Just Stop Oil protesters have sprayed Stonehenge with orange paint as members of the public try to drag them away.
Just Stop Oil protesters have sprayed Stonehenge with orange paint as members of the public were seen trying to drag them away.
As police officers led the pair away, one man could be heard shouting: 'You dirty scum. This is a temple, not a publicity stunt!' In a tweet, he wrote: 'The damage done to Stonehenge is outrageous. Just Stop oil are pathetic. Those responsible must face the full force of the law.' Furious visitors told how they have been left 'devastated' after witnessing two Just Stop Oil protesting at Stonehenge by covering its sarsen stones in bright powder paint.
Tourists also said after the incident they were banned from walking around the stones and that staff 'hosed down' the powder paint but couldn't remove it all.Nestled in the Wiltshire countryside near Salisbury, Stonehenge is one of the top tourist attractions in the UK thanks to its mysterious beauty.
Sean Moran, 64, has been a blue badge guide taking families around the site since 2012 and said he had never seen anything like it as the protesters used extinguisher-like canisters to spray the historic stones. Mr Anderson said: 'It was two idiots. We were around the other side, and we saw a lot of orange mist.'Coming from Newcastle, after the Sycamore Gap tree was felled - it beggars belief. It's a shame.'
However, as a result of the protesters, the path to walk amongst the stones was shut down by security and police, as they could only be observed from afar. 'I don't agree with the methods at all. I understand the message, I just don't agree with the method.''There was a lot of orange paint,' he said. 'You weren't allowed to walk amongst the stones afterwards. That was very disappointing as I was expecting to do that.'
A Just Stop Oil spokesperson said: 'The UK's government in waiting has committed to enacting Just Stop Oil's original demand of 'no new oil and gas'. However, we all know this is not enough. Continuing to burn coal, oil and gas will result in the death of millions. The group said it used orange cornflour paint to spray onto the stones, which it claimed would 'soon wash away with the rain'.
'It's time for us to think about what our civilization will leave behind - what is our legacy?' she said. 'Standing inert for generations works well for stones - not climate policy.' The Just Stop Oil incident came just a day before the summer solstice is celebrated at Stonehenge. Revellers are pictured during last year's celebrations
Two women, 73 and 69, let off a fire extinguisher containing orange powder paint in the direction of the wedding party, which included the Prince of Wales, as they left Chester Cathedral. Olivia, 31, looked stunning in her wedding dress and blue shoes as she left the 11th Century Cathedral alongside her new husband as they made their way to a waiting Bentley.
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