The land – which lies in the shadow of UCLan's Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre – has been home to the Gavin family since the late 1980s
The head of a group of travellers who have lived on a permanent plot in Preston for 35 years says that if a bid for government funding is successful, it would enable “long overdue” repairs and improvements to be made to their home.
Speaking back in 2019, another resident – who did not want to be named – said that the chalets on the site were not plumbed in, unlike those at more modern sites across the country. She also said that the sheds at the Leighton Street facility lacked heating and disabled access for anyone who should need it – and questioned why rental payments were not being used to invest in such upgrades.
The city council submitted its bid for a share of the government’s £10m Traveller Site Fund last month. Papers detailing the application, which were presented to a meeting of the full council, acknowledge that the primary purpose of the national scheme is to add to the overall stock of traveller sites.
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