Manor Farm's 2,000 name petition against Gypsy site - Kidderminster

A COUPLE whose farm is shortlisted as a potential Gypsy site presented the council with a 2,000 signature petition.

Tim Barnes and his wife Leander Walton, of Manor Farm in Stourport, handed Wyre Forest District Council the list of names, along with another 140 from an online petition.
More than 600 people have joined facebook pages dedicated to saving the farm from becoming home to 15 pitches, or a plot for travelling Showpeople.
The inclusion of Manor Farm on the council’s shortlist attracted widespread criticism as consultants Baker Associates labelled it a “redundant farm and land”.
In fact, Mr Barnes has lived at the farm for 55 years and employs six people in his equine and agricultural businesses, while Mrs Walton runs a neurological rehabilitation centre on site.