Bulldozing the Bridge
Despite assurances from the French authorities that the businesses in the Jungle bordering the 100m section designated for clearance...
Saturday January 23rd - a Day of Controversy
On Saturday afternoon coachloads of European citizens arrived at the entrance to the jungle for the start of a solidarity march which was...
The Unpopular Containers
On Tuesday I had a walk around camp and got up close to the newly renovated shipping containers - well as close as I could from the other...
Tear Gas
So, Monday was the deadline for all removals to be completed by - which they were. The French authorities wasted no time in sending in...
Forced Removals
On Thursday 15th, we continued clearing land so that the refugees in the affected areas of the camp would have somewhere to move to. On...
Calais Day 10
Today was a much more positive day than yesterday as we invested in some machetes. saws, shovels, rakes and strimmers to help the...
Everyday Sights in the Refugee Camp
Floods surrounding the refugees' homes: CRS patrolling the razor wire fence which runs along the edge of the elevated section of the...
Calais Day 9
Today has been a really hard and depressing day. Last Friday the French authorities announced that they intend to clear 20% of the camp...
Calais Day 5
So today was a big day.... A large church group from the UK were due to arrive at 11am with a big convoy of trucks containing donations...
Calais Day 3
This morning I went on an early morning sleeping bag distribution which we did near the main entrance to the camp. I was in the van...
