I am writing this letter with regards to the listing of Warwick Exhibition Centre being a possible site for the required permanent traveller and gypsy site.

My father owns and runs a caravan park (Harbury Fields Farm) on Middle road, Harbury. The caravan park holds 35 caravans, where tourists are able to bring their own caravans and motor homes and pitch up to stay for a period of between 1 day and 28 days.

Frequently, we have had guests that are visiting the Warwick Exhibition Centre for a function stay on the caravan park and consequently, they have prolonged their visit to tour the area. The tourists invest their money in to the local village of Harbury, by visiting the public houses and buying groceries from the local supermarkets and grocery shop.
Furthermore, our tourists commonly use the local bus service (a bus stop is located at the end of our farm drive) to get to Leamington Spa and Warwick itself, again investing their money into our local economy.

We fear that if a traveller site is placed at GT02, the reduction in popularity and frequency of events held at the Warwick Exhibition Centre will not only negatively effect our private business but will have subsequent effects on the local economy of Warwickshire. For this reason, I would like to make an objection to the planning of this site as a possible choice.

In addition to economic concern, the Fosse way has proven to be a very dangerous road over the past decade where fatal and tragic accidents have occurred on a number of occasions. This raises reason for great concern for the safety of the families that would be moving to this site, particularly if travelling on foot, by bicycle or when attempting to reach a nearby bus stop.

Please take this email as my formal objection to the proposal of Warwick Exhibition Centre becoming a permanent site for travellers or Gypsies.