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It's thirty years ago today....

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Anne Diamond|15:00 UK time, Monday, 5 September 2011

greenham common women in 1983

..that the peace campaigners first arrived at Greenham Common and became one of the biggest events of the time, and the Cold War era.



Today I spoke to Kim Hope, who was one of the early protesters and said that the atmosphere was incredible, slightly scary at times, exciting and, now she looks back, she is proud to have been part of it.

I was explaing to my youngsters the other day what it was all about, and it was like describing a part of history they could barely grasp - what it was like living under the constant threat of a nuclear age.

Thirty years ago. Seems like yesterday!

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