Byelaws relating to Crookham, Greenham and Stroud Green Commons

Newbury District Council, August 1983

1. A person shall not, without lawful authority, dig or take turf, sods, gravel, sand, clay or other substances on or from the common or cut, fell or injure any gorse, heather, timber, or other tree, shrub, brushwood or other plant growing on the common.
2. A person who in the exercise of any right of common or any other right over the common shall dig or take turf, sods, gravel, sand, clay or other substances or shall cut, fell or take trees or underwood shall not do so on any part of the common which is enclosed temporarily for the revival of turf, trees, shrubs or plants or set aside for games or for the parking of motor vehicles if similar substances as aforesaid can conveniently be dug or felled or taken from some other part of the common.
3. A person shall not remove or displace any seats shelters pavilions drinking fountains, fences, notice boards or works erected or maintained by the Council on the common.
4. A person shall not without lawful authority, drive, draw or place upon the common or any other part thereof any motor vehicle, motor cycle, carriage, cart, caravan truck or other vehicle except in the case of accidents.
5. A person shall not drive, pitch or chip a hard golf ball on the common.
6. A person shall not, except in the case of a fair lawfully held, place on the common any show, exhibition, swing roundabout or other like thing.

7. No person shall except in the exercise of any lawful right or privilege have in his possession while he is on the land any firearm unless it is so covered with a securely fastened guncover that it cannot be fired.

   In this byelaw the expression 'firearm' means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged.

   This byelaw shall apply to all parts of the land except any thereof which is a public right of way.

8. Where the Council shall set apart any portion or portions of the common as may be defined or described in a notice or notices which shall be affixed or set up in some conspicuous position or positions on the common for the playing of any game which, by reason of the rules or manner of playing, or for the prevention of damage, danger or discomfort to any person on the common, may necessitate at any time during the continuance of the game, the exclusive use by the player or players on any space on the common, a person shall not in any space elsewhere on the common play or take part in any game (so specified) or other means of recreation in such manner as to exclude persons not playing or taking part in the game from the use of such space.
9. A person shall not without lawful authority lead, ride, drive, exercise or break in any horse on any part of the common elsewhere than on those parts indicated by a notice or notices as being available for the purpose.
10. A person shall not without lawful authority turn out or permit to remian on the common any cattle sheep or other animals.
11. A person shall not bathe in any pond or stream on the common.
12. A person shall not without lawful authority camp or light any fire on any part of the common.
13. An officer to the Council, may after due warning, remove from the common any vehicle or animal drawn, driven or placed or any structure erected or placed thereon in contravention of the scheme or any of the foregoing byelaws.
14. A person shall not while on the common sell or offer or expose for sale or letting to hire or offering or exposing for letting to hire, any commodity or article, unless in pursuance of an agreement with the Council or otherwise in exercise of any lawful right or privilege.
15. A person shall not without the consent of the Council or other lawful authority erect on the common any building, shed, tent fence post railing or other structure or fix bills placards or notices on trees fences, erections or notice boards on the common.
16. A person shall not on any part of the common intentionally obstruct or hinder any officer of the Council in the exercise of his powers or duties under the scheme or under any byelaw made thereunder.
17. Every person who shall offend against any of these byelaws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.