Travellers' site needs help
London Boy | 13.01.2004 15:06
The site at Bulkington (near Coventry) needs help to defend against eviction this week.
The residents, who own the land, have been there for a year and successfully resisited dozens of police and bailiffs yesterday (Mon) by burning barricades at the site entrance to prevent access. But the council has made a public statement that they will push ahead with the eviction.
The residents, who own the land, have been there for a year and successfully resisited dozens of police and bailiffs yesterday (Mon) by burning barricades at the site entrance to prevent access. But the council has made a public statement that they will push ahead with the eviction.
The bailiffs are booked all this week for the eviction. It is a big operation by Warwickshire council, the paper cost of which is likely to be more than the value of the land itself. As at Woodside, travellers have paid for the land themselves, but
the council are using the 'change of use' (that is, using the land to live on) as a reason to declare the site illegal. Though they have paid £90000 for the land, if evicted, the residents will lose it, as the council are planning to seize the land to pay for the cost of eviction.
Residents are expecting that the bailiffs will stage a dawn raid sometime this week, so more people are needed to stop the bailiffs getting on to the site. Get down and help if you can! There will be accommodation there, but bring sleeping bags, radios, tins of beans :)
Directions:
Bulkington village is 6 miles east of Coventry. Occasional buses go there from the city centre, or you can try phoning for a lift from site. From the village, find the New Inn and go down Wolvey Road.
Phone John Lee or Elli
07876 664 943 / 07963 407 628
the council are using the 'change of use' (that is, using the land to live on) as a reason to declare the site illegal. Though they have paid £90000 for the land, if evicted, the residents will lose it, as the council are planning to seize the land to pay for the cost of eviction.
Residents are expecting that the bailiffs will stage a dawn raid sometime this week, so more people are needed to stop the bailiffs getting on to the site. Get down and help if you can! There will be accommodation there, but bring sleeping bags, radios, tins of beans :)
Directions:
Bulkington village is 6 miles east of Coventry. Occasional buses go there from the city centre, or you can try phoning for a lift from site. From the village, find the New Inn and go down Wolvey Road.
Phone John Lee or Elli
07876 664 943 / 07963 407 628
London Boy