29,000 people sign up to Facebook event calling for wheat field trespass

Theresa May confessed she used to run through fields of wheat as a child. Now her opponents are wanting to do the same
Theresa May confessed she used to run through fields of wheat as a child. Now her opponents are wanting to do the same

Around 29,000 people have signed up to a Facebook event which encourages trespassing through fields of wheat in Norfolk.

Ever since Theresa May's confession that she used to run through fields of wheat as a child, many anti-Conservative protestors have used this as ammunition against her and Conservative policies.

May, for ITV’s Tonight programme, was asked to reveal the naughtiest thing she had ever done.

The Facebook event, hosted by Whats On? – Norwich, is scheduled to take place between midday 23 June and 24 June at 3pm.

The event says: "Feeling naughty? Been selling arms to Saudi Arabia? Privatised the NHS recently? Come join us for a cheeky frolic through fields of wheat, the farmers will love it xoxo"

A further 59,000 people have expressed interest in going to the event.

The page has already attracted hundreds of comments, with some posting footage of people tresspassing on farmland and fields of wheat.

'Defend the wheat fields'

Facebook user Ruth Chohan has decided to counter the event with what she has called "Defend the wheat fields".

She told FarmingUK: "You don't have to go anywhere, just post any suspicious activity, so that farmers and the police have a heads up that this is happening in their local area.

"The reason I set this up was to allow farmers an easy way to communicate that this vandalism is occurring."

"At the protests, they are running through the wheat fields, damaging crops and dropping their rubbish. I have actually had one person admit they left their tobacco packet behind.

"These protests are happening in Cambridge, Lancaster and Norwich, and have been occurring since the 9th of June and will end on the 23rd, some of these have also stated any wheat field.

Ruth said the impact for farmers would be a rise in prices for wheat: "It would deliver a damaging blow for arable farmers whose livelihood will be affected.

"It would also cause a rise in feed prices if they damage enough wheat fields, so this will also hit livestock farms too."