Gypsies Set Up Camp On Crompton Moor
The gypsy camp at Brushes Clough on Crompton Moor this morning.
A group of gypsies has set up camp on Crompton Moor. According to local residents, they moved in to the area near the Brushes Clough car park at around 10 o’clock this morning.
Within an hour, the camp was made up of six caravans and four other vehicles. Several young children were among those at the camp off Buckstones Road, between Shaw and Grains Bar.
Marian Herod, from the Friends of Crompton Moor campaign group, said: “The council said they wanted open access for all on Crompton Moor, now we can see what they had in mind!”
A spokesman for Oldham Council said the authority was aware of the camp. He said that council officials would be visiting the site shortly, and they would give the gypsies 24 hours to move on.
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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Like many others I attended a meeting at East Crompton school lst Thursday night to discuss the future of the moor. Little did we suspect that this is what the ‘future’ amounted to – and it will be, now that the word is out. I’m not sure the council will find it that easy to get rid of them if they can’t offer a ‘suitable alternative.’ Meanwhile the kids are all over the moor already and they aren’t birdwatching or taking in the views. Damage will be done if they aren’t on their way, pronto. It’s always the same.