Hundreds of fracking protesters staged a 'solidarity march' to the Barton Moss protest camp.

They gathered outside Salford Reds' stadium carrying banners that said 'Shale Gas, Toxic Legacy' and 'Ban Fracking Now' before marching to the site.

Coaches brought campaigners from as far away as London, South Wales and Scotland. They were joined by concerned locals.

Brian Anderson, 75, who lives near Barton Moss, said: "Nobody has told us how they will clear up the fracking site once they have found the gas. The big fear is the unknown."

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Another local, who gave her name as Angela, 45, said: "They keep saying there isn't local support for the protest, which isn't true. But it doesn't matter whether you are from Salford or Somerset. This is a national protest. That's why people are gathering here to show their support."

Jill Norris, 64, from Wigan, handed over a bag of supplies for the protesters at the camp.

She said: "I'm against fracking and I'm also here to support the protesters."

Angela Shellard, 46, from Rochdale , who joined the march with her daughter, Etain, eight, said: "This is a small country and its going to be devastated by fracking. It's going to poison our water."

One protester from the camp, who gave her name as Crissy, 56, from Derbyshire, said: "This country is unifying against fracking and the campaign is going to get bigger."

The protesters, including some wearing gas masks, blocked traffic as they marched past Barton airport towards the camp. They gathered on the road outside and sang protest songs.

Nick Tessler, from the camp, told the crowd: "We will fight them in the streets, we will fight them in the fields. This is the beginning. The tide is turning. We are holding the moral high ground and as long as we stay here we are unstoppable."

Earlier this week, the M.E.N. had a look inside the camp. See our video and read all about it here:

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