London

TRIDENT 365 10/11 NOVEMBER
We were just 12 people ranging in age from 20 to 70 plus. The police outnumbered us by 3 or 4 to 1 on the 1st day, watching us to see how far we would take our demonstration. Would we try and block the entrance to the base and risk arrest? On this occasion, the answer was no. Instead we covered the fences in placards pointing out that Trident is a weapon of mass destruction and encourages nuclear proliferation. We displayed colourful banners - Sing Trident Out! WMDs? We've found them - . We gave out leaflets, in the form of an open letter, to workers going into the base and to passing motorists. Many people responded positively; some, stern-faced, ignored us; others were downright vulgar. We also distributed leaflets in Garelochhead and Helensburgh.

FASLANE 365 - Song written by Leon Rosselson after their November Block

Autumn trees are red and gold in the light of the breaking dawn
The wind rakes the waters of the Loch and the rain drives down

Dear Reader,

May we appeal to you to consider the implications of the Trident nuclear base in Faslane?

What is Trident for? Britain currently deploys four Trident nuclear submarines at this base, each equipped with up to 16 US missiles, each one capable of carrying 14 independently targetable warheads made in Aldermaston. Each warhead can deliver nearly 4 times the destructive power of the bomb that obliterated Hiroshima.