Introduction [for detailed maps click om the map!]
A celebration of the right to roam - walking in the Ochii hills and weekly walks, land access and maps?.
Call for Beacons of Dissent on Tuesday. Also Crazy Golfers? may join from the city.
Tours of local pubs planned.
Note: We are facilitating but not organising walks. But this is not a DIY action - we believe in collective action.
There is a route over the hills to Gleneagles. This may prove to be the best way to Gleneagles.
Highest hills are about 700 metres. (note this has been corrected from raw minutes as was given incorrectly in meeting sorry)
Dollar to Glendevon is from 2 and a half to 6 hour walk. Allow 1 day to get across the hills. Times to be calculated in preparatory walks.
The A9 cuts the hills off from Gleneagles.
Tired walkers may want to Sleep-in or Sit-in at the A9
Northern approach - Aberdeen and Golfing groups also looking at routes from the north. river, detours and the road from Perth: there is a group of walkers plotting a route from Perth.
StarMarch? : 5 or 6 routes from different directions meeting up in the middle.
Is the blockade on 6th July only?
How is cycling on/in the hills? Roads, tracks and some paths are fine, hills to be tested.
Beacons
Walkers can go on and off road. Compass and map reading can be practised anywhere.
Discussion of possible police operation
Helicopters: can also move shipping containers for road blocks/ temp holding people into positions. Much harder for police to block hill walking. No rights of way: right to roam without taking up residence.
There is a police force boundary in the Ochil Hills, it is unsure what this means in practice though.
Police horses not bred or trained to go into hills.
Police dogs are expected. Maybe they will also put the English police in the hills!
Policing the hills is organisational problem for them. Maybe soldiers in police uniforms at these locations.
Closer to the time police will announce their plans.
We will establish lines of communication closer to the time. The more people come on walks before hand, the more we can practice and prepare the hills before the police operation gets into effect.
There maybe legal restrictions being setup, eg trespass, so again we stress: we are not organising an event: we are simply walking in the hills and inviting others to join us. We will combine with other walkers and protesters from the north and all around.
From past experience, it is suggested that the police will only secure the highway and allow the hill walking to go on, and just observe.
The Silver group plan to stay in the hills and look down on the G8 and laugh at them. Others are invited to join.
Experience in Ireland showed that instead of onroad, the fields were very difficult to police and provided opportunities for unexpected road blocks.
Gleneagles golf course is massive. The north approach features a river and the southern approach has the hills. Both approaches would disrupt the conference.
Maybe they will just fence off the whole thing - or station police all round it. Or just police all the roads. The golf course is very difficult to police, even the front door will be very difficult to manage.
Many examples like Davos in Swizerland where 20,0000 police and army chased protesters. Some protesters tried to ski over the much higher hills, but there were just too many police.
Gleneagles includes a rifle range on north side for sport and there is also a military range away to the south west. They must cease fire if they know that there are other people in the area.
General Notes
Weather is changeable - bring waterproofs, warm clothes,
9.45 sunset : not much dark but bring a torch.
Start camping and outdoor life now! wherever you are!
We will be in touch with the blockades to the north and other directions, but will focus on hill walking. And link with other groups for mobilising.
Bring tents and supplies for sustaining oneself.
We will provide the practical information.
It is believed large amounts of people can camp in the Ochils; need to check out more.
Right to roam without impeding lawful activity
Also except when royalty is in residence with controversial change in law - maybe the Queen will be coming to the G8 meeting.
Is legal to roam on the Gleneagles golf course normally.
Please contact silver
j12.org with any further questions.