Security guards have used extreme and brutal force claim protesters at the Crawberry Hill Protection Camp.
This morning, a group of campaigners have occupied and shut down a new fracking site at Crawberry Hill, East Yorkshire.
Two protestors are locked and superglued onto the outside gate. Security guards have used brutal and disproportionate force, in one case, pulling an older woman with so much force that they grabbed her shirt and exposed her body.
This protest follows a number of safety breaches committed by Rathlin Energy at nearby West Newton drilling site.
Less than a week ago, the Health and Safety Executive were alerted by Hull and East Riding Frack Off to a major operational failures and reported the use of specialist Well Intervention equipment at West Newton. The HSE admitted they didn’t have the resources to investigate the incident despite Rathlin disclosing pressure issues with the well.
At 8am this morning, three people entered and locked themselves to the fence, alongside a large banner, which reads “Rathlin Energy: Safety Fail”.
In addition, a (failed) “Safety Report” was presented to the company, giving the following reasons: lost control of well pressure; ignored planning regulations; and endangering the community.
Local resident, Pippa Hockey, stated: “Rathlin Energy is recklessly putting profit before peoples’ health, as shown by recent events in West Newton. The local community here are determined to do everything in our power to prevent dangerous mistakes being made again”.
The event forms part of a national day of direct action taking place across the UK today as part of the 6-day Reclaim the Power action camp in Blackpool. According to Hannah Jones of the Reclaim the Power Network,
“We’re taking direct action in solidarity with the local community who want Rathlin out. Rathlin have no social license to operate here. Fracking is dangerous. It will escalate climate change and keep us dependent on dirty, privately controlled energy.”
“Most people in the UK want energy in public hands and they want it safe and clean. Fracking will never deliver that. When governments won’t act in the public interest, it’s up to the public to take action.”
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I was on site to witness this and initially the protesters was ok but soon got out of hand, im a local and have spent a lot of time up at the site and witnessed what has been generally well behaved protesters getting there point across, however over the last few months they are getting out of hand. My son and i witnessed a lot of very bad language and very aggressive behaviour from the protesters even to the extent of spitting at security which is disgusting. This is just making the situation worse for us in the village who will be left to pick up the bits when these idiots move on to the next operation. I believe the camp has now got a nasty tone no wonder locals don’t feel safe going up there with them, its more like a cult !!!!
I don’t know who ‘Chaz’ is but all the locals who were there did not see a man with his son. Make up your own minds: watch the video footage on Bambuser.
Pity the security manager stooped to threaten he would instruct his team ‘to urinate’ on the fence next to the women protestors.
Well we all know who you are don’t we “VAL” a drain to the tax payer !! I don’t need to watch the video, as i said i have been in full support of a protest around the site and has upto a few months ago been well organised and executed, now i feel the protectors, or the majority have there own agenda which is to cause trouble !! And “to urinate” on someone is discussing as is spitting at someone. if the idiots had not tried to storm the site and kept on the correct side of the fence then the security wouldn’t of thrown them off !
For your interest ‘Chaz’, I’m a pensioner. You may know who I am, but do we know who you are? Are you perhaps in the pay of Rathlin Energy? Chaz, Man of mystery.