A crowd of people at a protest march walk towards the camera. they are holding a banner that reads "No Airport Expansion".

Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London

Local anti-airport expansion campaigners will be at the forefront of mass protests in London this weekend. Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) will join tens of thousands of Extinction Rebellion activists from across the UK and descend on the capital for four days of protests, dubbed “The Big One”, involving demonstrations on Parliament Square and pickets outside government department buildings.  BAAN will picket the Department for … Continue reading Bristol Airport expansion campaigners head mass protests in London

Three people hold a large blue banner reading "No Airport Expansion"

Youth Climate Strike Targets Airport Expansion

The sun and blue skies were welcome additions to the first Youth Climate Strike of the year.  The strike, organised by Bristol Youth Strike for Climate (BYS4C), was targeted at Bristol Airport expansion, which was recently given approval to expand from 10mn to 12mn passengers per year.  Torin Menzies, 17, of BYS4C, said: ‘I think that the airport is such an important target because it’s … Continue reading Youth Climate Strike Targets Airport Expansion