Protests against playground demolition in Battersea

According to eye witness reports and local activists, police are preventing protesters from demonstrating at the adventure playground set for demolition in Battersea Park, South London.

Police are said to be denying entry to the park, meaning that people already inside the protest area are having to use bottles instead of using the toilets outside of what is effectively a kettle.

Some participants have travelled a long way to join Occupy in Battersea Park, saying it is an example of how the financial crisis impacts locally. (NewsPoint)