A few months ago you might recall that we visited Lambeth County Court. Well it appears that it was unknowingly rented to Extinction Rebellion and was raided yesterday. Oh dear. The following below is  from Cleaver Sq. residents association.  A number of you will be aware of the current police activity outside the County Court in Cleaver Street.Offices in the County Court had apparently been rented out by a charity linked to Extinction Rebellion, and these ended up becoming the main storage depot for equipment destined for the major ER protests planned from Monday onwards. There were a large number of lorry deliveries throughout the day and evening on Thursday/Friday. I understand from the organisers that other more suitable warehouse space had failed to materialise.The ER team barricaded themselves in when police tried to gain entry this afternoon, but the front door of the court was broken through and several activists were arrested. Here are further details in BBC and Guardian news reports: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49946821 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/05/london-police-arrest-extinction-rebellion-activists-in-advance-of-environment-protest There has been liaison between us, the ER team and the police over the previous 36 hours to keep the situation peaceable, but we are now leaving the matter to the police. The manager of the building has been on site and will be securing the court building once the police have finished clearing the offices later tonight. Best wishes Penny Chair, Cleaver Square, Cleaver Street and Bowden Street Residents’ Association and Neighbourhood Watch