Bristol City Council staff members have attached notices to several caravans and campervans parked in the popular picnic spot near the Clifton Downs.
A group of Bristol 'van-dwellers' parked in an affluent part of the city have been ordered to leave the area in two weeks.
Bristol City Council staff members have attached notices to several caravans and camper vans parked in the popular picnic spot near the Clifton Downs in Bristol Some say they've been left stressed and angry by the council's measures - and claim they're not doing anything offensive. 'I don't like how they've grouped us together and called us an 'encampment' - I'm here on my own. I haven't come with a group. I was fine until I got the letter - and now it's keeping me up.
Some say they've been left stressed and angry by the council's measures - and claim they're not doing anything offensive Originally from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, he works in Bristol as a maintenance engineer - and was out at work when the Council's notice was delivered. Callum said: 'This place hasn't been treated as an encampment before, it was always treated as individuals on a case-by-case basis.
'It's like discrimination - we're all being tarred with the same brush. I think most people here deal with their waste properly. Unlike others, Callum has no plans to move - because he reckons he has grounds to defend his rights in court. He works antisocial hours as he works in hospitality - and said the freedom of living in a caravan is ideal for him.
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