Today we took the newly completed / refurbished LT out for a bimble around the East Coast of Lincolnshire.
First time out so we thought we'd head over to some of the picnic sites we used to frequent when our girl was a toddler.
Quite a long story cut very short but (as no doubt many of you Wild Campers will already be well aware) no-one with anything taller than a standard height Transit van can now gain access to ANY of these delightful places.
It seems the local council has taken it upon itself to install Height Restriction Barriers across all the entrances in order to enforce their "No Overnight Camping" rule.
Unfortunately this also means that no-one can go and spend the day there either and enjoy the simple pleasures of making their own freshly brewed cuppa and drinking it beside their van whilst the kids play happily and safely near-by etc etc.
At our first port of call, Huttoft Car Terrace we met a very friendly but disgruntled bunch of MH'ers who explained their annoyance at this blatant discrimination and disregard for their (and our) libertarian rights.
Personally I think it's disgusting that the Council can get away with these things, not to mention the estimated £80,000 they've already spent doing it.
What the hell is happening to our country when even such simple, harmless pleasures as spending a day (or night if that's your thing) by the beach in your own purpose-built vehicle that you've worked, scrimped and saved for are taken from you by some jobsworth bureaucrat who probably wouldn't think twice before backing planning permission for the erection of a new mosque in the local high street??
THIS IS ENGLAND, OUR ENGLAND AND WE WANT IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:Angry:
First time out so we thought we'd head over to some of the picnic sites we used to frequent when our girl was a toddler.
Quite a long story cut very short but (as no doubt many of you Wild Campers will already be well aware) no-one with anything taller than a standard height Transit van can now gain access to ANY of these delightful places.
It seems the local council has taken it upon itself to install Height Restriction Barriers across all the entrances in order to enforce their "No Overnight Camping" rule.
Unfortunately this also means that no-one can go and spend the day there either and enjoy the simple pleasures of making their own freshly brewed cuppa and drinking it beside their van whilst the kids play happily and safely near-by etc etc.
At our first port of call, Huttoft Car Terrace we met a very friendly but disgruntled bunch of MH'ers who explained their annoyance at this blatant discrimination and disregard for their (and our) libertarian rights.
Personally I think it's disgusting that the Council can get away with these things, not to mention the estimated £80,000 they've already spent doing it.
What the hell is happening to our country when even such simple, harmless pleasures as spending a day (or night if that's your thing) by the beach in your own purpose-built vehicle that you've worked, scrimped and saved for are taken from you by some jobsworth bureaucrat who probably wouldn't think twice before backing planning permission for the erection of a new mosque in the local high street??
THIS IS ENGLAND, OUR ENGLAND AND WE WANT IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:Angry: