Littlehampton occupation of community centre

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UPDATE: Bailiffs attempt removal of activists from community centre

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Updated on 7:11pm Thursday 29th January 2015 in News
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THREE squatters managed to avoid eviction from a community centre by heading to the roof.

Bailiffs, Arun District Council officials and Sussex Police officers all took part in an operation to clear Meadview in Lyminster Road, Littlehampton, to remove 25 people occupying the site yesterday afternoon.


However three activists remain with the council promising to remove them as quickly as possible.

Members a group calling themselves the Rainbow Commonwealth argue the council have failed to maintain the centre which could now be let to a private nursery company.

They say they have taken direct action for “the greater good of the community”,.

Hilaire Purbrick, who is currently living on the site, said he had been involved with “argy bargy” with bailiffs attempting to evict them.

He added: “We were told they couldn’t come up and get us because of health and safety, apparently they would have to use a cherry picker to get us down.

Nigel Croad, resources director and deputy chief executive at Arun District Council, said the operation to remove the squatters followed the council being granted a possession order by a county court judge.

He added: “A number of individuals and all vehicles and caravans have been removed from the site today.

“As the eviction warrant has not, as yet, been fully executed the council is liaising with the court bailiff and Sussex Police to ensure the remaining three illegal occupants are removed as safely and quickly as possible.”

A Sussex Police spokesman said police attended in case of a breach of the peace.

She said: “Nearly all of the occupants and vehicles left but two people went on the roof of the one of the buildings. The council decided they could stay on the roof until they came down of their own accord.”

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1:12pm Thu 29 Jan 15
Cave Johnson says…
Go back to living in a cave and making clown shoes you imbecile. and if that sounds rather random just Google him. Not the first iime this mental case has been in the paper.

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1:34pm Thu 29 Jan 15
Goldenwight says…
"A group calling themselves the Rainbow Commonwealth argue the council have failed to maintain the centre" And these squatters have no doubt spent thousands on renovations and repairs?

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4:32pm Thu 29 Jan 15
fixithove says…
The Rainbow Commonwealth have taken direct action for “the greater good of the community”, Can they explain “WHAT GREATER GOOD” they are doing?? They don‘t work give nothing back to the community and will use any excuse to live for free!!! Water hoses are the solution!!

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5:37pm Thu 29 Jan 15
mcsmithbs says…
You absolute stars!!! So proud of you, go for it, the council are so corrupt and the eviction order they served that I read wasn't even legal!! And now the police are making an act of war over something that is peaceful and loving... More people should stand up for their rights and beliefs, rather than being tired little sheep

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5:45pm Thu 29 Jan 15
Idontbelieveit1948 says…
mcsmithbs wrote…
You absolute stars!!! So proud of you, go for it, the council are so corrupt and the eviction order they served that I read wasn't even legal!! And now the police are making an act of war over something that is peaceful and loving... More people should stand up for their rights and beliefs, rather than being tired little sheep
Stars ! Freeloaders more like sticking up for nothing other than their "right" to scam of anyone and everyone.

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5:53pm Thu 29 Jan 15
hursthill says…
I am confused by this article . It refers to 3 squatters avoiding eviction by heading to the roof. It then shows a picture of a man standing on a car roof. The article then says 3 activists remain. Is a squatter the same as an activist ? Can an activist be a person who pays rent for the property he occupies ? Aren't the squatters going to get frozen on the roof tonight, with snow predicted ?

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10:30pm Thu 29 Jan 15
NickBrt says…
Didn't know there were green supporters right over there.

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10:51pm Thu 29 Jan 15
notaconspiracy says…
hursthill wrote…
I am confused by this article . It refers to 3 squatters avoiding eviction by heading to the roof. It then shows a picture of a man standing on a car roof. The article then says 3 activists remain. Is a squatter the same as an activist ? Can an activist be a person who pays rent for the property he occupies ? Aren't the squatters going to get frozen on the roof tonight, with snow predicted ?
A car roof is still a roof. If Health and Safety dictate that our brave police need a cherry picker to scale that intimidatingly high van, then who are we to doubt it?












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12:40pm Fri 30 Jan 15
Fairfax Aches says…
Off to the colonies with them for some hard labour I say!

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