Action taken against camp in Hove valley (From The Argus)

Hope all the local residents are proud. Tucked up in their nice warm houses, safe in the knowledge they have caused people to be on the streets in this cold weather.
At least they had a tent..now they have nothing.
Well done!!!

There is a council camp site with facilities in Wilson avenue but I suppose the campers won't want to pay.
Like all UK citizens they will also be entitled to benefits. Stop being so over dramatic monkey moo.

That's odd. It seemed a blue-print for the actual UK housing policy of the future.
Let's hope the campers presence wasn't deterring a change of venue for the Duke's Mound bash seat gang.

why does the government allow EU citizens to become british nationals?
as to this lot of evicted apparently migrant workers, was it beyond the capabilities of anyone to actually get their side of the story, ie who they were, why were they there, how long had they been in UK? we keep hearing scare stories and sob stories but no hard facts to back it up, the presence of migrant baltic state and east european workers is now a matter of major impact into the social structure and the employment market of east and west sussex, but like the explosion of asian operated nail salons receives no in depth coverage as someone who has contact with these people and has done for over a long period of time this newspaper has not scratched the surface of this phenomenom

What is also interesting about this council is that residents almost always without fail have to force the council to carry out its statutory duties.

Maxwell's Ghost wrote:
There is a council camp site with facilities in Wilson avenue but I suppose the campers won't want to pay.
Like all UK citizens they will also be entitled to benefits. Stop being so over dramatic monkey moo.

There is not a Council camp site in Wilson Avenue. I think you mean the camp site in East Brighton Park (Sheepcote Valley). This has been sold or leased (I don't know which) by the Council to the Caravan Club. It is open all year. Whether the Benfield Avenue campers want to pay or not, you will find that the Sheepcote Valley is intended for holiday makers, not permanent or semi-permanent residents. What the Benfield Valley problem highlights, is that in Brighton & Hove, most people have somewhere to live, a small but growing minority have nowhere to live, while another small but growing minority have more than one home. If living in a tent in England, in the snow in February is such a great idea, why do we not see people flocking to do it? The answer is that people like those in Benfield Valley don't do it out of choice, but due to lack of alternative.

monkeymoo wrote:
Hope all the local residents are proud. Tucked up in their nice warm houses, safe in the knowledge they have caused people to be on the streets in this cold weather.
At least they had a tent..now they have nothing.
Well done!!!

Dont pay any council tax ????

Nick Brighton wrote:

Maxwell's Ghost wrote:
There is a council camp site with facilities in Wilson avenue but I suppose the campers won't want to pay.
Like all UK citizens they will also be entitled to benefits. Stop being so over dramatic monkey moo.

There is not a Council camp site in Wilson Avenue. I think you mean the camp site in East Brighton Park (Sheepcote Valley). This has been sold or leased (I don't know which) by the Council to the Caravan Club. It is open all year. Whether the Benfield Avenue campers want to pay or not, you will find that the Sheepcote Valley is intended for holiday makers, not permanent or semi-permanent residents. What the Benfield Valley problem highlights, is that in Brighton & Hove, most people have somewhere to live, a small but growing minority have nowhere to live, while another small but growing minority have more than one home. If living in a tent in England, in the snow in February is such a great idea, why do we not see people flocking to do it? The answer is that people like those in Benfield Valley don't do it out of choice, but due to lack of alternative.

Go back to where the come from

tinker111 wrote:

Nick Brighton wrote:

Maxwell's Ghost wrote:
There is a council camp site with facilities in Wilson avenue but I suppose the campers won't want to pay.
Like all UK citizens they will also be entitled to benefits. Stop being so over dramatic monkey moo.

There is not a Council camp site in Wilson Avenue. I think you mean the camp site in East Brighton Park (Sheepcote Valley). This has been sold or leased (I don't know which) by the Council to the Caravan Club. It is open all year. Whether the Benfield Avenue campers want to pay or not, you will find that the Sheepcote Valley is intended for holiday makers, not permanent or semi-permanent residents. What the Benfield Valley problem highlights, is that in Brighton & Hove, most people have somewhere to live, a small but growing minority have nowhere to live, while another small but growing minority have more than one home. If living in a tent in England, in the snow in February is such a great idea, why do we not see people flocking to do it? The answer is that people like those in Benfield Valley don't do it out of choice, but due to lack of alternative.

Go back to where the come from

You mean Portslade?

Disgraceful that no one took any action for so long.

If they were foreigners why weren't they deported?

I'm so fed up with so many foreigners coming over to the UK who don't have the money to support themselves.

The Big Issue is giving preference to them - even when they're not homeless! I knew two homeless people in Eastbourne who had been selling The Big Issue in different locations in Eastbourne for some time and were then told to catch a train to another, much smaller town, with fewer people to sell! They had to pay for their own train fares as well meaning they wouldn't make nearly as much. Then foreigners took over their positions in Eastbourne - I've never brought a Big Issue ever again.

Nick the UK has a benefit and support system. It also has charities and churches helping people.
You should help them by showing them how to access these services.
Indeed no one has to live in a tent which is why people like the UK.

monkey moo-well said