Protest group Parklife went down fighting as councillors refused to reconsider plans to widen Priory Crescent, Southend.
Picture: NICK ANSELL E99UR10
Campaigners laid out candles in the shape of a tree on the pavement outside the Civic Centre in Victoria Avenue while a council meeting went on inside.
However, the issue was not even on the agenda and a plea by one councillor to reopen the debate fell on deaf ears.
Published Friday October 11, 2002
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