Thrown in PRISON For Living On His Own Land! | Off Grid Living

Meet Eddie, the lad from Liverpool, and the owner of Mellowcroft, a stunning smallholding in Mid Wales. Eddie is a fantastic character who has created a life on some beautiful forest land, as well as a hub for creative minds to get together.
The land has a number of different buildings and areas that are all built by Eddie himself, including his home that is built off the back of a lorry! He used only reclaimed materials, even his kitchen was out of skip!

In this video, Eddie tells us the story of his long battle with the council over his land, he was served enforcement notices to leave, had a battle in court, and ended up in jail!
Eddie can now do what he wants on his own land, and the council and police have backed off as a result of a twist in the story... find out more in the video!

A big thanks to Eddie, who shared his story so openly, and let us stay the night and enjoy some music around the campfire.

To get in touch with Eddie or to check out what he does, click the links below.

A message from Eddie:

#missingpresumedfunky
30 years ago (1995) I wrote a song with a particular genre in mind ‘The one hit wonder’🤩. This year (2025) with the help from some amazingly talented musicians and producers, we have brought the song to life. Each one of them has given their time and energy for free into this song. With 100% of all proceeds going to reinvigorate the Mellowcroft project and help actualise its full potential. Community enterprise, wellbeing retreat and creative space for musicians and artists.
Special thanks to ; Rebecca Hayworth, Rikki & Tyron Hanson, Lottie Pennington, Simon Kemp and Tim Walker.
For your enjoyment and listening pleasure, I present to you Missing Presumed Funky… 😍
Available for download and streaming across 100s of platforms including ITunes, Spotify and Amazon. You can even ask Alexa or Siri to play it for you 😉

If you like the track please help the Mellowcroft project to promote it by sharing on your social media platforms, with family, friends, DJ’s, local radio stations, bars, clubs, colleges, universities, music festivals and the rest of the world 🌎. It is only by helping this song go viral that the Mellowcroft project can survive, to do this we need your help and support. Thank you

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[Catty_]

Councils allow large building firms to build massive housing estates on land they’ve dedicated ‘green belt’ until then, but not allow a single dwelling on a person’s own land? Sickening and spiteful!!

[itsthejuice]

made me laugh when he said he loved prison. big thumbs down to the council. Well done to this awake man that takes no bullying from scum bags. happy life 🙏

[Froggywentawandering]

I'm lucky enough to have stayed at Mellowcroft countless times, and to have Eddie as a good friend. He's a very savvy and intelligent man - It's always a pleasure to be in his company ^_^

[FunWithAJ]

What a cool and intelligent guy. The system tried to crush him and he still stayed positive and ultimately won. Good for him. I wish i had a mentor like him in life.

[andydixon]

A man like this who is creative, intelligent, positive should be encouraged and commended by the council, especially for hosting events on his land and inspiring others and spreading his happiness. It's disgusting that he was bullied for creating his own way of life.

[MariDorot]

The saddest thing about this video is that no matter where you're from in the world, you can rest assured that after watching it you'll be nodding and saying that the exact same thing happens in your country too.

Good on this guy for challenging those corrupted criminals.

[aa-khex]

The man has a high level of intellect. Built a great life. However, I suspect he would have done well in anything he committed to.

[Denscaff]

What a nice guy! Good on him for fighting the corruption council 💪🏻

[Arthur_Fleck]

There are more and more of us ‘coming out’ as wanting a simpler self reliant self sustaining and rewarding lifestyle…. I’m loving it. It’s a quiet revolution 🤘🏻🌹

[billienomates]

It takes a long time for many after they are born as humans to realise they are only visitors to this Earth in this form for a brief time. They are given the ability to move around and senses to absorb and appreciate many inputs, but for many they waste their brief time with jealousy, envy and hatred but a few see the brighter side of life and enjoy the experience however brief it is.

I take my hat off to this chap with how he has absorbed life, respect brother.🙏❤

[TeeMac]

I used to work deep in that dreadful system, working for "The Man", until I woke up one morning, went to work, told them I was leaving, and never went back. I gave up a well paid job, ended up selling my flat this year due to interest rate hikes and now live in my van. I'm happier than I've ever been. Eddie, I salute you Sir. I've just joined your community online and have applied to volunteer at Mellowcroft. Thank you Liveration....because of you, I may just embarking on another part of my wonderful, alternative life! 🙏❤

[corinnecoombs]

Good on him! We sure need more people standing up to these criminal illegal corporations ❤

[seanlander]

Planning law is a joke. The planners just make it up as it goes along. One day your attic extension is refused because it’s over height, the next day your neighbour’s property is rezoned for a tower block.
Follow the money trail and you’ll find the crooks eh?

[richardgiles]

Well done to this man not just for building this but for dealing with the corruption within the council. I worked for Cardiff Council 30 years ago, and we all know who was taking the back handers, but nothing was done about it. Still the same today as it's easy to waste taxpayers' money in cases like this 😢

[jackm]

This man is so happy with life, he's giddy...delightful.

[daveization]

What a disgrace the council treating such a nice chap like this, love what his response was, good luck to this top bloke and his dog👍👊

[rik-]

What a fantastic beautiful man. I wish him all the luck in the world. the members of council who persecuted him should never hold such positions ever again.

[ianherd]

There are very many people who make their living enforcing petty rules. It is a cancer and the rules are continually spreading and getting more and more intrusive. So much so that they get annoyed when they cannot get their teeth into off grid folks. Council tax has to increase every year just to pay for the nonsense, so it is no wonder that guys like this get up their noses. This chap is a hero!!

[amatterofpublicinterest]

Thank You, Eddie, for protecting our lands 💚

[joenomad]

I know Eddie personally and he is a lovely caring generous and a real person. Nice to see you here kiddo will come and see you soon. Love and Respect joe nomad
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