Two councils are set to hold a meeting at the end of July about an ongoing land dispute over Godmanchester recreation ground.

Huntingdonshire District Council and Godmanchester Town Council will meet over 'the Rec' land dispute on July 31.

The update on the dispute comes after a Godmanchester Town Council meeting which took place last week. There, residents raised concerns about the state that the Rec had been left in.

Maintenance work has been halted at the ground throughout the council's dispute over who owns the land. Bins have been left unemptied, grass has not been cut and dog bag bins have not been refilled.

Godmanchester Town Council believe that Huntingdonshire District Council are the owners of the Rec and, because of that, claim that the town council is "unable to proceed" with ground work.

However, Huntingdonshire District Council rebut the claim.

During the closed session of the Godmanchester Town Council meeting, an interim proposal was put forward that would see the ground maintenance at the Rec restarted.

The Town Council requested a meeting with the District Council to put this proposal forward, and it's due to be discussed on July 31.

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Since then, Godmanchester Town Council has supplied The Hunts Post with a "Statement of Facts" containing their reasons for believing Huntingdonshire District Council own the land.

It states that Godmanchester Town Council have been told that if they were to enter the Rec, it would be seen as "trespassing", as Huntingdonshire District Council state they are not the landowners.

The Hunts Post put this to Huntingdonshire District Council. A spokesperson confirmed that the council had nothing further to add to their previous comment which is as follows:

"We are committed to working with Godmanchester Town Council to resolve this situation.

"Our records and evidence do not confirm that we own the Recreation Ground and we have operated under the clear understanding that the Town Council claimed ownership of the land and managed it on this basis. "