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<b>Location information:<br>
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Next to Old Flaxmill, Flaxdrayton Farm, South Petherton, TA13 5LR<br>
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The nearest train stations are Yeovil Junction, Crewkerne and Castle
Cary.<br>
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<b>Public transport info:<br>
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Train to Yeovil Pen Mill (on Bristol-Weymouth line) or Yeovil Junction
(Waterloo-Exeter line)<br><br>
Number 68 bus from both stations to Yeovil bus station (Pen Mill is also
easy walking distance from bus station, Junction is 2 miles south of
town), this bus is half-hourly except Sundays when it doesn’t
run<br><br>
Number 81 bus from Yeovil bus station to Norton-sub-Hamden, closest
village to site (1 mile), runs hourly weekdays, 2-hourly Saturdays, not
at all Sundays.<br><br>
National Express in theory have a coach stop in Yeovil, but don’t seem to
be running anything there at present.<br><br>
Berrys Coaches run a service (SuperFast 2) from London to Taunton serving
South Petherton, this has to be booked (and this does run Sundays). You
could then get the 68 bus from South Petherton to Norton, or just walk
it.<br><br>
<b>Bus times:<br><br>
</b>Hello, here is the timetable for the 81 bus:<br><br>
<a href="https://images.southwestcoaches.co.uk/images/pdfs/81service-public-sept2020.pdf" eudora="autourl">
https://images.southwestcoaches.co.uk/images/pdfs/81service-public-sept2020.pdf<br>
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</a>Also Yeovil stations to bus station:<br>
<a href="http://wyndham.gettingaroundsomerset.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Service-68-June-2018-Bus-Timetable.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://wyndham.gettingaroundsomerset.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Service-68-June-2018-Bus-Timetable.pdf<br>
</a> <br>
<b>Calling all defenders of the wild!</b> You are warmly invited to five
days of workshops, skill shares, plotting and planning, solidarity and
socialising in a beautiful camp out. This year’s Earth First! Summer
gathering will be from Wednesday 31st August till Monday 5th September
and will host a nation-wide and international campaigns roundup,
workshops on organising securely, facilitation and practical Direct
Action skills, avoiding burnout and more. The gathering is a great
opportunity to meet like-minded people and form connections with others
ghting the good ght up and down the British Isles and beyond. So come
along!<br>
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VENUE: nearest train stations are Yeovil Junction, Crewkerne and Castle
Cary. You can get in touch via earthfirstuk@riseup.net.<br><br>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.earth/" eudora="autourl">www.earth</a> rst.uk
<li>twitter.com/earth rst_uk
<li>FB: EarthFirst UK
<li>Insta: Earth.FirstUK
</ul><br><br>
<b>“The general principles behind Earth First! are non-hierarchical
organisation and the use of direct action to confront, stop and
eventually reverse the forces that are responsible for the destruction of
the Earth and its inhabitants. EF! is not a cohesive group or campaign,
but a convenient banner for people who share similar philosophies to work
under.”<br><br>
</b>If you agree with the above and you are not racist or otherwise
discriminatory, if you believe action speaks louder than words, then
Earth First! is for you.<br><br>
Whether you think of EF! as a movement, a network, an idea or simply a
name to use for actions, get involved – you are Earth First!<br><br>
<h2><b>Take action</b></h2>Want to take direct action as an individual or
with your mates?<br><br>
Just do it – and <a href="https://www.earthfirst.uk/submit-report/">post
the story</a> afterwards here to inspire others.<br><br>
<h2><b>Set up a group</b></h2>Want to set up an ecological direct action
group, or you are an existing group that wants to be part of our loose
community?<br><br>
Talk to a few people, put up posters, stickers, cards in windows, send
out emails or whatever. Pick a group name; best to have a more anonymous
contact rather than your name or own email address. It only needs you and
a couple of others to form a group – then you can plot and plan actions
like the best.<br><br>
Pick issues and approaches that suit you and where you live – you are an
autonomous group, so just figure out the way you want to do it, and do
it.<br><br>
Don’t forget to
<a href="https://www.earthfirst.uk/submit-report/">share</a> what you get
up to, or put a
<a href="https://www.earthfirst.uk/submit-report/">shoutout</a> if you
need a hand.<br><br>
<h2><b>Meet others</b></h2>EF! has always welcomed diversity, and there
are EF! groups all over the
<a href="http://www.earthfirst.org">world</a>.<br><br>
EF! is many things to many people. Get started and make it how you want
it to be.<br><br>
Every summer we have the
<a href="https://www.earthfirst.uk/gatherings/">EF! summer gathering</a>
– come to get involved in ecological direct action, it’s also for those
already involved to plan for action & share skills. Sometimes when
there’s been a need, there has been an
<a href="http://earthfirstgathering.org.uk">EF! winter moot</a>, to spend
a few days chatting and strategising.<br><br>
<h2><b>Read all about it</b></h2>The
<a href="http://earthfirst.org.uk/efau/">EF! Action Update</a> has been
printed since 1991, at first monthly, currently quaterly, for sharing
news & upcoming events without having to go on the internet.
<a href="http://eco-action.org/dod">Do or Die</a> was for more in depth
analysis, but sadly is no more. The
<a href="http://earthfirst.org.uk/efau/">EF! AU</a> was joined by this
<a href="http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports">EF! Action Reports
website</a> in 2005.<br><br>
<h2><b>A bit of history</b></h2>EF! originated in the USA in 1979, but
from there spread around the world, and morphed to suit local conditions
& priorities.<br><br>
In the UK it was successfully started in 1991, and quickly grew,
developing it’s own distinct character. Initially the biggest campaigns
were around imports of tropical timber and anti-roads campaigns, though
there were numerous smaller campaigns. Genetic crops, international
solidarity, peat and climate change have been other strong campaigns over
time. To read a bit about the history, have a look at the short articles
in these EF! AUs:
<a href="http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/efau/actionupdate_summer10.pdf">
1</a> |
<a href="http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/efau/actionupdate_aug10print.pdf">
2</a> |
<a href="http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/efau/actionupdate_oct10.pdf">3</a>
, or read the 20 Years of British
EF!<a href="https://www.earthfirst.uk/ef20years.pdf"> leaflet</a>.
For even more voices & other notable protests, see
<a href="http://eco-action.org/history/index.html">here</a> and
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_first">here</a><br>
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