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It is 40 years today since the start of the Greenham Common Woman’s Peace Camp, the largest women – led activist movement since the suffrage.

These women took on the establishment by protesting against the placement of nuclear missiles at RAF Greenham Common. The campaign lasted 19 years with many women deciding to live on site for the duration of this time.

Women travelled from across the country to be a part of this huge movement and many chose to walk from where they lived to the site.

We hear from Joy Bounds who lives in Ipswich, she along with over 20 other women, walked from Haverhill to Greenham Common, a journey that took over a week, involving camping each night along the way, supported and fed by fellow activists.