Basildon Council orders Dale Farm families to pay for their own eviction
In October 2011, Basildon Council violently evicted 83 families from land they owned (at Dale Farm) because they did not have planning permission. Now, Basildon Council has told families who have virtually nothing left that they must pay £4.3 million for the cost of the eviction! Many of the families had lived in Basildon for … Read more
Blog: Outreach in Basildon
After a slow and grumpy Monday morning start, with one man berating us even before the stall was up and running, the sun came out and we swung into action. Three security people contracted by Basildon Council hung around for a while but happily went on their way after we explained what we were doing … Read more
Environment Agency called in to Dale Farm as campaigners blame Basildon Council for ‘massive pollution’
The Environment Agency is expected shortly to take soil samples at Dale Farm, where last October 80 families were evicted under planning regulations by hundreds of police and bailiffs. If, as residents and campaigners expect, hydrocarbon and asbestos contamination is found, the £8 million already spent on the eviction is likely to rise [1]. The … Read more
VIDEO: Blog on Dale Farm Today
Many people have no idea what Dale Farm looks like now. Where all the families have gone, what the council have done with the land. This is unsurprising given the world’s Media, who descended on Crays Hill in Autumn last year, have largely vanished from the community. The fact is, as was said all along, … Read more
Basildon Council defies EU plea with new Dale Farm eviction plans
For further comment, call: 07729 762059 Displaced Dale Farm Travellers face a new round of evictions by Basildon Council. Following forcible eviction from their own land in October 2011, the 83 homeless families – including 100 children – have moved onto the private road leading to their former home and onto the adjoining Crays Hill … Read more
Dale Farm Travellers and supporters ‘dismayed’ at High Court defeat
The High Court ruled today that Basildon Council does not have a duty to provide ‘culturally appropriate accommodation’ for three evicted Dale Farm residents. Travellers and their supporters condemned the ruling as a blow to Traveller and Gypsy rights in the UK [1]. The ruling follows recent criticism of the UK authorities by the EU … Read more
Dale Farm Test Case Going to High Court
Support protest December 14 and 15 A test-case that could go a long way towards reversing the impact of the violent eviction at Dale Farm will be hear in the High Court soon. Mary Flynn, whose yard was dug up by Constant & Co during the clearance in October, is to appeal to a judge for … Read more
From Dale Farm to a national Traveller Solidarity Movement
Bulletin from the Traveller Solidarity Network – 22 November **Update from Dale Farm** After the brutal and expensive eviction operation, most of the residents from Dale Farm are now homeless, and the land which used to house a eighty families has now been bulldozed and resembles the scrapyard it used to be before the Dale Farm residents made … Read more
