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Oil Spill at Barclays in King’s Lynn

Today our group exhibited a model oil rig outside the high street branch of Barclays in King’s Lynn to protest the company’s continued financing of

1st April 2021

Local Mothers Protest To Protect Green Space For Future Generations

Today, 26th March, three mothers from our group have displayed dozens of childrens shoes at the Gaywood Parkway site to represent how future generations will

26th March 2021

Council Plans To Scrap Environment Role

Extinction Rebellion targets Borough Council for scrapping the role responsible for the environment. Despite over a year of campaigning from Extinction Rebellion across West Norfolk,

23rd September 2020

Summer Rebellion in West Norfolk

Overnight ready for the break of dawn on the first day of rebellion, 28th August, dozens of “public health warning” style stickers were placed on

5th September 2020

Empty Shoes Stand As Chilling Reminder Of The Generations Most Affected

On Friday 17th July, the local Extinction Rebellion group placed one hundred and fifty pairs of children’s shoes in front of the town halls of

17th July 2020

There Is No Going Back

West Norfolk residents have flyposted across our towns and villages, while following social distancing guidelines, to raise awareness of the crossroads we face in a

30th April 2020

Break The Silence protest in King’s Lynn

The Red Rebel Brigade joined the West Norfolk chapter of Extinction Rebellion for a silent protest in King’s Lynn on Saturday. The Brigade represents the

8th February 2020

Local MP: council should “do a lot, lot, lot more” on climate

Member of Parliament for North West Norfolk Sir Henry Bellingham met with protesters at the Global Climate Strike in King’s Lynn last Friday and stated

24th September 2019

Global Climate Strike comes to King’s Lynn

In the year since Greta Thunberg started striking outside the Swedish Parliament in August 2018, the School Strike for Climate (also known as Youth Strike

20th September 2019

Declaration of Rebellion against the UK Government

As part of a coordinated action happening simultaneously across the UK on 7th and 14th September, members of Extinction Rebellion King’s Lynn and West Norfolk will declare

7th September 2019

“Plastic Attack” Tesco

Extinction Rebellion King’s Lynn and West Norfolk group’s “plastic attack” action at Tesco Express in Hardwick on 31st July. Twelve members of the group gathered at the

31st July 2019