Radioactive Lincolnshire! What the 1980s Fulbeck Protest Teaches Us About Theddlethorpe Today

Historians from the University of Lincoln will reveal Lincolnshire's history of successful resistance against nuclear dumping. In this talk, they will describe the infamous 1986 protests by residents of Fulbeck that scuppered government attempts to bury nuclear waste in the Lincolnshire countryside. Taking us through newspaper articles, footage, and reminiscences about the wider scene of antinuclear activism in the 1980s, the talk will connect current events in Mablethorpe to the lessons of the past.

In 1986 The Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive (NIREX) were looking for somewhere to dispose of low level waste. Fulbeck Airfield in South Kesteven Lincolnshire was one of four flat clay-based sites chosen for exploratory digging for a potential shallow dump.

If the plans had gone through it would have meant five train loads of radioactive waste would be buried per week for 50 years three miles from the village of Fulbeck. To the relief of local protestors the plans were dropped in 1987.

Now the people of Theddlethorpe and Mablethorpe are facing the prospect of a massive new proposed coastal nuclear waste dump in their area.

The Village Hall will be open from 6.30pm for food and drink with the talk starting at 7.30pm

No need to book just turn up and pay at the door.