Meriden protestors against Travellers' site mark 700th day of campaign

From the Coventry Telegraph

PROTESTORS in Meriden will mark the 700th day of their campaign against a nearby Travellers’ site tomorrow.

The group, who have been camped out in Eaves Green Lane since 2010, plan to serve tea and scones throughout the day to mark the occasion.

Residents have been given until the end of next month to dismantle their illegal protest camp but the travellers have until 2013 to move on.

Almost every legal avenue has been exhausted by the Travellers, whose latest High Court appeal was thrown out earlier this week.

They remain on the site though.

Campaign chairman David McGrath said: “We have won all the important legal victories and our campaign will not cease until the green belt is restored.”