Mining protesters take to the Iron Bridge
Friday 2nd April 2010, 2:00PM BST.
Coal protesters Dawn and Tom hang a banner on the Iron Bridge.
Campaigners who are protesting at an opencast coal mine destined for Telford today unfurled their colours for all to see – from the top of the world famous Iron Bridge.
The protesters draped a giant banner, measuring almost 24ft by 7ft, over the World Heritage Site landmark in view of thousands of Bank Holiday visitors.
One protester, a 30-year-old mother from Telford, said today: “We are trying to raise awareness. We are still finding a large amount of people do not know proposals for a coal mine are in existence, let alone it being so close to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.”
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