40+ events about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning, including:
- Legal challenge against ministerial statements on planning rules for shale gas;
- Regional meeting for anti-fracking groups in South Yorkshire and E Midlands;
- Surrey countryside symposium;
- End of consultation on Lancashire minerals plan
- Reclaim the Power national gathering;
- Public attitudes to energy survey;
- Plus training, film screenings, gatherings, rallies.
Please let us know here if you’d like us to add your events or if any details are wrong. This post will be updated throughout the month with new information and includes events that we know about in the rest of 2018.
Thursday 1 November 2018
Eckington Against Fracking meeting. 7.30pm, Eckington Miners Welfare Club, Pipeyard Lane S21 4FA. Details
Friday 2 November 2018
Molly Scott Cato (left) at Preston New Road fracking site. Event hosted by the Green Party. 11.30am-3.30pm, Maple Farm Community Hub, Preston New Road, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Aurora Energy Resources’ public information event on plans for exploratory well site at Altcar Moss, West Lancashire. 4pm-7.30pm, Haskayne Village Hall, 109 School Lane, Downholland, West Lancashire L39 7JE.
The Moss Alliance peaceful protest outside Aurora Energy Resources’ public information event. 4pm-7.30pm, Haskayne Village Hall, 109 School Lane, Downholland, West Lancashire L39 7JE.
Saturday 3 November 2018
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Our Forth 2018 Annual General Meeting. 3.30pm-5pm, Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue, Edinburgh EH15 1AU. Details
Sunday 4 November 2018
Listen: Speak: Plan. An evening with Rich Loizou of the Frack Free 4. 7pm-10pm, Royal Seven Stars Hotel, The Plains, Totnes TQ9 5DD. Details
Monday 5 November 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Application for permission for judicial review by Paul Andrews (left) of Written Ministerial Statement on changes to shale gas planning rules. Court 2, 1.30pm, Royal Courts of Justice, the Strand, London WC2A 2LL. Details
Deadline for statement of common ground in public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP /A0665/W/18/3207952. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Tuesday 6 November 2018
Legal observer training workshop. 9.30am-2.30pm, Open Source Arts, Unit 1A, Aire Place Mills, 143 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS3 1JL. Details
Frack Free Yeovil General Meeting. 7pm, Prince of Wales Pub, Ham Hill TA14 6RW. Details
Sheffield against Fracking meeting. 7.30pm, Central United Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB. Details
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Thursday 8 November 2018
Publication of Energy and Climate Change Public Attitudes Tracker. Findings from Wave 27 survey published at 9.30am. Link
Let Communities Decide video call: What next for the campaign. 7pm-8pm. Details
Frack Free Misson weekly meeting. 7.30pm, The Angel Inn, Dame Lane, Misson, Nottinghamshire DN10 6EB. Details
Injunctions and contempt of court in protest cases. Seminar by Netpol Lawyers Group with Owen Greenhall, Tom Wainwright and Tim Baldwin. 6pm-8pm, Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn fields, London WC2A 3LJ. Details

Opponents of UKOG injunction at the High Court in London, 19 March 2018. Photo: DrillOrDrop
Friday 9 November 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Saturday 10 November 2018
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.Details
Reclaim the Power National Gathering. 10.30am, Sheffield, venue to be confirmed. Details
Legal Observer Training. 11am-3pm, London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, Shadwell, London E1 1ES. Details
Woodsetts Against Fracking sponsored walk. 10.30am, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. Details
Sunday 11 November 2018
Reclaim the Power National Gathering. 10.30am, Sheffield, venue to be confirmed. Details
Monday 12 November 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Includes visit by former Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett, at about 12.30pm.Details
Ukela London meeting on fracking. 6pm-7.30pm, Herbert Smith Freehills. Details to be confirmed. Link
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Frack Free Yeovil general meeting. 7pm-9.30pm, Prince of Wales pub, Ham Hill TA14 6RW. Details
Wednesday 14 November 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Nannas with Banners. Community drama about women standing up against fracking in the Fylde. 7pm-9.30pm, The Studio, Grand Theatre, Blackpool FY1 1HT. Details
Mosborough Against Fracking meeting. 7.30pm, The Queen, High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield S20 5AF. To be confirmed. Details
Thursday 15 November 2018
Gathering outside East Riding of Yorkshire Council meeting to decide Rathlin Energy application for West New A well site. 1pm, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley HU17 9BA. Details
Planning meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council to decide Rathlin Energy application for West Newton A well site. 2pm, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley HU17 9BA. Details
Community drop-on event by British Geological Survey for Vale of Pickering baseline monitoring. 3pm-8pm, Kirby Misperton Village Hall, High Row, Kirby Misperton YO17 6XN. Details
Nannas with Banners. Community drama about women standing up against fracking in the Fylde. 7pm-9.30pm, The Studio, Grand Theatre, Blackpool FY1 1HT. Details
Friday 16 November 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Saturday 17 November 2018
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.Details
Rescheduled regional strategy meeting for South Yorkshire/East Midlands groups. 10am, The Wesley Centre, 14 Blyth Road, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8JD. Details
Sunday 18 November 2018
Screening of Power Trip, a film about reactions to the UK fracking industry. 7.30pm, Transition Totnes Film Festival, Totnes Civic Hall, High Street, Totnes TQ9 5SF. Details
Monday 19 November 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Climate Change Crisis meeting. Excerpts from the film The Dash for Gas and questions and answers with Natalie Bennett, former Green Party leader, and guest speakers. 6pm-9pm, South Willingham Village Hall, Hainton Road, South Wilingham, Lincolnshire LN8 6NG. Details
Tuesday 20 November 2018
Screening of Power Trip, a film about reactions to the UK fracking industry. 7pm, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6JS. Details
Frack Free Community Meeting. 7.30pm, the Red Hart Hotel, Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop S81 8HG. Details
Wednesday 21 November 2018

Women’s Call protest, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, 9 August 2017. Photo: Ros Wills
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Meeting of Angus Energy shareholders to discuss proposed share placing. 11am, 16 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DG. Details
Sites of resistance meeting with anti-fracking protester, Richard Roberts, along with campaigners from Reclaim the Power and Frack Free Lancashire. 6pm Number 70 Oxford Street, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5NH. Details
Screening of Merchants of Doubt, a film by Robert Kenner about selling the oil and the gas industry. 7pm, Chesterfield Library, Beetwell Street, Chesterfield S40 1QN. Details
Talk on radioactive waste by Dr Ian Fairlie. 7.30pm, Barlborough Miners Welfare, 1 California Lane, Barlborough S43 4EZ. Details
Thursday 22 November 2018
Solo Oil plc meeting for investors. 6pm, private room downstairs at Williamson’s Tavern, 1 Groveland Court, London EC4M 9EH. Details
In the Pink Women’s day. All day, Tinker Lane shale gas site, Torworth, near Blyth DN22 8PA.
London and South East region anti-fracking planning meeting. 6.30pm, London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel London E1 1ES
Friday 23 November 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Saturday 24 November 2018
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.Details
Tinker Protector Camp build weekend. 10am. Tinker Lane Protectors Camp, Torworth, near Blyth, Nottinghamshire DN22 8QF. Details
Conscientious Protectors – skilling up for the courtroom. 11am-4pm, Andsell Institute and Social Club, Woodlands Road, Andsell, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire FY8 4BX. Details
Extinction Rebellion MCR action. 11an-4pm, Manchester. Details
Sunday 25 November 2018
Tinker Protector Camp build weekend. 10am-3pm. Tinker Lane Protectors Camp, Torworth, near Blyth, Nottinghamshire DN22 8QF. Details
Monday 26 November 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker at about 1.230pm, outside the Preston New Road entrance, is Marianne Birkby, founder of Radiation Free Lakeland, which opposes plans for new nuclear power station and geological disposal. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Film screening of Power Trip: Fracking in the UK. 7.30pm, The Cawthorne Theatre, Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1JP.
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Frack Free Community Meeting for Tinker Lane. 7.30pm, the Red Hart, Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop S81 8HG. Details
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Meeting of North Lincolnshire Council planning committee due to discuss Egdon Resources’ application to produce oil from the Wressle site. 2pm, Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe DN16 1AB. Agenda to be confirmed
Closing date for comments in public consultation on Lancashire’s draft revised minerals and waste local plan. Link to documents and on consultation page
Surrey Hill symposium. Is the countryside under threat. Debate chaired by broadcaster Tom Heap. 6pm-9ppm, University of Surrey, Rik Medlik building GU2 7XH. Details
Woodsetts Against Fracking public meeting. 7pm-9pm, Woodsetts Village Hall, Gildingwells Road, Woodsetts, Worksop S81 8QB. Details
Coal Aston & Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Friday 30 November 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
No faith in fracking. Includes Quaker meeting to witness. 1pm-2pm, outside Preston New Road shale gas site, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool, Details
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Saturday 1 December 2018
Solidarity Saturday at Preston New Road. 10am-2pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.Details
Frack Free United Protest Together for Climate Justice delivering Open Letter of Declaration. 12 noon-4.30pm, London. Details
Monday 3 December 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road entrance, is Steve Masters, chair of West Berkshire Greens. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Stand up for your rights – what’s protecting you? Free talk about rights to protest with Helen White and Mike McColgan. Details and register to attend
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Friday 7 December 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Ellesmere Port Film Night. Film screening and discussion in advance of public inquiry in January 2019. Free entry. 7pm, Westminster Community Centre, Church Parade, Ellesmere Port CH65 2ER. Details
Saturday 8 December 2018
Quiz night on behalf of Harthill Against Fracking. 7pm, Harhill Village Hall, Winney Hill, Harthill, Sheffield, S26 7YL
Monday 10 December 2018
Reading day in the High Court hearing in London for the IGas and Angus Energy injunctions covering sites in Sussex, Surrey, Nottinghamshire and Cheshire. Details to be confirmed
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speakers at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road entrance, are Jamie Peters and Helen Rimmer, of Friends of the Earth. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Deadline for submission of proofs of evidence in public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Tuesday 11 December 2018

Rolls Building, High Court, London. Photo: DrillOrDrop
Scheduled start day of 3-day hearing at the High Court in London on injunctions sought by IGas and Angus Energy. The injunctions cover protests at sites in Nottinghamshire, West Sussex, Surrey and Cheshire. Time and venue to be confirmed
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Part of 3-day hearing at the High Court in London on injunctions sought by IGas and Angus Energy. The injunctions cover protests at sites in Nottinghamshire, West Sussex, Surrey and Cheshire. Time, venue and precise dates to be confirmed.
Mosborough Against Fracking meeting. 7.30pm, The Queen, High Street, Mosborough, Sheffield S20 5AF. To be confirmed. Details
Thursday 13 December 2018
Part of 3-day hearing at the High Court in London on injunctions sought by IGas and Angus Energy. The injunctions cover protests at sites in Nottinghamshire, West Sussex, Surrey and Cheshire. Time, venue and precise dates to be confirmed
Friday 14 December 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Monday 17 December 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, outside the Preston New Road site at about 12.30pm, is author and activist Sue Hampton. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Includes visit from author and activist, Sue Hampton. Details
Tuesday 18 December 2018

Royal Courts of Justice, London. Photo: DrillOrDrop
Expected High Court hearing in London in first of two legal challenges to National Planning Policy Framework. Details to be confirmed.
Wednesday 19 December 2018
Expected High Court hearing in London in legal challenges to National Planning Policy Framework. Details to be confirmed.
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Thursday 20 December 2018
Expected High Court hearing in London in legal challenges to National Planning Policy Framework. Details to be confirmed.
Friday 21 December 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Procedural meeting on IGas inquiry on Ellesmere Port application. Times and location to be confirmed
Deadline for witness names and timings in public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Monday 24 December 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Wednesday 26 December 2018
Women’s Call. Women’s gathering outside the gates of Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. 9.30am-12.30pm, starting from Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Friday 28 December 2018
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
No faith in fracking. Includes Quaker meeting to witness. 1pm-2pm, outside Preston New Road shale gas site, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool, Details
Monday 31 December 2018
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Friday 4 January 2019
Black Friday at Preston New Road. 10am-4pm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE. Details
Saturday 5 January 2019
4th regional anti-fracking strategy meeting for South Yorkshire/East Midlands anti-fracking groups. 10am-1pm, The Wesley Centre, Blyth Road, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8JD. Details
Monday 7 January 2019
Closing date for comments in government consultation on consulting the public over shale gas schemes. Details
Saturday 12 January 2019
Rotherham Rising event. Frack Free South Yorkshire speaking. Time to be confirmed. Rotherham Trades Club, Greasbrough Road, Rotherham S60 1RB. Details
Tuesday 15 January 2019
Scheduled opening of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. 10am, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Wednesday 16 January 2019
Hearing day of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Times to be confirmed, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Thursday 17 January 2019
Hearing day of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Times to be confirmed, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Friday 18 January 2019
Hearing day of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Times to be confirmed, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Hearing day of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Times to be confirmed, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ. Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Final scheduled hearing day of public inquiry into refusal of planning permission to IGas for testing at Ellesmere Port well. Ref: APP/A0665/W/18/3207952. Times to be confirmed, Assembly Room, Chester Town Hall, Northgate Street, Chester CH1 2HJ.Planning Inspectorate page for the inquiry
Friday 25 January 2019
Hearing of judicial review of approval of planning permission for Ineos shale gas site at Harthill. Time to be confirmed, High Court, Leeds. Details
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Coal Aston & Dronfiield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Coal Aston & Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Hearing at the Court of Appeal into challenge to Ineos injunction against protests at potential shale gas sites. Time and venue to be confirmed. Details
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Hearing at the Court of Appeal into challenge to Ineos injunction against protests at potential shale gas sites. Time and venue to be confirmed. Details
Categories: Diary
Please could you add nanas with banners on 14 and 15 Nov at grand theatre Blackpool please?
Thanks very much Tracey. Could you send us an event link or more details?
Little boys humour for the weekend…
Government scientists call for people to eat less red meat if we’re to meet greenhouse emissions targets ‘Enteric fermentation’ in cattle, which causes them to fart and burp, produces the equivalent of 23m tons of CO2 a year.
Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/people-need-to-eat-less-beef-and-lamb-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Clearly every cow should be fitted with a pair of these, flatulence absorbent underwear. https://myshreddies.com