Pictures: Climate Camp pitches up in Bo'ness and police step up patrols in Grangemouth

Activists are starting to arrive at the Climate Camp site in Kinneil Estate while police officers are patrolling Grangemouth’s petrochemical sector.

By Michael Gillen

Published 13th Jul 2023, 13:41 BST

Updated 13th Jul 2023, 16:47 BST

Falkirk Herald photographer Michael Gillen was on hand to capture the camp being set up on Wednesday and the police patrols being stepped up in and around Ineos.

The Climate Camp starts to take shape on land at Kinneil Estate
(Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

1. Climate Camp begins

The Climate Camp starts to take shape on land at Kinneil Estate (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World) Photo: Michael Gillen

Police Liaison Officers talk to camp representatives at the newly set up Climate Camp
(Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

2. Climate Camp begins

Police Liaison Officers talk to camp representatives at the newly set up Climate Camp (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World) Photo: Michael Gillen

Quan Nguyen, 31, from Edinburgh, is one of those attending this year's Climate Camp
(Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

3. Climate Camp begins

Quan Nguyen, 31, from Edinburgh, is one of those attending this year's Climate Camp (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World) Photo: Michael Gillen

Polmont resident and film student Callum Muir, 18, is just one of the volunteers at this year's Climate Camp
(Picture: Michael Gillen, National World)

4. Climate Camp begins

Polmont resident and film student Callum Muir, 18, is just one of the volunteers at this year's Climate Camp (Picture: Michael Gillen, National World) Photo: Michael Gillen

Bo'ness Grangemouth Ineos

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