
Quaker meeting outside Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site near Blackpool, 29 March 2019. Photo: Ros Wills
Events in April 2019 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning
- Seminar on next steps for unconventional oil and gas in the UK
- Ruling in appeal against Ineos injunction
- Parliamentary meeting on seismicity regulations
- UKOG and Union Jack annual general meetings
- Fossil fools day street party
- Groundswell climate change event
- Fundraisers
- Campaign planning
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Monday 1 April 2019
Fighting Fracking on Fossil Fools Day. Street party outside IGas shale gas site at Springs Road, Misson, north Nottinghamshire.
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Climate protesters tell Scottish parliament ‘we’re running out of time’. Rally outside Holyrood. 12.30pm-1.45pm, outside the front of the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP.
All Party Parliamentary Group on shale gas meeting on seismicity regulations and the traffic light system. Time and venue to be confirmed.
Sheffield Against Fracking monthly meeting. 7.30pm, Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB. Details
Frack Free Yeovil general meeting. 7pm-9.30pm, Yeovil. Details and contact information for venue
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Scheduled hand-down of ruling in appeal by Joe Corre and Joe Boyd against injunction granted to Ineos over anti-fracking protests. 10.30am, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London
Thursday 4 April 2019
Next steps for the unconventional oil and gas market in the UK. Meeting organised by Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum. Includes speakers from the Environment Agency, consultancies, British Geological Survey, UKOOG and the shale gas commissioner, Natascha Engel (right). 9am-1pm, central London Agenda and details
Start of trial of two people involved in an 81-hour lock-on protest outside Tinker Lane in November 2018. Mansfield Magistrates Court, Rosemary Street Mansfield NG19 6EE. Time to be confirmed
Monday 8 April 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Union Jack Oil plc general meeting. 11am, Osborne Clarke offices, 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EG. Details
Frack Free Notts monthly action planning meeting. 7pm-9.30pm, Lincolnshire Poacher, 161-163 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG1 3FR. Details
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Protest walk along the footpath next to Third Energy’s KM8 well site followed by afternoon tea. 1pm-4pm, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire. Details
Thursday 11 April 2019
UKOG annual general meeting. 11am, 8th Floor, The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW. Details
Friday 12 April 2019
Climate global strike. More details to come
Preston Youth Strike for Climate. 10am-1pm, Preston railway station, Fishergate, Preston PR1 8AP, Lancashire. Details
March for the Climate – Sheffield Strike 3. 11am-2pm, Assemble at Devonshire Green House, Devonshire Green, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield S37, followed by march and rally at Sheffield Town Hall. Details
Strike4Climate/3. 11am-1pm, Top of Guildford High Street, Surrey. Details
Fundraising concert for Frack Free Ryedale by Pickering signer/songwriter David Swann. 8pm, Hovingham Village Hall, Main St, Hovingham York YO62 4JY. tickets £10 from 01347 878536 or accordsing@yahoo.com
Sunday 14 April 2019
Silent protest about youth concerns about fracking. Organised by UK Youth Climate Coalition. 2.30pm-5pm, Parliament Square, London SW1A. Details
Monday 15 April 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Dr Dan Bailey, from the political economy centre at Manchester University. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Extinction Rebellion Day. Plans for a march, drummers and morris dancers. Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Wednesday 17 April 2019
Friends of the Earth anti-fracking network meeting. 7pm-10pm, Maltby CDT, Blyth Road, Maltby S66 8JD. Details and to register
Frack Free Barlborough public meeting. 7.30pm, Barlborough Miners Welfare, 1 California Ln, Barlborough, Chesterfield S43 4EZ.
Thursday 18 April 2019
Pre-inquiry meeting for Ineos appeal against refusal of permission for exploratory shale gas site at Woodsetts. 10am, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. Details
Friday 19 April 2019
Good Friday Rivington Walk organised by Bolton Against Fracking. Meet at 11am Chorley Old Road/Georges Lane, Rivington BL6 6RT or at 11.30am at Wilders Wood car park, Georges Lane, Rivington. Details
Monday 22 April 2019
Misson Springs solidarity day. Music, speakers, cake to highlight Paris Agreement on climate change. From 10am, Misson Springs shale gas exploration site, Misson, Nottinghamshire DN10 6ET. Details
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Nottinghamshire County Council planning meeting on Rufford Hills Farm mine methane scheme. 10.30am, County Hall, Loughborough Road, Nottingham NG2 7QP. Details
Wednesday 24 April 2019
Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Thursday 25 April 2019
Finance district disruption – the Minsky Moment. Non-violent civil disobedient swarming of the roads of the City of London to hold the financial industry to account for climate change. 7.30am. Details
Friday 26 April 2019
Clay Cross Against Fracking monthly meeting. 7pm-8pm, Pilsley Village Hall, Peartree Road, Pilsley, Chesterfield S45 8HU. Details
Saturday 27 April 2019
Groundswell London. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Amnesty International UK, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA. Details and to book
SNP Spring conference. Motion expected to call for a ban on fracking. 10am-4.30pm Saturday 27 April-Sunday 28 April 2019, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE. Details
Earth Day Climate Protest. Midday-4pm, rally in Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1. Details
Sunday 28 April 2019
SNP Spring conference. Motion expected to call for a ban on fracking. 10am-4.30pm Saturday 27 April-Sunday 28 April 2019, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EE. Details
Monday 29 April 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Jem Bendell (pictured left), Professor of Sustainability Leadership, at Cumbria University. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Tuesday 30 April 2019
House of Commons oral questions on business, energy and industrial strategy. 11.30am, Westminster, London SW1. Details
Frack Free Yeovil General Meeting. 7pm-9.30pm, Yeovil. Details of venue
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Wednesday 1 May 2019
Sheffield Green Parents protest planning meeting. 10am-11.30am, Unity Yoga Sheffield, 150-153 Carver House, Sheffield S1 4FS. Details
Opposition day debate on climate emergency. About 12.40pm, House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1. Details
Frack Free Sherwood Forest and Edwinstowe Group. 7.30pm, Suite 2, Old Station, High Street, Edwinstowe NG21 9HS.
Harthill Against Fracking public meeting. 7pm, Peregrine Centre, Peregrin Way, Harthill S26 7UP.
Thursday 2 May 2019
Tour de Yorkshire. Scheduled unveiling of Team Ineos kit. Stage 1: Doncaster-Selby. Details
On yer bike Ineos. Protest against Ineos as it unveils Team Ineos kit on the first day of the Tour de Yorkshire. 10am-2pm, Doncaster Markets, Doncaster, DN1 1NF. Details
Friday 3 May 2019
Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 2: Barnsley-Bedale. Details
Saturday 4 May 2019
Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 3: Bridlington-Scarborough. Details
Sheffield Against Fracking stall at Barlborough Hall Country Festival. 11am-10pm, Barlborough Hall Country Festival, Park Street, Barlborough S43 4ES. Details
Sunday 5 May 2019
Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 4: Halifax-Leeds. Details
Monday 6 May 2019
Chesterfield May Day. Assembles at 10.30am at Chesterfield Town Hall, followed by march at 11am. Rally in New Square at 11.45pm. speakers due to include: John McDonnell MP. Mosborough Against Fracking and Clay Cross Against Fracking stalls at the event. Details
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Anti-fracking prayer meeting at Ineos proposed shale gas site in Woodsetts, south Yorkshire. Organised by Chris Sadler, of St George’s Church, Woodsetts, 6.30pm, shale gas site, off Dinnington Road, Woodsetts. Details
Sheffield Against Fracking monthly meeting. 7.30pm, Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB. Details
Thursday 9 May 2019
Release of latest results of BEIS Wave 29 public attitudes tracker survey. 9.30am. Website
Scheduled start of trial of first two protesters arrested outside Egdon Resources’ Biscathorpe site. Time and venue to be confirmed
Travels with my red bag: an illustrated talk by Barbara Hickman. 7pm-9.30pm, Worsley Arms Hotel, High Street, Hovingham YO62 4LA. Details Donations for Frack Free Ryedale
Where are we with climate change? Free talk by researcher and writer, Nikki Jones. 7.30pm, Bath Brew House, 14 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BX. Details
Frack Free Misson meeting. 7.30pm, Angel Inn, Dame Lane, Misson, Doncaster DN10 6EB.
Saturday 11 May 2019
Festival of Debate: Our Planet Hub Day. Speakers include David Burley, of Frack Free South Yorkshire. 11.30am-5pm, Theatre Deli, 202 Eyre Street, Sheffield S1 4QZ. Details

West Newton-A well site, East Yorkshire, April 2019. Photo: West Newton Gateway to the Gasfields
West Newton Community day. 1pm-7pm, Pipers Lane, near Marton, East Yorkshire HU11 5DF. Details
Frack Free Bingo. Fundraising bingo, raffle, refreshments. 7pm, Birchfield Community Centre, Birchfield Road, Yeovil BA21 5RL. Details
Monday 13 May 2019

Amelia Womack
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Amelia Womack, deputy-leader of the Green Party. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Tuesday 14 May 2019
IGas Annual General Meeting. Details to be confirmed
Thursday 16 May 2019
Free talk: Global Energy Trends. 7.30pm-10pm, Bath Brew House, 14 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BX. Details
Saturday 18 May 2019
Regional Strategy Meeting. 10am, The Wesley Centre, Blyth Road, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8JD. Details
Groundswell Darlington. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Darlington Friends Meeting House, 6 Skinnergate, Darlington DL3 7NB. Details and to book
Earthquakes and unconventional drilling in the Weald Basin. Talk by David Smythe, emeritus professor of geophysics, University of Glasgow. 7pm-8.30pm, Beare Green Village Hall, Beare Green, Dorking RH5 4RD. Details and flier above
Unfractured – fight with your whole heart. Free screening of documentary about the work of Sandra Steingraber, with Q&A with the producer and director, Chanda Chevannes. 7pm, Kirkbymoorside Methodist Hall, Main Street, Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6DQ. Details
Monday 20 May 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Fracking shale for oil and gas: a technical lecture. Event by the Manchester retired members group of the IET. 6.30pm-8.30pm, Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester M1 3BB. Details
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Expected date of Surrey County Council planning committee at which Horse Hill application for additional wells and long-term production will be discussed. 10.30am, Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. Details
Thursday 23 May 2019
Free talk on UK Energy Policy. 7.30pm-10pm, Bath Brew House, 14 James Street West, Bath BA1 2BX. Details
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Saturday 1 June 2019
Groundswell Manchester. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6DD. Details
Sunday 2 June 2019
Non-violent Direct Action training for trainers. 12 noon, University of Manchester Students’ Union, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR. Details
Monday 3 June 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Rupert Read (pictured left), founder and chair of the Green House think-tank and reader in philosophy at University of East Anglia. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3P3.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Sheffield Against Fracking monthly meeting. 7.30pm, Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB. Details
Saturday 8 June 2019
Groundswell Birmingham. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Birmingham Voluntary Service Council, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR. Details and to book
Sunday 9 June 2019
Stand up for your planet. Event by Peak District Against Fracking for people to link arms along the Mam Tor ridgeline in the Peak District. Gather from 4.15pm for a short walk, Mam Tor, Derbyshire S33 8WA. Details

Kate Hudson
Monday 10 June 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Kate Hudson, general secretary of CND and media officer for Left Unity. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Scheduled opening date of public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. 10am, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Frack Free Misson meeting. 7.30pm, Angel Inn, Dame Lane, Misson, Doncaster DN10 6EB.
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Thursday 13 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Friday 14 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Saturday 15 June 2019
Groundswell Bristol. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Creative Youth Network, Kingswood Estate, 20 Old School House, Britannia Road, Bristol BS15 8D. Details and to book
Tuesday 18 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Scheduled hearing at Court of Appeal in appeal against UKOG injunction. Time and location to be confirmed.
UK Onshore Gas and Oil Summit. Birmingham city centre. Details
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed. The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Scheduled hearing at Court of Appeal in appeal against UKOG injunction. Time and location to be confirmed.
UK Onshore Gas and Oil Summit. Birmingham city centre. Details
Thursday 20 June 2019
Public inquiry into Ineos plans for Woodsetts. Time to be confirmed, The Gallery, Riverside House, Main Street, Rotherham S60 1AE. The inquiry is scheduled to last eight days, not sitting on Mondays. Details
Scheduled hearing at Court of Appeal in appeal against UKOG injunction. Time and location to be confirmed.
Monday 24 June 2019
Green Mondays at Preston New Road. Main speaker, at about 12.30pm, outside the Preston New Road site, is Marina Prentoulis (pictured right), senior lecturer in media and politics at University of East Anglia. 10am-1pm, Maple Farm, Preston New Road, Little Plumpton, near Blackpool PR4 3PE.
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Saturday 29 June 2019
Groundswell Cambridge. Friends of the Earth event looking at solutions to climate change. 10.15am-5.30pm, Cambridge Junction, Cambridge Leisure Park, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX. Details
Thursday 18 July 2019
Release of latest results of BEIS Wave 30 public attitudes tracker survey. 9.30am. Website
Wednesday 31 July 2019
Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Wednesday 28 August 2019
Coal Aston and Dronfield Against Fracking meeting. 7.15pm-9pm, Gosforth Lodge, Cliffe Park, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield S18 2XP. Details
Thursday 7 November 2019
Release of results of BEIS Wave 31 public attitudes tracker survey. 9.30am. Website
Thursday 6 February 2020
Release of results of BEIS Wave 32 public attitudes tracker survey. 9.30am. Website
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Thanks, Ruth, for keeping us informed.