hi di hi Campers!

By the time you read this Blog, Staff and Officers from Boston Borough Council will be well and truly up to their ankles in it! Quite literally.
For in the early hours of this morning they, with the protection of Lincolnshire Police, supported by UK Border agency, will be clearing one of the many blots on Boston’s landscape.
Our council staff and other agencies will removing the human excrement, rubbish, empty vodka bottles and used needles from the illegal tent city that has blighted Witham County Park for several months.

At last I hear you cry, (well you would if you knew about it!)

Finally some action you may say! And about time,
But don’t get too excited, don’t get carried away now.

For under the current system, these “campers” don’t have to go anywhere, they can stay exactly where they are and we as a council can do nothing about it!

Just to enlighten readers, these “campers” are not your every day run of the mill kind of camper. NO NO.
These campers are quite different.

They come with all these added benefits!

There is considerable unacceptable anti-social behaviour.

Aside from the above mentioned human waste and used drug paraphernalia
There is broken glass and vast amounts of rubbish.

Council staff have previously removed tents and cleared the site of rubbish but can no longer do so due to the threatening and aggressive behaviour of these “happy campers”

Goods stolen from the towns retailers is sold on to fund the drink and drug binges that take place on site.

Over £2000 of damage has been caused to council property so far.

Members of the public feel intimidated and threatened and there is a feeling they could be mugged and/or attacked.

Clearly local residents are outraged and the fire service has attended many camp fires that have got out of control.

But get this, and it probably comes as no surprise, these people, 4 Bostonains and 12 foreign nationals, ( at present), are not actively seeking work, are not interested in permanent accommodation and it would appear most do not want to integrate with the community. The foreign nationals amongst them appear to be here legally, they however, despite meeting with the Polish Consul, do not want to go home!

Now then, to me, these are some pretty damn good reasons for Councillors to do all they can working with Officers and other agencies to put an end to this constant drain on resources and threat to public health and safety.

So what now? What’s the plan?

Councillor’s will shortly be asked to approve a bylaw which will give the council the teeth it needs to take action and remove these people from council property and have the power of arrest to enforce it.

As usual herein lays the problem,

In this cotton wool culture of the nanny state we do have amongst us Councillors who feel so sorry for the plight of these “lost souls” and do not wish to see a bylaw brought in that would remove them, until they have been provided with “some sort of site for them to stay”

Well with all due respect I don’t want “some sort of site” anywhere near me and I am sure that the overwhelming majority of Boston’s population don’t either!

Perhaps if our Prison’s were not so overcrowded we could find them some accommodation there, and “dock” the rent out of their benefits!

Alternatively, those bleeding heart do gooder’s could always let them camp in their garden.

As neither of the above are going to happen, the only possible option is bring in the bylaw, enforce it and send a very clear message to those who wish to flout the law that we as a Borough will not tolerate it!



What do you think?

Anyone for a spot of camping?
On a serious note


I would like to thank the Council staff and those from outside agengies in the task they are undertaking, i am sure everyone would agree, it ain't a job they would want to do, so well done to you all.