Faslane Peace Camp
56°2′46″N 4°48′27″W / 56.04611°N 4.80750°W
Faslane Peace Camp is a permanent peace camp sited alongside Faslane Naval base in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has been occupied continuously, in a few different locations, since 12 June 1982. In 1984, the book Faslane:Diary of a Peace Camp was published, co-written by the members of the peacecamp at the time.[1] There is also a secondary site on Raeberry Street in North Glasgow.
Location
The site and look of the camp has varied considerably over the years, depending on the number and attitude of the residents. At one point there were two sites (one at each main gate) with distinct political attitudes (roughly characterised as anarchist and socialist). The camp is well established with mains water, a conventional toilet, a telephone, a large kitchen and living room, running water and a bath and planning permission for 12 caravans. As of late there is no hot water. The tenancy was briefly ended in 1998 when the council borders changed. The new council then organised an eviction order but decided not to waste money on a large-scale eviction.[2][3]
History of camp
The camp was begun when anti-nuclear campaigners Bobby and Margaret Harrison put a tent beside the A814 in June 1982.[4]
In 1999, a caravan which had been previously used by activists was put on display in an exhibition at the
By 2015 the number of permanent protesters had fallen to around 6.[6] By September 2021 the number had gone down to 3.[7]
In 2021, the camp resurfaced in the media through its portrayal in the British police television serial Vigil, where the death of a sailor on a fictional nuclear submarine is investigated. Though the BBC intended to film on location, the occupants of the camp considered the series would give "a misrepresentative portrayal of the protesters" and refused.[7]
Protests
Camp residents have occasionally breached the security of the Naval Base by getting inside the fence,
Faslane 365
The Faslane 365 campaign was an effort to establish a continuous protest at the base for a 365-day period using autonomous groups of 100 people.