Greenham Common was an air force base near Newbury in Berkshire which became controversially famous for CND and Nuclear Weapon protests organised by groups of women who set up camps around the gates and perimeter. This became a focal point also to protest against the Atomic Weapons Establishments at Aldermaston and Burghfield.
The runway at Greenham Common was pulled up and used for the hardcore for the foundations of the Newbury By-Pass (another controversial project which attracted mass protest). Heaven only knows what that runway was contaminated with!
I used to live at Crookham Common but after the base's hey-day but was still aware of the importance that Greenham Common played in "modern history"!
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