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Have you ever wondered if you can make a difference? We believe you can!

On Aug 26th 1981, 36 people started their 110 mile walk from Cardiff to RAF Greenham Common in protest against the Americans holding Cruise missiles on common land. Over the next 19 years Greenham Common became home to thousands of women who believed they could create change and leave the world a better place.

We’re inviting schools to join us throughout autumn 2023 to help us explore the legacy of the Greenham Common Peace Camp and the impact it’s had on your community. Are there Greenham Women living in your local area? What does your community remember about Greenham Common? What causes are important to you community today and what can you learn from Greenham to help you make a difference?

You’ll find resources, lesson plans and archive material to help you get started on our Impact Tree. Explore some of our key themes to help you get started including:

  • An Introduction to Greenham Common
  • The Creative Camp
  • Actions Large and Small
  • Camp Life

Schools are invited to consider what causes are important to them and write their own manifesto setting their own aims for the future.

All schools who participate by the 12th February 2024 will be included in our online Impact Tree and archive as we track the impact of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camps 40 years on where you can share your interviews, research, creative outcomes and manifestos.

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About the project

  • Suitable for: KS3, KS4, KS5
  • Subject: History, English, Citizenship
  • Topics: Protest, LGBTQ+ rights, Feminism

An Introduction to Greenham

On Aug 26th 1981, 36 women started their 110 mile walk from Cardiff to RAF Greenham Common in protest against the Americans holding Cruise missiles on common land. Over the next 19 years Greenham Common became home to thousands of women who believed they could create change and leave the world a better place.

Explore the impact tree to discover interview clips, animations, pictures, lesson plans and activity ideas to help you uncover more about the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. What were the camps like? What types of actions did the women take? What role did creativity have at the camp?

An Introduction to Greenham

Actions Large and Small

Some women stayed for a day or a weekend whilst others stayed for weeks or months and even years. All the women played an important role and the success of the Greenham Common Peace Camp rests in everyone giving what time they were able. The women caused daily disruption in order to remind the base and the world that they were there. Large actions could bring 30,000 women together while smaller actions might include a few women cutting through the fence.

Find out more here.

Actions Large and Small
Getting Started

We’ve pulled archive material, resources and lesson plans together to help you get started. Jump on and start finding out all about life at Greenham Common Peace Camp.

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