Category Archives: Preston New Road

Preston New Road Day 8 (Thurs 14th Aug)

Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

The camp at Preston New Road is continuing to grow after being set up by local residents to oppose Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at the site near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 7 (Weds 13th Aug)

Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

The camp at Preston New Road is continuing to grow after being set up by local residents to oppose Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at the site near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Cuadrilla are clearly worried, and have gone as far as to setup cameras in a nearby field to spy on the camp. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 6 (Tues 12th Aug)

Entrance Of Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

Another day of outreach at the camp opposing Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 5 (Mon 11th Aug)

Meal Time At Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

Busy day at the camp opposing Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 4 (Sun 10th Aug)

Entrance To Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

Today was a rainy solidarity day at the camp opposing Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 3 (Sat 9th Aug)

Solidarity Visit By Local Elswick Group To Camp Set Up By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

Among other visitors today has seen a solidarity visit from the local Elswick group to the camp opposing Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 2 (Fri 8th Aug)

Kids Tea Party At Camp Local Residents Setup By Local Residents To Oppose Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

A kids tea party and and lots of dogs today at the camp opposing Cuadrilla Resources’ plans to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

Preston New Road Day 1 (Thurs 7th Aug)

Local Residents, Mainly Mothers And Grandmothers, Occupy Cuadrilla’s Proposed Fracking Site At Preston New Road Near Little Plumpton In Lancashire (Click To Enlarge)

Cuadrilla Resources wants to construct the UK’s first multi-well shale gas frack pad at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton in Lancashire. The pad is planned to have 4 horizontal shale gas wells, which would be fractured in 30-45 stages along their up to 1.25 mile length. Cuadrilla envisage using between 5.9 and 8.9 million gallons of water to hydraulically fracture each well and in total the site will over 13.3 million gallons of radioactive waste which will be dumped in an unspecified location. Despite the consultation period for the planning application being far from over, Cuadrilla has been trying to move personel onto the site. Before dawn a group local residents set up a camp on the land and the community is getting organised to resist Cuadrilla’s plans. See below for more photos.

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Nina Taylor
Silver Fox
Ebony Johnson
Tina Louise
Julie Daniels
Michelle Clarke
Emma Harrison
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