Wimbledon are set to give Just Stop Oil protestors LIFETIME bans

Wimbledon are planning to give the Just Stop Oil protestors who invaded a court twice on Wednesday an unprecedented lifetime ban from the grounds.

The environmental group activists disrupted matches between Grigor Dimitrov vs Sho Shimabukoro and Katie Boulter vs Daria Saville by breaching Court 18 to throw orange confetti and jigsaw pieces onto the grass.

Mail Sport can reveal that the All England Club want to ban the offenders for life – a very rare action which is believed to have only ever been issued once previously to a fan.

Though the Club first need to go through the formal processes before being able to issue the order.

It is understood that one of the culprits, Simon Milner-Edwards, 68, is a tennis fan who has visited Wimbledon previously.

The environmental group activists threw orange confetti and jigsaw pieces onto Court 18

Mail Sport can reveal the All England Club want to ban the offenders for life – a very rare action

Milner-Edwards along with Deborah Wilde, 68, and William Ward, 66, were released on bail on Thursday and are to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ on August 7.

YouTuber JiDion received a Wimbledon lifetime ban last year, which was believed to be after antics in the crowd during Novak Djokovic’s quarter-final victory over Jannik Sinner.

The planned course of action on this occasion is a clear warning to any other protestors intending to do something similar at SW19 this year.

It follows similar protests by the group in recent months across other sports, including snooker and cricket. In April’s Snooker World Championships, a man climbed on the table at the Crucible and released a packet of orange dye.

While last week, England’s second Test match against Australia was disrupted by two men running onto the outfield. One was carried off the field by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.

Formula One’s Lewis Hamilton supported the idea of a protest if it doesn’t involve a track invasion on Thursday.

‘Yes, I support peaceful protests,’ he said. ‘From my perspective, and my teams’ perspective, we are focused on sustainability and we believe in what the protesters are fighting for and we are making those changes as a sport.

‘But safety is key. We don’t want to put them in harm’s way, and we don’t want to put anyone else in harm’s way. If there was to be one (a protest) we hope it is not on track.’