Extinction Rebellion blockade leads to arrests at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol - as it happened Protesters from XR and Christian Climate Action have descended on the Ministry of Defence base this morning Protesters from Extinction Rebellion Bristol and Christian Climate Action blocked access to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) site at Abbey Wood near Bristol this morning (Friday, December 12). The blockade was intended to draw attention to what the protestors describe as the government’s “dangerously inadequate response” to the climate emergency. Protestors arrived at around 7am and prevented entry to three access roads to the building with a blockade.