BULKINGTON FIELDS EVICTED – 1 JULY
On 12 January 2004 one of the very few uplifting victories for Travellers facing eviction occurred at Bulkington Fields, when over 100 Travellers living at the site dug ditches, built barricades, and resisted together a shameful eviction of the families from land they owned. The successful battle against bailiffs (Constant and Co) and the council gave the Travellers time to get an injunction until their case was decided at High Court, bringing up issues of caused homelessness under the Human Rights Act. They lost this case and knew they faced imminent eviction, but thought they might receive some notice of the day that they would be forced off their land – they were wrong.
(BBC article –  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/3387447.stm)

In the early morning hours of Wedenesday, 30 June an estimated 100 bailiffs and police in riot gear – without any prior warning – stormed the site and forcefully evicted the families from their homes and land, arresting 4 people. Their land – paid for in full – has been repossessed by the council to cover the cost of the eviction. Any hope for continuity, education, or stability for their children has lost for now.
(BBC article –  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/3852573.stm)

In protest, the Travellers are now squatting local land. We are waiting to see what support they need. In the meantime, we are asking people to do what little is possible at the moment and
send letters of protest to Nuneaton council at the email addresses listed below.

PROTEST TO:
 planning@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

 legal@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

For any further information or regular updates on Traveller evictions and issues, email  nooneisillegal2003@yahoo.co.uk or call 07800647216.