Just Stop Oil protesters 'plot chaos at Wimbledon', with plans to 'glue themselves to Centre Court'

Just Stop Oil protesters are reportedly plotting to target the Wimbledon tennis tournament. 

The group have already made a stand by throwing orange powder across the table at the World Snooker Championships, and holding up a bus of England cricket players ahead of an Ashes warm-up test at Lord's. 

As they plan to continue their summer of action across the UK, they have set their sights on SW19 in July.

The Sun reported that members of the group may glue themselves to Centre Court, disrupting the UK's biggest tennis event in the calendar, or even targeting the umpire's chair or the grass. 

A source told the newspaper: 'An image of someone’s hand glued to something on Centre Court would be amazing.

A new report suggests that Just Stop Oil protesters are planning to target Wimbledon in July

One protester said it could create 'a better photo' than the World Snooker Championship one 

'That would be very inspiring. There’s a lot of people up for that.'

They said that plans to target Wimbledon were 'a bit of an open secret', because of the coverage it would generate, with images of the attack at The Crucible in Sheffield creating significant buzz on social media. 

On the prospect of something similar at the third Grand Slam of the year, an activist told The Sun: 'It would be an iconic image. It would be an even better photo than the snooker.'

The main draws of the Wimbledon Championships begin on Monday the 3rd of July, and run for two weeks.