TESCO TREE PROTEST

The Guardian 28.2.06

The main protester, Oliver Carter (24) lived in a tree house in a giant Scots Pine for 11 days to protest the loss of the trees, despite the fact that he had a fear of heights. He spent seven months on a similar protest in Winchester, three years ago.

The BBC reported on 3rd March: New tree-top protesters move in
They claim that a new group of six demonstrators have set up camp just outside the security fence put up by Tescos. The company began work on its new store earlier this week. It said had no plans to cut down the occupied trees. Tesco said in a statement: "We are aware that there are still protesters in the vicinity of the site. Our scheme provides a great opportunity to regenerate a brownfield site that houses two disused factories. We are committed to the local environment and consulted the local community on the scheme."

A nationwide protest group website called Tescopoly has been established. Its slogan: 'Every Little Hurts.'
See: ' Every little protest helps: campaigners unite in bid to cut Tesco down to size' by Paul Lewis (The Guardian Feb 22 2006)