Farmer sprays manure at Emma Thompson during anti-fracking bake off
LONDON -- It was supposed to be a very peaceful and civilised affair.
Actress Emma Thompson set up a baking station in a field in Lancashire on Wednesday, as part of a "Frack-Free Bake Off" protesting fracking with Greenpeace.
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She explained the plan -- to make a solar cake and a wind-powered cake -- to policemen on the scene before the baking began.
In a blog for Greenpeace, she explained her motivation further.
"For almost five years, Lancashire has been in the midst of a battle to stop the shale gas industry," she wrote. "And despite huge local opposition, fracking firm Cuadrilla is determined to set up its rigs and drill."
There was just one problem with her plan: Her cake stall, which was on ground earmarked for fracking by Caudrilla and is the site of previous cake-themed protests, was breaking a court injunction forbidding protesters from the land.
And so before long, an angry farmer turned up to spray everyone with manure.
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As far as we can ascertain, the slurry didn't make it onto the cakes, which are set to be judged by a local cake shop owner.
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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
