| | by admin | | posted on 7th May 2025 in Local Activism | | views 135 | |
Lincolnshire once had an active voice for nuclear disarmament through CND. It’s time to rekindle that witness and bring back Lincoln CND for the sake of peace.
There was a time when Lincolnshire had a powerful voice in the movement for nuclear disarmament. The Lincoln branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) stood firmly against the threat of mass destruction, organising vigils, letter-writing campaigns, and public meetings that brought people together under the banner of peace. Those voices spoke not only for themselves, but for future generations.
But now, in a time of global tension, rising military budgets, and the reckless renewal of nuclear weapons, that voice is silent. Lincoln CND no longer meets. Its posters have faded. Its tables in the high street are no more. And the question hangs painfully in the air—who will speak now?
The UK holds hundreds of nuclear warheads, each capable of unimaginable devastation. Trident remains in place, its cost counted in billions, while food banks multiply and public services strain under the weight of neglect. And all the while, young people in Lincoln grow up in a world where the possibility of nuclear conflict is once again being whispered, and sometimes shouted, across the airwaves.
Silence, in the face of such injustice, is complicity. To remain without a local CND presence is to accept a world shaped by fear and domination. Lincolnshire needs voices of dissent. It needs the moral clarity to say that war is not peace, that safety is not found in weapons, and that there is another way.
Lincoln CND was never just about protests. It was about education, creativity, and community. It brought together people of all faiths and none, students and pensioners, veterans and pacifists. It helped build a local culture of resistance to violence—one badge, one leaflet, one conversation at a time.
That legacy is not lost. It waits—like a seed beneath the soil—for hands willing to tend it. The knowledge, the passion, and the reasons are still here. What’s needed now is the will. The courage to gather again. To put up the stall. To print the banner. To speak the truth.
In a world drifting dangerously toward militarism, Lincolnshire cannot afford to be quiet. We must bring back Lincoln CND—not as a relic, but as a living expression of conscience. We need meetings in village halls. We need conversations with MPs. We need school workshops and public events. Most of all, we need each other.
This is a call to all who still believe in peace. To those who remember the marches and those too young to have seen them. Let us raise the banner again. Let us be counted among those who say “No” to nuclear weapons and “Yes” to a future without fear.
Let us begin, where we are, with what we have. A small group in a library room. A social media page. A letter to the editor. These are the sparks that become light. The people of Lincolnshire deserve to know that someone is standing up for peace. Let it be us.
Bring back Lincoln CND. The world needs it. Lincoln needs it.
For more history read Lincoln CND Remembered and if you'd like to get involved contact YQN.