A veteran peace activist from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) will be in Brentwood today as part of his "Scrap Trident" tour.
Bruce Kent, 83, will be coming back to the town on April 26. He last visited in the 1980s on his walk from Land's End to John o' Groats.
He is calling for Britain's submarine-launched ballistic nuclear missile programme, known as Trident, to be scrapped and the £100 billion renewal scheme to be shelved.
Jill Dimmock, 69, convenor of Brentwood CND, said: "Bruce, who is an ordained member of the Catholic Church, has campaigned for most of his life against nuclear weapons and is a very down-to-earth and charismatic figure.
"He loves nothing better than an argument. We expect him to get some challenging questions from local people."
Ms Dimmock, of Mascalls Gardens, Brentwood, added: "It is not right that we have nuclear weapons especially when most countries in the world do not."
Mr Kent will be speaking to pupils of Shenfield High School in the morning, appearing on Phoenix FM in the afternoon before a free public meeting at Merrymeade House, in Merrymeade Chase, at 7pm, on Friday.
He will be taking as many questions from the audience as possible and anyone is welcome to attend.
For more information, call Ms Dimmock on 01277 216712.
