Urban & Rural Squats in Cardiff & Forest Of Dean

[Tony Gosling]

Bristol squatters visit Yorkley Court land squat in Forest of Dean
http://goodforbristol.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/bristol-squatters-visit-yorkley-court.html
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Yorkley Court's land squat's been going for about five 
months.  They've set up homes in unused buildings, started growing 
food, raised pigs and are making a good go of it with local support.
A car load of us from Bristol travelled out to Yorkley Court land 
squat on Saturday, 3 November 2012.  One of us had spent a few weeks 
living there early on in the occupation but overall we didn't know 
what to expect.
The land was occupied about five months ago by a group previously 
involved in squatting the wilderness centre in the Forest of 
Dean.  Yorkley Court itself is near the Forest,  about five miles 
north of Lydney.  The group were invited on by locals opposed to a 
land grab by a solicitor.
We rang in advance and got details of where to go and parked up just 
inside their gate.  We then walked on foot about ten minutes along a 
muddy, rutted track.  Ooops - us city dwellers hadn't thought to 
bring wellies, not that we've got wellies.  After some stumbling and 
squelching we made it to their main site, going past a pig pen and 
straggling attempt at an allotment on the way.
The main site consists of two world war two vintage giant Nissan hut 
things - apparently used to repair tanks, a small traveller site, a 
big poly-tunnel and a self-built kitchen hut.  People are living 
hither and thither within the buildings.  The self-built hut is 
impressive, put together out of off-cuts given free from a local 
sawmill, green branches and tarps it's got a real visionary feel to 
it.  While we were there it was being lined with clay squelched with 
bark strips to seal it.
The issues around the ownership of the land are fascinating but 
baffling.  The people there tried to explain it but it went right 
over my head.  Hopefully once it all shakes down the occupiers will 
end up in control of at least the land they're currently on.
Their current site is at the bottom of a slope so - at least at the 
moment - is all a bit damp feeling.  There's room to expand but they 
are being cautious and sensitive to local politics and 
feeling.  There's a large farm house but it's pretty derelict and 
will take a lot of work to get it habitable - at the moment it's 
protected by an impenetrable wall of brambles.
I think the Yorkley Court lot deserve support from anyone interested 
in sustainable, small-scale farming, land rights, squatting and 
eco-activism.  They're a good bunch and have achieved a lot in a 
short time.  For more info, news and contact details check their blog.
Cheers to the Yorkley Court people for making us welcome


Sunday, 4 November 2012
Bristol squatters visit Gremlin Alley, Cardiff
http://goodforbristol.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/bristol-squatters-visit-gremlin-alley.html
Gremlin Alley is a squatted cinema on City Road in Cardiff.  We drove 
up on a visit on Saturday, 3 November 2012.  It's a good crew who've 
occupied the place and they deserve lots of support.
Seen one derelict cinema and you've seen 'em all, the squatted one in 
Cardiff was pretty much what I expected.  Big walls, lots of space 
and a very closed feel.  Surprisingly little damp inside - the roof 
is holding up well.
Getting in was a laugh, lots of banging and kicking on the door 
before a balaclaved head stuck out of window, a door opened and we 
were hustled in.  Heh - easier than getting into the Free Shop on Stokes Croft!
It's a big building in generally good condition and the squatters are 
looking after it well.  No piles of rotting rubbish, accumulated 
useless tat or mindlessly smashed doors or walls.  Lots of graffiti 
but of a decent standard.
It's a young crew - reminded me of our lot back in the 1990s - 
holding things together well.  They're a determined bunch and have 
barricaded the building solidly, it's going to take a lot to get them 
out of there.  The core group is fairly small but they've got a wider 
circle of supporters coming and going.  We liked them a lot, they 
were for real not the posing anarchos I'd been half expecting.
I think they deserve a lot of support.  They've got a blog with news, 
info and contact details on it.  Mostly I think they need money and 
people although they're a rightly careful bunch so if you're going up 
there ring first and talk through who you are and why you're interested.
Young people are getting totally shafted at the moment.  The rest of 
us are having it rough but the next generation are having their 
benefits stripped, put on workfare, being criminalised and basically 
having their futures shat on.  It's good to meet a bunch who are 
crewing up, sticking together and making a go of it.
Cheers to the Gremlins for showing us round
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