Free Film: FrackFree Penistone and Stocksbridge Lifestyle

The community of Bentley had the imminant threat of their neighbourhood being exploited for shale gas.

.Carol Gibson will share her experience of moving out of the frying pan of Chapeltown near Ecclesfield where a company plans to process the waste water from fracking sites, and into the fire, at Marsh Lane, Eckington - where a Ineos has applied for planning permission to drill within 500m of Carol's home down 2,400m for fracking
Hear Carol's experiences of 'living with the threat of Fracking', and how this could effect us all

A film from 'The Bentley Valley' in Australia, how they prevented fracking

Event Run Times:
6.45pm Venue and Bar opens
7.00pm Room/seating available
7.20pm Film Introduction/Speaker: Carol Gibson (10mins)
7.30pm Film Start (duration 85mins)
8.45pm Discussion/Questions and Answers - Hosted by Dave Hansell and Amanda Cheetham (FFPandS)
9.30-9.45pm Last orders from the Bar
10.00pm Event End

'The Bentley Effect' - Synopsis: When the shale gas industry staked a claim on the Northern Rivers shire of Australia, alarm bells rang outPeople from all walks of life organised against the invasionDespite the enormous public opposition, the gas industry and the State Government were determined to frackBentley saw thousands of protestors on the site to face 850 riot police, ordered in to break up the protest
The Bentley Effect documents the struggleThis story shows how strategic action and peaceful protest from a committed community can overcome industrial might and political short-sightednessIt celebrates the non-violent 'Eureka Stockade' of our time and chronicles one of the fastest growing social movements we have ever witnessed

85 mins
Producer | Director: Brendan Shoebridge
www.thebentleyeffect.com

FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
No
There is parking in 'The Venue' car park
Buses and timetable links:
57 57a SL1 SL1a (Supertram Link) Sheffield - Stocksbridge
201 - Chapeltown - Stocksbridge
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