Ban the Bomb protesters cause disruption at rocket site

Dec. 08, 1958 - Demonstration at Rocket Site: Sixteen of the Ban the H-Bomb protesters who got into the Thor rocket base near Swaffham, Norfolk on Saturday, did it again yesterday. They climbed the barbed wire by laying their banners on it. Then they swarmed over the giant cement mixer to hinder workmen due to start in 40 minutes. But extra airmen reinforcing the guard on the site dragged them off to a hut near the main gate. The demonstrators were freed after half-an-hour in the hut. Outside, the demonstrators lay in front of the gate whenever a truck approached. Twelve times, RAF police had to drag the mud-covered figures back into the temporary guard room till the gates could be closed again. Photo Shows The scene as some of the demonstrators sit outside the gates at the rocket site yesterday

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

Airmen Approached Barbed Cement Climbed Demonstrators Disruption Drag Dragged Extra Freed Half-an-hour Hinder Minutes Mixer Protesters Reinforcing Sixteen Swaffham Swarmed Temporary Thor Till Whenever Workmen

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > KEY