Protesters from the Extinction Rebellion climate change movement have held a protest in a Yeovil park for the second Sunday running.

Activists from the group stood in Yeovil Country Park today (Sunday, May 17) as they called on the government to maintain the temporary lockdown changes introduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Those walking through the park would have seen signs that said 'bail out the people - not the polluters' and 'we can't breathe without trees - protect them' as part of the demonstration.

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A spokesman for Extinction Rebellion South Somerset said: "We are living through an emergency response that shows us things can be done differently.

"The possibility is opening up to make the necessary and urgent changes to respond to the intersecting global crises – financial, health, climate and ecological – creating a world where life can thrive.”

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"While we are only a small link in the chain, we felt many people exercising today will have paused to think about what really matters.

"I heard at least two youngsters challenging their parents with 'we can’t breathe without trees’."

It comes one week after a similar protest took place and resulted in the police being called.

There are no reports of police having attended today's demonstration in the same location.