A MILLBROOK grandmother who was arrested while taking part in Sunday's protest over the arrival of the nuclear submarine Vanguard at Millbay Docks, is still reeling from shock over her bail conditions.

Sixty two year old Mrs Jill Wood, of Peace Cottage, has been banned from using the Torpoint Ferry until her appearance before magistrates on February 18, and she must also keep away from both sides of the Hamoaze.

Apart from the inconvenience this will cause over her normal shopping and using a bank in Plymouth, Mrs Wood, a spiritual healer, has described the whole thing as ridiculous. 'I am 4' 11", grey haired, and a very nobody' she said. 'They wouldn't treat soccer louts like this. And I would hardly call the prayer flag I was holding a weapon'.

Mrs Wood, a member of the Campaign Against Nuclear Storage and Radiation, says she went along to the protest because she is concerned for the welfare of the unborn child. 'It is the next generations who will be left to clear up the mess' she said.

'Submarines are to be stored here when they become obsolete but it will be 50 years before they are safe enough to cut up. I am just an ordinary, peace loving granny who is concerned for the future'.

She says she went to the Dockyard's main gate because she wanted to put some burning incense next to it, but couldn't get near because of the cordon of police. She then went further along the road and sat down next to another woman.

'We were doing no harm, we were just chatting. I wouldn't consider doing anything which was not in a peaceful manner' she said, 'but I was suddenly arrested and my prayer flags were confiscated.'

Mrs Wood said she was taken to a Plymouth police station just after 3pm and wasn't released until 9.25pm which was when she was told about the ferry ban.

Police spokesman Sgt Alan Mobbs said that anyone who was arrested during the protest was taken to a designated custodial centre and from there the custody officer had the option to impose bail conditions on anyone charged with an offence, in Mrs Wood's case for obstruction. Bail decisions were made for such reasons as preventing further offences being committed within the area of the Dockyard.'