Event: Join the Mili-band

Title: Join the Mili-band
Description

Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has invited people to mobilise to demand action on climate change so we are doing just that On Saturday July 4, thousands of people will come together to form what is being called "the Mili-band" which will be a human chain surrounding Kingsnorth power station in Kent, to renew our demand that no new new coal-fired power plant is built here unless it has CCCS working at 100% (or very close) from the start.

Campaign against Climate Change supporters will be meeting at 9.00 -9.15 am at Victoria Station to take the train to Rochester where there will be a shuttle service to join the Miliband at Kingsnorth

 

The timetable for the day then looks like this :

 

9.30-11am Shuttle buses ferry people from Rochester station to the event centre
10-12am Assembly on site and registration
12-1pm Groups set off to take up their positions in the Mili-band
1.30pm Photographs and video of the Mili-band
2pm Finish and return to events centre
2.30pm Live music on stage
3.00 Summer fête starts
3pm-5pm Shuttle buses return people to Rochester station

How do I get there?

By train. Pick up a free shuttle bus to the site from outside Rochester train station in Kent between 09:30 and 11:00. Buses will be returning from 15:30 to 16:00
By car. There is no parking for private cars but you can park in Rochester and get the shuttle bus.
By coach. There will be coaches leaving from Oxford, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham and Coventry on the day and returning after the event - you can reserve a free space on a coach here.
Arranging your own transport. If you have hired your own minbus, please arrive at Kingsnorth holding site no later than 11.30 (maps will be available on this site in June). Parking for minibuses must be arranged either by contacting Will Tucker on 0121 634 3611, or emailing wtucker@oxfam.org.uk.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/climate_change/miliband/miliband.html

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Date 04/07/09

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