Some local residents are restricted from attending meetings over plans for the ex-RAF Scampton site.
Up to 2,000 asylum seekers could be placed at the site in Lincolnshire, the government saidPeople living near a former RAF base which is set to house asylum seekers say it is unfair they have been denied entry to crucial community meetings.But attendance is limited to those living in Scampton, Cammeringham, Aisthorpe, Brattleby and North Carlton or in ex-service family accommodation.
Residents in other communities say they should also be heard but the government declined to comment on their exclusion., residents in Dunholme and Welton argue their villages have been the backbone of the former military site's social infrastructure for more than a century, Steve Bark-Turner, manager of the Sandwich Sense shop in Welton, said: "Personally, I think the government isn't listening to what the residents are saying. There is a lot of protesting going on up there.
"I think what they're doing is keeping Welton out of it because, as a village, it is quite vocal. If they keep Welton residents away from it, they won't get a fair and balanced view.Image caption,Mike Spencer, who lives in Welton, said: "We should have the opportunity to go to the meeting because we are a big convocation and we have lots of facilities.
In a statement, they said: "This breach of trust further exacerbates existing tensions and questions the government's sincerity in taking into account public opinion."The first asylum seekers are due to arrive in October, though a judicial review into the plans
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