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Post by Pollik on Jun 3, 2013 19:44:23 GMT
I am just wondering. If the Isle of Wight thinks that this is OK, presumably, they cannot oppose wild camping in principle? And someone told me that this is standard practice and if this is true, then must wild camping be OK throughout England and Wales? |
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Post by Firefox on Jun 3, 2013 20:17:56 GMT
Presumably since they were prepared to pay for a BandB shelter, they would also pay for camping on a licensed camping ground which would be cheaper. I don't think they expected her to camp in the streets, because wild camping with tents is only strictly legal for 1 night on moorland etc in Scotland.
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Post by Pollik on Jun 4, 2013 18:37:37 GMT
The news item doesn't cover that specifically, but I assumed from the single woman camping comment, with its implied saftey issue, that a campsite wasn't offered, assuming that there was one in the area.
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Post by wildman on Jun 5, 2013 9:15:54 GMT
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Post by Firefox on Jun 6, 2013 7:14:47 GMT
I'd hope that someone over 60 would be on the priority. But failing that, in Summer, buying a tent as a temporary measure and paying campsite fees would be better than nothing I suppose. I can't believe that they would not be paying campsite fees and intending she stayed on the street. A council's legal obligations would not allow that - they tend to be quite strict in those respects if nothing else to avoid getting sued.
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Polly
Hi we nearly always freecamp - old age pension gives loads of leisure time but too little money to pay camp site fees. 
The van has solar panel, large water tank So we are pretty self sufficient. Jon
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