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Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, 1981-2000
It was 19 years ago that the first people arrived at what was to become Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. The women's protests against cruise missiles being held at the American airbase dominated news headlines for the best part of the 1980s.
Now almost two decades on, the last of the peace protesters are preparing to leave.
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Greenham Common Airbase was set up during World War II, and closed down soon after. But the Cold War ensured that it was opened again in the 1950s.
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From 1981 through to the end of the decade, tens of thousands of women either lived at or visited Greenham Common airbase.
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Veteran peace campaigner Jean Hutchinson is one of the last women living at Greenham Common.
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1983: Greenham women's property is seized
1984: Stopping a convoy from leaving the base
1984: Tents burn as the bailiffs move in
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