Next up was the battle between the Woodcraft Folk and the people ofLurgashall, West Sussex. The Folk have 43 acres of fields and woodlandshalf a mile from the village of 400 people. They offer campingopportunities to children from the city, and are at loggerheads with thevillagers.
One resident summed up her attitude to the Woodcraft children. "Theydon't know how to behave, they are not well supervised and there are fartoo many of them."
Chichester District Council has applied for an order to prevent the Folkcamping on their site without further planning permission. Watch out fora UN Security Council resolution.
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