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Extinction Rebellion blockade arms fair at Telford International Centre
Extinction Rebellion protesters blockaded an arms fair at the Telford International Centre this morning.
1 Nov 2023
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Extinction Rebellion protest at Shrewsbury Bank for investing in fossil fuels
Extinction Rebellion members set up a mock morgue inside Barclays Bank on Castle Street, in Shrewsbury yesterday.
15 Nov 2022
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Extinction Rebellion activists display banner on A5 bridge
A large banner declaring 'No Future in Fossil Fuels' appeared over the A5 this morning, greeting traffic heading towards Shrewsbury.
18 Jul 2022
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Climate protesters raise banner from famous Shrewsbury landmark
Climate protesters raised a 20m banner on Lord Hill’s Column in Shrewsbury today in a protest over what they say is Shropshire Council’s continued failure to act on the climate emergency.
3 May 2022
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Green campaigners stage Valentine’s Day “Break Up With Barclays” protest in Shrewsbury
Members of Extinction Rebellion Shrewsbury brought a giant broken heart to the town's branch of Barclays on Saturday to highlight the bank’s funding of fossil fuels.
14 Feb 2022
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Oswestry climate protesters tell Barclays to clean up its act
Members of Extinction Rebellion Oswestry & Borders staged a ‘bank cleaning’ protest in Oswestry on Saturday to highlight Barclays’ role in funding fossil fuels.
7 Feb 2022
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Extinction Rebellion protesters tell Shropshire Council to 'look up'
Extinction Rebellion groups from across the county held a protest based on the hit Netflix movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ outside Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury today as Shropshire Council met for its first full session of 2022.
13 Jan 2022
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Protesters call on Shropshire Council to show urgency on climate emergency
Extinction Rebellion protestors from across the county gathered outside Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury today as Shropshire Council met at the venue.
23 Sept 2021
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Climate change protester blocks Shrewsbury town centre road during national day of action
A protester from Extinction Rebellion Shrewsbury blocked traffic on Castle Street on Saturday, as part of a national day of action across the UK to raise awareness about the climate emergency.
4 May 2021
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Extinction Rebellion Shropshire groups join UK-wide banner drop
Extinction Rebellion banners appeared across Shropshire this morning as part of a UK-wide action highlighting the ongoing climate emergency.
28 Aug 2020
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Extinction Rebellion protest against council's plans for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road
Extinction Rebellion activists staged a joint protest outside Shropshire Council’s headquarters this morning to protest against the council’s plans for Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road.
10 Jul 2020
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Protesters place shoes outside Shirehall to mark anniversary of Shropshire Council’s climate emergency declaration
Over one hundred pairs of shoes were placed outside Shirehall by Extinction Rebellion protesters this morning, to mark the one year anniversary of Shropshire Council declaring a climate emergency.
15 May 2020
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Shropshire protestors join Extinction Rebellion in London
Around two hundred Shropshire members of Extinction Rebellion have travelled to London to join the International Rebellion.
7 Oct 2019
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Environmental protestors take to the streets of Shrewsbury as part of a global “Earth Strike”
Environmental protestors took over the centre of Shrewsbury this morning as part of a global “Earth Strike” to highlight the growing Climate Emergency.
20 Sept 2019
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Extinction Rebellion Shrewsbury hold protest at Barclays Bank
Extinction Rebellion Shrewsbury held a ‘die-in’ at Barclays Bank on Castle Street on Saturday morning to protest about the bank’s multibillion-pound funding of fossil fuel corporations.
7 Jul 2019
