Squalor of the ‘stone age’ campsite by roundabout

[Dedworth]

A campsite set up by migrants near a roundabout has been compared to something “in the stone age”.

Known to nearby residents as the “roundabout people”, 11 jobless eastern Europeans have set up a shanty town in a roadside wood.

It has steadily grown in size and now has a dining tent, makeshift church and a dormitory under the trees.

Tarpaulin sheets hang from branches and sleeping bags and rubbish are scattered around the site, near Barnes Meadow roundabout by the A45 in Northampton.



http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...-by-roundabout

They should be deported

[Terpe]

Just 20 mins from my house

That Barnes Meadow roundabout is actually a huge one. The photo doesn't actually give the true scale of the surroundings.
It looks as though that 'camp' is actually located some way distant from the roundabout in the local woodland.
This roundabout is not in an urban area but it is a very busy interchange.

It's a very famous spot for 'traveller caravans' as well. Now that does cause havoc and a mess. I remember a couple of times that caravans were actually parked up on the roundabout itself.

[grahamw48]

Should be interesting when the Pikeys arrive to reclaim their site.

I know what would happen if I, a British tax-paying citizen were to pitch my tent there.

[Arthur Little]

Should be interesting when the Pikeys arrive to reclaim their site.

Hmm ... ANOTHER "roundabout " way of staking their claim!

[stevie c]

The only roundabout they should be allowed is a roundabout trip back to their country of birth

[Terpe]

The only roundabout they should be allowed is a roundabout trip back to their country of birth

Nicely put there Steve. Made me laugh

[stevie c]

Nicely put there Steve. Made me laugh

Thanks peter

[Dedworth]

The only roundabout they should be allowed is a roundabout trip back to their country of birth

Quite right and the same goes for the Irish pikeys

[Iani]

Stone age? Nah, Fred Flintstone's house looked way better than that.

[imagine]

i cant see zebadee or florence, and wheres dougle

[imagine]

i cant see zebadee or florence, and wheres dougle

wrong roundabout

[Terpe]

wrong roundabout

[RickyR]

The present law doesn't work for these kind of problems. These people move in, they get served notice, eviction orders, etc, nothing happens. A legal fight ensues, they claim legal aid, eventually after much money and resources has been wasted they get moved on. It's cost the landowners and the government money.
There should be a quicker law to resolve these problems.

[grahamw48]

Just use it as a temporary pig manure storage site.

[Dedworth]

Just use it as a temporary pig manure storage site.

I'd use fire hoses and CS gas on them

PS Terpe - I like your pic of Swidons landmark roundabout (note Swindon Town ground in background) - I lived there for a couple of years and always chuckled at it's name and the fact that Swindon seemed to have more roundabouts per head of population than any other town in the UK.