Battle of Brightlingsea
Thursday 2nd February 1995
The live export lorries come through the town at 0715.
The police held up the lorry convoy this morning, because a candlelite vigil was held for Gillian Phipps, the young mother who was killed under the wheels of a live export lorry, while protesting against live exports, at Coventry Airport. Our community was shocked by the tragedy. "There but for the grace of God."
A police escort was always present
whenever live export lorries came into Brightlingsea, for the
safety of all concerned. Brightlingsea roads as you can see, in
the photographs are narrow and the lorry convoys took up most of
the road. Everyday traffic along the route was either halted or
held up to allow the convoy access to Brightlingsea Wharf.
Everyday there were
protests on the one road into Brightlingsea.
