Newbury By-Pass Protests. 30 years ago the protests against the 9 miles by pass around Newbury was in full swing. Hundreds of protesters dug tunnels and climbed trees, to try and stop the building of the by-pass.

Three decades later. Many don’t know about the months of protests that went on, as they drives down the road in a few minutes.

These are a few images as a document from those days.

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