Submitting.
Aquind protester Steve Kingett
It is a grievance in a long line of issues since the plans were first raised about four years ago.
If approved the Aquind interconnector would bring power from the continent to Britain via undersea cables, coming ashore at Eastney, Portsmouth and running north to Lovedean.
But protesters, who stood from the Thatched House to the People s Memorial on Milton Common, said the time has come to call time on the besieged project.
Paula Savage, organiser of Let s Stop Aquind, said: ‘We had a great turnout. It’s been really exciting to see so many people.