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This world famous town in the UK has been hit by a wave of negative headlines over recent years. I investigated Glastonbury, Somerset to see if this negative media attention is warranted. In this documentary we spend time with the locals of Glastonbury, the homeless encampments, residents of the caravans, the van life community, and we gain exclusive access into one of the UK’s largest alternative communities inside what once was an abandoned building. This has now grown into one of the UK’s most infamous alternative communities. With rural homelessness and poverty statistics in the UK currently at the highest they have ever been, with the south west of the United Kingdom being the worst affected area does this explain the huge influx of people into this small British town. How is life in this UK town, does it live up to the headlines? In this UK documentary we find out…
With alarming headlines about the area such as:
Hippies have set up shanty town next to our homes with hundreds of caravans and van lifers, its destroyed our area:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27537676/hippies-shanty-town-caravans/
Inside Derelict building ‘overrun’ and turned into a ‘shanty town’:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13391733/Inside-derelict-Glastonbury-factory-overrun-hippies-shanty-town.html
‘Shanty Town’ of caravans infuriating locals:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1896099/glastonbury-caravan-shanty-town
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Oh shittt that satanic cult sabotage is heavy there now. Squash it asap. Cliff door silver mustang car is on the ground floor level . Not good.
The zigzag building
will become a thing of the future
They should give them proper plumbing, more people should be allowed to live like this. English people are struggling to survive
These people aren’t travellers like this lady is saying ,travellers are gypsys and they would have been moved on no question by police within two weeks of landing,this is the problem ,they don’t travel ,they aren’t nomadic at all ,like you say they are vehicle dwellers ,it is as fine when there was about 50 of them ,hat was alot for a small town but now your talking hundreds ,I love what they created and salute anyone who refuses to play the game of the rat race and find an alternative way to live ,and am happy it’s helped some homesless off the dangerous streets and they have found refuge in the zig zag -but -it’s out of balance ,there’s too many and while I really hope some middle ground can be found ,I don’t think these people will ever win the council over ,❤Thankyou for covering this x
I remember the Zig Zag building from my visit to Glastonbury It all looked like a Mad max war zone
The solution is simple, cap rents at £200 a month.
sounds charming 🤮
Hmmm… boat people v legal citizens…
omg, this is our beautiful country…what is happening? So sad 😭
Who is this people, immigrant ? ✌✌
It's not just alcohol ya daft old women.
The country is becoming a over populated in relation to housing , of which the government and who is behind the government, allowing illegal immigration, the falsehood of the jobcentres/ social housing, councils, acting on behalf of immigrants and ignoring the inward structural core of the country, has had a profound demise of local people and their off spring .
With no faith in the " big brother " system, this is the results.
Global problem… Also happening over here in Australia due to the high economy, house prices, shortages of housing etc. So many people living in tents, cars and caravans. My young adult sons who all left home to travel and work, returned back to Australia beginning of the so called pandemic only to find they weren't able to rent anywhere. Fortunately my husband and l have our own home and have welcomed our sons back. What a crazy world we're in at the moment.
From the first picture i guessed it was there. There`s a lovely little stream where all the hippy dossers park their campers and caravans, i noticed all their rubbish goes into or alongside the stream, including fecal waste and toilet paper. Likely the same hypocrites spouting off about saving the planet.
Now the Council has blocked off parking on certain roads to discourage others from parking .
High time the Council got the bailiffs in to move them on. They`re no better than the pie keys.
Children of Men .
If the vehicles are kept in good condition you know and you can move them around and all that sort of thing then I don't see a problem with it but when they leave them in areas which become overgrown Weedy an unrepairable then they should be moved on in scrapped but the zig zag building obviously someone's bought it and allowed them to use it instead of becoming derelicts and falling down as long as they're doing not causing any problems I should be allowed to stay
This is a fantastic idea,get homeless people off the streets and into communes.
She was kicking me around the floor like a football ? Eh ?
Sad to see so many people drop out of uk society and not having a home where they can be. Modern world has increasingly left these people behind and needs to have more compassion and find solutions to homelessness.
This is what want nationally in the wealthiest western countries, and population completely different types of people, and then want the green energy plan. As if have learned nothing from where were colonies.
Welcome too the future. As the cost of housing increases throughout the west. We will see more of this.
Since it's all about money and power, can't even say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions
its not the life style they want, it's the one they've been forced into.
Hey Joe. I was at Christiania in Copenhagen way back over forty years ago. It changed my life. I was in Copenhagen for an aviation conference as an aviation executive. I lived a very material life. I spent just one day at Christiania and it changed my life. Within a year of being there I had given up my material life and moved to Brighton where I became the frontman of a folk rock band and had a head full of locks. It was good in Copenhagen back then. All these pretty little houses all painted in pastel colours. Everyone was so friendly and open and everything was done by barter – you door squeaks. I'll fix it for a kilo of potatoes'. People with work outside the community gave some of their wages into the upkeep and maintenance. There were absolutely no hard drugs then. Now there are. It's sad the way the UK and many other places have declined badly. There were enough homeless in Brighton when I was there and too many hard drugs. I eventually left Brighton in 1996. I've been back a few times and was shocked at the amount of homeless and hard drugs users now. I don't think there will ever be an end to homelessness as there will never be enough accommodation to house people and the more austere life becomes, the more homelessness will happen. I now live a real basic life in a little house in Normandy which is like another planet compared to the UK.
They're just trying to live peacefully. The council and community should help them out.
Better than living inone of the council estates
Those caravans must get very damp surrounded by all that greenery around and underneath them, the floors will get rotted out in no time.
great report, I feel strongly that the council should work to help the Zigzag building and the other places and spaces which can be considered
People with nothing or next to nothing are some of the most honest, kind and real people you will ever meet wereas people with money well you know what they can be like.
The Gated Community is the future for the whole of the UK. With Homelessness Far outnumbering Available Housing and a Population Increasing daily, people will do what they need to do in order to survive.
No horses, that's all, people have lived like that for centuries, the mystical atmosphere of Glastonbury probably attracts them, feel sorry for the locals though. World heritage site really – something has to be done. A clean up perhaps. remove the rubbish. but people have to be allowed to travel and camp. Difficult.
I wonder if many of the residents that bemoan less fortunate people coming into their town to try and make a home / survive would apply the same logic to people moving to the UK with nothing and trying to seek something better?
I'd guess the people in the video would have to remain under the current set up, if it all got regulated there'd no doubt be an immediate unaffordable cost in terms of council taxes, and if someone paid to upgrade the spaces to be officially habitable then likely kids with rich parents would be able to drive the cost of living there up, either way it feels like the current residents may get pushed out. Tough spot.
We need to create kibbutz type farms for people who are facing hard times
They are complete wasters. No intention of ever working. Complete disregard for anyone else but themselves. Parasites.
Where are they peeing and poohing please, no sanitation or showers 🤮
England is done. Absolute tragedy. Unbelievable 😢
This subject is too complicated for YouTube. Thanks for sharing.
Grass blade runner.
Neglect by successive Governments who have neglected British people for decades..
About time the people got off their butt on voting day and voted for a party other than Labor Conservative liberal Democrats and Grerns and vote for Reform or Britain First.
Stop the boats as wel
People need to be asking, what is the council spending the money on.
Why the f*^k do I want a caravan that's got no f*^king wheels?
😳 "What am I going to do with my dog?"
Can you imagine a dog lover even coming up with that comment, casual or otherwise, about their beloved pet!
The situation in Glastonbury holds a deep fascination for me, largely because I grew up in a small village in Somerset, where the iconic Glastonbury Tor was a constant presence in my view from my bedroom window. Despite moving to Turkey 21 years ago, the memories of that landscape remain vivid. Interestingly, a similar situation to what’s happening in Glastonbury with caravan dwellers has emerged in my current city, Antalya. Over the past year, hundreds of caravans have taken up residence along the streets and on vacant lands. Much like in the UK, many people are resorting to this lifestyle due to crippling poverty and the exorbitant cost of rent and property.
However, the local council in Antalya devised an innovative solution that might offer some lessons for the UK. They purchased a large tract of unused land and informed the caravan dwellers that unless they relocated to this new, purpose-built caravan park, their caravans would be impounded. Most agreed to move, especially after seeing the council had built excellent facilities including modern toilets, running water, electricity, cooking amenities, and even a playground for children. The cost to live in this park is about £100 a month, which includes all utility bills.
This approach quickly resolved the issue, with both the caravan dwellers and the local residents now content. The revenue generated from the caravan park not only covers its upkeep but also contributes to the council's funds.
I can’t help but wonder, is it really that difficult to implement a similar solution in the UK?
This is happening while our hotel guests complain about the food and room size then collect their takeaways and freebies it makes you sick. BRITISH PEOPLE FIRST.