A PROPOSAL to form a committee to take control of land in Grayshott currently occupied by showmen was due to be discussed at a meeting of East Hampshire District Council's environment services committee on Wednesday.

The district council is hoping to acquire parcels of land at Bowleswood Farm and Fairlands either by agreement or by a compulsory purchase order.

A full version of this story can be found in the Haslemere Herald of January 21.