands that the government compulsory purchase the plant and passed into the hands of the public were made.

Sally reported from the inside ….

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Protesters leave
We heard a short time ago that the protesters inside the Vestas land have made the decision to leave and return to the other side of the fence.

When asked why, they said that, having made their point, they were happy to leave peacefully.

Photos and video to follow

This video footage shot by Jaymie Rigby (one of the Vestas Sit-in workers) shows how easily those on the march were able to gain entry the site from the rear entrance.

They simply walked underneath the barrier and continue to the front of the building. (Footage shot by VB at the front of the building to follow)



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One Response to “Vestas Sit-in: Newsflash: Newport March Entered Vestas Site (podcast) UPDATE 5 (photos + Video)”

  1. Click if you like this comment Summer of News – DarranGange.com     says:
    22, September 2009 at 7:28 pm

    [...] I went down to the Vestas protests every day, even witnessing/taking part in an invasion of the factory grounds on the day after the big jump, (See my photos of that here) that no big media, not even the County Press, covered. It was however covered by VentnorBlog. [...]

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