A Pagan who erected a stone circle in Lincoln has been warned that he could be evicted from his home.
Paul Blades put up a miniature stone circle in Boultham Park with his friend Gary Turner.
First the council ripped down their stones, then Mr Blades, his partner and their four children were threatened with eviction from their council house.
Mr Blades, who has been a pagan for more than 10 years, set up the miniature stone circle in Boultham Park after he and Mr Turner had an out-of-body experience there.
His partner Sue Ledbury, who lives off Newport, Lincoln, said she was shocked and angry when a letter arrived from the council threatening them with an eviction notice.
She said: “I couldn’t believe it when the letter arrived this morning.
“We have been council tenants for 14 years and we have never had any problems at all.
“We may have different beliefs to other people but all Paul has done is expressed our beliefs and we have been threatened with eviction.
“We have four children aged 14, 12, seven and a two-year-old little girl and I can’t believe they would seriously threaten them with eviction.
“I know some people have the wrong idea about paganism but we are not involved in witchcraft or anything like that. We are just average people who have different beliefs to the majority.”
Mr Blades (33) erected the stones overnight on Sunday using 13 local stones to make the circle.
He said he wanted the site to be somewhere for people to go and feel at peace. “It’s a pagan place of worship,” he added.
“We have churches for Christians, synagogues for Jews, mosques for Muslims but nowhere for pagans - this is the first of its kind in Lincoln.”
He said he had been half expecting the council to remove their creation but was gobsmacked when the letter threatening eviction arrived.
City council spokesman Anna Edlin said: “This letter is a warning to Ms Ledbury that she is responsible for all the people who live with her.
“This is a serious matter, Mr Blades has admitted putting up this stone circle which damages council property.
“When council tenants sign their tenancy agreements they agree to abide by the rules, which include not causing damage to any council property.
“We will be looking to recoup the costs of reinstating the park from Mr Blades.”