Travellers in Devon not out of woods yet despite plan for £1m site
The travellers of Haldon Woods camp, a community that has pitched a colourful collection of caravans, old buses, huts and shelters on the Devon site, and, perhaps inevitably, encountered hostility from neighbours not tuned into the alternative lifestyle, are this year facing eviction.
But for some of the residents a brighter future could be just around the corner. More than £1m of public money has been made available to replace the sylvan camp with what is believed to be the first official purpose-built new age travellers' site in the UK.
The plans are for 15 plots for the "new travellers" (the generally accepted term) with communal allotments, a children's play area and environmentally friendly features such as composting bins and greywater collection points.
Jody (a pseudonym), who has lived at the settlement for about five years, is one of the residents keen to move to a new site. "I think many people are feeling pretty worn down at the moment," said the mother-of-two, referring to criticism of the present site. "It's a no- brainer for me. I have children who are settled here and work in the area."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/22/haldon-woods-travellers
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> The travellers of ...
> ... who has lived at the settlement for about five years ...
> ... I have children who are settled here ...
Where's all the fucking travelling then?
> More than £1m of public money has been made available ...
> with communal allotments, a children's play area and environmentally friendly
> features such as composting bins and greywater collection points.
What community of honest taxpayers wouldn't want that sort of support?
How many care homes would appreciate that money?
How about schools? Health-care centres that are being closed?
