On the last day of Christmas, DrillOrDrop’s review of 2017 in pictures reaches December, with images of the eviction of a camp at Horse Hill in Surrey, an anti-fracking march in Pickering in North Yorkshire, Buddhist blessings, festive protests and a campaign against Barclays.
Thank you to everyone who contributed pictures for this series of posts and gave permission for their images to be used.
1 December – Protest camp at Horse Hill oil site Photo: Horse Hill Protectors
2 December – Evicition of protestors from Horse Hill oil site Photos (clockwise from top left): Horse Hill Protectors, Robin Thorp, Scott, Breen, Ross Monaghan
2 December – Anti-fracking march, Pickering, North Yorkshire Photo: Frack Free Pickering
2 December – Anti-fracking march, Pickering, North Yorkshire Photo: Frack Free Pickering
2 December – Anti-fracking protest, Yeovil Photo: Frack Free Yeovil
2 December – Protest at Barclays Bank, Liverpool Photo: Leo Dobbs
8 December – Core samples from Preston New Road wellsite, Little Plumpton Photo: Cuadrilla Resources “PNR Live” video
8 December – Outside well site KM8, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire Photo: Helen Chuntso
8 December – Visit of the Dalai Lama’s Gyuto Monks to the entrance of Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site, Little Plumpton Photo: Peter Yankowski
9 December – Visit of the Dalai Lama’s Gyuto Monks to Woodsetts, South Yorkshire Photo: Steve Bramley
11 December – Delivery to Springs Road, Mission site, Nottinghamshire Photo: Belle Williams
15 December – Security staff arriving at KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire Photo: Steven Spy
16 December – KM8 well site, Kirby Misperton Photo: Eddie Thornton
17 December – Preston New Road site Photo: Ros Wills
17 December – Preston New Road, Little Plumpton Photo: Dot Kelk
23 December – Villagers “preparing for restoration” at UKOG’s Broadford Bridge oil exploration site, West Sussex Photo: Broadford Bridge Action Group
27 December – Rig at Preston New Road, Little Plumpton Photo: Keith
27 December – Preston New Road, Little Plumpton Photo: Keith
Images from earlier in the year
Thanks to everyone who suggested images and gave permission for their photos to be used.
And our written review of the year
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Oh bless. Those security guards must have really been feeling the chill on 15 Dec. Strange they couldn’t find matching gloves. One can only image the outrage if protectors or police turned up like that too.