What happened at Greenham Common, Molesworth, Faslane, the
Aldermaston march to campaign for nuclear disarmament 60 years ago.
1958: The first protest march by CND left Hyde Park, London, for
Aldermaston, Berkshire.
In the world at large, Fidel Castro's revolutionaries were attacking the capital city of Havana in Cuba; the first CND march from London to
Aldermaston was taking place; and US singer Marvin Rainwater was number one in the UK pop charts with Whole Lotta Woman.
Nearly 200 AWE staff, with some joined by their family, plus local IED members, packed the William Penney Theatre at
Aldermaston recently to hear about the latest technology behind the Raspberry Pi, which is helping to inspire the next generation of budding scientists, engineers and IT professionals.
It takes my mind back to the
Aldermaston march I took part in back in 1958.
The major, who later joined the Atomic Energy Authority in
Aldermaston, Berks, and lived in Baughurst, Hants, died in 1995 aged 78.
Promac currently operates from a purpose built 1,400 square metre facility in
Aldermaston, allowing it to expand the parts, service and extended warranty side of its business, which employs 40 staff and has a turnover of GBP30m.
THE chances of AWE
Aldermaston being selected as the site to store waste from decommissioned UK nuclear submarines is looking increasingly likely after a public consultation ended with few strong objections.
Walker The 10 West; Rebecca Dame 9 Bistort; 8 Denmark; 7 Saturdays; The 6 Pisces; 5 Indigo; 4
Aldermaston; 3 Darwin; 2 jump; Long 1 ANSWERS:
1972: CND begins march to
Aldermaston A crowd of more than 500 people have been attending a rally in London's Trafalgar Square ahead of a four-day demonstration.
I got on to Bookable Holidays, based in
Aldermaston, Berkshire, and a full refund was soon winging its way to James.