News archive - August 2003

Patience with Persimmon finally ran out on Saturday, with still no sign of a response to FoBC's open letter to the company.

We organised our first piece of direct action against Persimmon, by disrupting the grand opening of their latest showhome on Lawrence Street. About thirty City fans descended on the site shortly after 10.00am and stuck up posters and banners clearly proclaiming the message, "Hands Off Bootham Crescent".