…and welcome Brentford Lubyanka. At Brentford County Court today St Georges PLC were granted a possession order for the land at Kew Bridge and the Eco Village can be evicted after a minimum of 7 days. In the eleven months since the occupation began the ecovillagers have proved to be excellent neighbours to the local community, giving much and asking little, and have been impressive in their commitment to a way of life which embraces and celebrates both people and the world in which we live in a caring and spiritual way. You will be missed.

As a counterpoint it is interesting to note Andrew Dakers, whose prevarication was in large part responsible for this site being granted planning permission, failed in his attempt to become MP for Brentford & Isleworth and that the voters in Brentford ward of Hounslow Council decided to dispense with his services as their councillor. Karma.

On Friday 26th March St. George PLC met with representatives from Kew Bridge Eco-Village who were informed of plans to begin court proceedings and to start building work in May. A meeting will take place at the eco-village on Monday 29th March at 7pm to “share your ideas and discuss approaches to peaceful resistance”.

Read the eco-village blog here.

Date:  Wednesday, 16 September 2009 7:30 pm, Sustainable Development Committee

Venue:   Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow

Open meeting.

A judge at Brentford County Court granted the couple an Interim Possession Order at a civil hearing.

It comes as the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner confirmed the pair are facing a probe over the property.
Under Commons rules, they should have spent most of their nights there but it emerged last month that it had not been lived in for up to a year.

The squatters, who entered the empty property on 26 June, will have 24 hours to vacate the terraced property once the notice has been served.