Young protesters in Fargate, Sheffield, in September 1982 as part of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)Young protesters in Fargate, Sheffield, in September 1982 as part of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Young protesters in Fargate, Sheffield, in September 1982 as part of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

Sheffield history: 9 pictures taking you back to CND protests over nuclear weapons in the 1970s and 80s

Marches, rallies and demonstrations – protesting against nuclear weapons and the prospect of nuclear war grew in the 1970s and 1980s.
Tim Hopkinson
By Tim Hopkinson
Published 6th Mar 2022, 20:30 BST
Updated 6th Mar 2022, 20:59 BST

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament – CND – had a huge surge in membership in Sheffield and across the UK.

Here, we look through the archives at some pictures of protesters from the past.

Sheffield Youth CND protesters pictured in Fargate, Sheffield, in April 1984

1. Nuclear fears

Sheffield Youth CND protesters pictured in Fargate, Sheffield, in April 1984 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Members of CND hold a vigil on Sheffield Cathedral forecourt on the 25th anniversary of the dropping of the first atom bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1970

2. Hiroshima vigil

Members of CND hold a vigil on Sheffield Cathedral forecourt on the 25th anniversary of the dropping of the first atom bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1970 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Peace pedallers on a 300-mile journey for CND pictured outside Sheffield Town Hall in June 1985

3. Pedalling for peace

Peace pedallers on a 300-mile journey for CND pictured outside Sheffield Town Hall in June 1985 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Yorkshire CND branch members hold up a protest banner on the A1 in December 1986

4. Convoy route

Yorkshire CND branch members hold up a protest banner on the A1 in December 1986 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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