Manchester, Barton Moss, UK. 4th February, 2014. Police Liaison Officers & Protestors at IGAS Drilling Site, Greater Manchester Policing operation at Barton Moss Drill Site. Greater Manchester Police called for national help in footing the bill for policing fracking protests and revealed that only 19 of 61 protesters arrested at Barton Moss site 'Camp Barton' are local. There were typically 50 officers required at the site when deliveries were taking place, though as many as 150 officers have been required on a single day.
Campaigners have been camping out at the site for the past three months, protesting against drilling being carried out by iGas to explore the potential reserves of shale gas below the surface of the earth. "The policing operation down at Barton Moss is now in its third month and is likely to continue for the next three months. The officers working down there day in day out have built up a good relationship with the majority of the protesters who come and go from the camp but there is a handful of people who seem set on causing as much disruption as possible to local residents and businesses and seeking confrontation with the police."
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