Cathedral and council bid to evict Occupy Bristol

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Occupy Bristol protesters have been told legal action has begun to evict them from their protest camp.


The campaigners have been on College Green - owned by Bristol Cathedral - since 15 October 2011 and have built temporary shelters there. Read here for the full article.


The protesters are part of an international anti-poverty movement calling for a fairer society.


They have now been told by the cathedral that legal action has begun to move them from their camp.


A joint statement from Bristol Cathedral and Bristol City Council said the cathedral's Dean, the Very Reverend David Hoyle, had met a number of people currently occupying the site and issued a final plea to them to clear it.


Dr Hoyle said: "Whilst we are committed to listening to the Occupy Movement, we believe it is now time that this stage in their protest came to an end so that a wider community can once again benefit from access to College Green."