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Eco-village under threat from Carta
Runnymede squatters plea for celebrations protection

CAMPAIGNERS sent out a call yesterday to protect a squatted ecological village, which is threatened with eviction due to celebrations marking the Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary.

Runnymede Eco-Village lies next to the site of the signing of the medieval treaty after being squatted in 2012 as a project for alternative, environmentally friendly living.

But the squatters were handed eviction notices less than a fortnight ago to make way for Magna Carta commemorations in June.

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