by Bobby | May 8, 2017 | News
Today, we were sentenced to pay £10,000 compensation charges to Miller Argent Ltd, after pleading guilty to aggravated trespass by shutting down Ffos-y-fran coal mine for one day. If you want to help us pay these fines, click here.by Andrea Brock, Chris Field, Rick...
by Ellen | Apr 21, 2017 | Press Releases
Five people from Reclaim the Power and Earth First! stopped work at the UK’s largest opencast coal mine, Ffos-y-fran near Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales for ten hours today. Three people locked to an excavator with a banner saying ‘End Coal’. Two people...
by Administrator | May 20, 2016 | News
By Danni On Tuesday 3rd May, 300 people shut down the UK’s largest open cast coal mine – Ffos-y-fran in Wales, in the biggest ever mass action in a coal mine in the UK. The action was preceded by a 3 day action camp, where people got to know each other and prepared...
by Bobby | Apr 30, 2016 | News
Kirsty from Reclaim the Power spoke on BBC Wales this morning (Sat 30 April 2016) about climate justice, the future of the coal industry and the need for a just transition to sustainable jobs. Have a listen below.
by Bobby | Apr 6, 2016 | News
As part of the Groundswell year of action, Reclaim the Power are running a number of direct action training events across the country. The Coal Action Network are also running a speaker tour in the run up to mass action at Ffos-y-Fran. For the latest see our Events...
