Last evening I attended an “Open Meeting” held in Earsham Village Hall. This meeting was very well attended by residents, with two officers and one councillor representing the District Council.

It was clear that most people present were not in favour of either of the two sites up for comment, neither should be considered suitable as permanent sites for travellers. As this consultation will only consider letters directly from the public, I felt that residents would not have the opportunity of putting together any co-ordinated approach to the District Council. I have therefore put this “Post” on my Blog so that readers may see the comments of others and be able to respond accordingly. Taking inspiration from others.

I sincerely hope you find this helpful, and I look forward to seeing the coments from residents. Please be cautious in your letters to the council, they should not show partiality towards any class or race otherwise I will not be able to publish them.

They can be in favour of the settled community, but as important, they should be constructive so far as the travelling community are concerned; for example, “These two site are not suitable for use by the travelling community because of the considerable risk every time they leave or enter the site because it will mean crossing the traffic on this very fast stretch of the A143″, or “The sites are a long way from the village for children to walk to school, there being no room in School Rd for more cars to wait at starting and leaving off times”

I was very pleased to see the write up in the EDP this morning (April 21st), lets hope that the campaign gains momentum now.