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Call for help to find gipsy sites
3:00pm Thursday 8th May 2008
Comments (26)NORTH Wiltshire District Council is encouraging people across the district to help find possible sites for the gipsy and traveller community.
The council will be starting a six-week consultation period to consider potential sites.
The government has made it clear that councils across the country have to provide enough sites to meet the needs of gipsies and Travellers.
A recent survey of North Wiltshire highlighted that 24 additional permanent pitches are needed in the district.
The consultation is in two parts:
- The council would like to know what peole think about six possible sites already identified that are owned by the council.
- It is also looking for suggestions of other land in the NorthWiltshire area that could be suitable.
More information about what types of land might be suitable can be found www.northwilts.gov.uk/ldf
This consultation is running until Friday June 20 during which the council will hold special consultation events at each of the council's five area committees.
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DILLIGAF, Westbury says...
3:04pm Thu 8 May 08
What is the shortage? The Southwest is chock full of camping sites. Let these filthy parasites use them the same as everyone else. Of course they will have to pay which is probably something that they won't like doing. They usually just steal what they want.
virgo, Chippenham says...
5:54pm Thu 8 May 08
j, trowbridge says...
6:44pm Thu 8 May 08
virgo wrote:well lets put them in your back garden
Ithink the age of caring and sharing is not dead certainly reading the comments so far. I bet neither disgusted nor dilligaf have ever met a gypsy and just go on the sterotype? the whole problem is that the South west is not full of sites that is the reason why they are being asked to provide them! I take it neither of you are Christian or for that matter even very human.
DILLIGAF, Westbury says...
6:52pm Thu 8 May 08
Maybe you'd like them to come and Tarmac your drive for you virgo?
Sarah Jane Newbury, Sunny Trowbridge says...
8:28pm Thu 8 May 08
Anything to add walter?
mrsclunky, melksham says...
9:49pm Thu 8 May 08
Disgusted of wrote:here here, i hate "travellers" no one wants them on their patch, they tend to steal, con and make people's lives a misery, the idea of being travellers is so they are supposed to travel? not park up for months or even years taking the p**s out of the laws and regulations the rest of us have to abide by.
4 miles off the Dorset coast should be fine.
well done disgusted and dilligaf for saying what the rest of us are thinking
GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
10:34pm Thu 8 May 08
Necker, Trowbridge says...
11:10pm Thu 8 May 08
They appear faster than a Labour stealth tax, then fight from the position of "Possesion is nine tenths of the law"
They seem to have it all sewn up. We are mugs and the law is an ****.
Where can they live? is the question of this story.
Where ever they please seems to be the answer and... asking us NOW where they can go is fighting a reargaurd action as usual. This question is aimed at helping them again!!
Are'nt they lovely people the gypsys.
Awww... all cuddly and needy.
old jarge, beanacre says...
6:13am Fri 9 May 08
chipper, chippenham says...
8:44am Fri 9 May 08
NORTH Wiltshire District Council is encouraging people across the district to help find possible sites for the gipsy and traveller community.
How about the car park at the council offices - then the council officials will be able to keep an eye on them, and then tell us if they really are as bad as some of the above contributors are implying.
realistic old man, West wilts says...
8:48am Fri 9 May 08
natasha, trowbridge says...
11:40am Fri 9 May 08
natasha, trowbridge says...
11:40am Fri 9 May 08
Necker, Trowbridge says...
1:56pm Fri 9 May 08
natasha wrote:Thats fine but the gypsies we are talking about do not have horses unless you class tarmac lorries, white vans, mobile homes and beat up untaxed and unroadworthy cars as horses.
Will have you know not all gipsies are bad...im quarter of one...they aint that bad at all...i say find a campsite that doesnt really get used as much or a field some where for the horses aswell..
mummy 1, trowbridge says...
3:00pm Fri 9 May 08
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
5:23pm Fri 9 May 08
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
5:26pm Fri 9 May 08
YetiJoe, Trow says...
8:26pm Fri 9 May 08
"Real" gypsies i.e. the ones who used to appear fromtime to time in Semington with a caravan drawn by the horse have never irritated me.
As Necker says, they are simply abusing the system and all taxpayers.
If they want to be travellers, then travel on, otherwise send in the crand with a ball and chain to clear the trash away.
Your mum, Chipp'nhaaaam says...
7:51pm Sat 10 May 08
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
7:12pm Sun 11 May 08
Yali, UK says...
7:49pm Sun 11 May 08
Yali, UK says...
7:51pm Sun 11 May 08
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
8:41pm Sun 11 May 08
chipper, chippenham says...
4:26pm Mon 12 May 08
Alex Zivojinovich, Wiltshire says...
9:49pm Tue 13 May 08
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Disgusted of, Westbury says...
3:00pm Thu 8 May 08
4 miles off the Dorset coast should be fine.