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The owner of the travelling showpeople site in Enborne, proposed for expansion, has accused objectors of being both ignorant and prejudiced. He says “inflammatory” leaflets have been posted through the doors of Enborne residents “falsely claiming” the site at Long Copse Farm will become the biggest gypsy site in the UK. “This is both untrue and ridiculous,” said Martin Burton, a showman of 50 years, and who has owned the site at Long Copse Farm for 25 years. He is also a former government advisor on travelling showpeople. “Travelling showpeople and gyspy travellers are very different and do no…

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