They tried to keep poker faces as Wilson Thomas, a 39-year-old Westchester County parks department employee, joined them May 4, trying not to sway him by any emotions or clues about where they stood.

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Thomas Scarrott is one of the directors of Vale Holiday Parks which runs eight sites in Wales including Clarach Bay near Aberystwyth, said the scenes of flooding last month had played a part in deterring visitors to the region.

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Action group member Mr Thomas said he had written to the owners of the car parks in question, owned by retailers, to ask them for help.

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The Labour MP Gareth Thomas will call for the restriction on the right to buy in Britain's National Parks to be extended to major urban areas including London.

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