Caravans in Preston park

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Sadly they were moved on

But where to? They are going round and round in circles, someone point them in the right direction for Croydon ...

 

[tubaman]

They don't leave a mess when they are moved on do they?

 

[Gblocksouthstand]

Bloody hell. Forgotten who owns the chalet cafe. Blonde moment. Used to play for Brighton in the 80s.

He has a petition to have parking free for the first three hours.

Sign it.

Andy Rollings.

Keep cars in the park and out of Bavant Road

 

[Barrel of Fun]

That's it! Granted, they needed to do something to stop commuters, but one should not punish park users and pass the problem on to others.

 

[del_boy]

Green part is welcoming them... no?

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Hope they get parking ticket then as I did for parking in the wrong zone despite having a valid ticket at 4 on a Sunday afternoon thanks to totally inadequate signage. But they won't.

 

[Woodchip]

I agree, but they can't take advantage of the state if they don't contribute.

They should be allocated a large piece of land to live on and be left to live by their own laws and means.

Banned from Nhs treatment, welfare benefits, policing etc.

Tried that already. They left there and come over here. I believe we call it Ireland.

 

[mistahclarke]

The rubbish left by the travellers will be comparable to the rubbish left by the wonderful 'law abiding' citizens and I bet they won't scorch the grass and singe bins with disposable barbecues.

I walk through the park everyday and the worst I have seen it is on a normal Monday after a sunny weekend. It disgusts me how local residents treat their local parks. It was like a bomb had gone off.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

If it is the same group as at Saltdean Oval, then it is a group of Irish travellers. Didn't notice any flatbed with Tarmac on though, just some pretty new cars and caravans for some of them.

 

[slinky]

there are a load of caravans parked up on the top field at wild park this morning...

 

[Woodchip]

I walk through the park everyday and the worst I have seen it is on a normal Monday after a sunny weekend. It disgusts me how local residents treat their local parks. It was like a bomb had gone off.

That will be the local residents from Croydon and London then?

 

[FREDBINNEY]

The rubbish left by the travellers will be comparable to the rubbish left by the wonderful 'law abiding' citizens and I bet they won't scorch the grass and singe bins with disposable barbecues.

really ?? park users regularly leave old fridges,tyres and human excrement behind them do they ? dont be ridiculous.

 

[The Large One]

Green part is welcoming them... no?

No.

No-one is welcoming them.

 

[User removed 4]

No.

No-one is welcoming them.

why not ?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

really ?? park users regularly leave old fridges,tyres and human excrement behind them do they ? dont be ridiculous.

Plenty of fly tipping.

I was referring more to this actual case. I don't believe they left any white goods or human excrement.

 

[FREDBINNEY]

Plenty of fly tipping.

I was referring more to this actual case. I don't believe they left any white goods or human excrement.

yes of course you were, and there was me thinking you were being even handed to point of delusion.

 

[kano]

yes of course you were, and there was me thinking you were being even handed to point of delusion.

dont feed the trolls

 

[FREDBINNEY]

dont feed the trolls

having an opinion makes me a troll ?

 

[User removed 4]

No.

No-one is welcoming them.

I'm intrigued as to why you claim no-one is welcoming them ?? Are you going to answer ?

 

[The Large One]

I'm intrigued as to why you claim no-one is welcoming them ?? Are you going to answer ?

That's a different question from what you asked earlier.

You asked earlier why no-one is welcoming them. There could be any number of reasons, several of which have been highlighted on this thread. Pick one.

Now you're asking why I'm claiming that no-one is welcoming them; apart from a letter from a Conservative councillor encouraging the travellers to pitch up in central Brighton, no-one has laid out the welcome mat to them, unless I've missed something.

However, the council (every council) has a legal obligation - one I'm sure they don't want - to find a permanent site for them. That's different from welcoming them.