'No cars, no dogs, no Poles': Angler plans to sue Oxfordshire lake that put up sign banning 'Eastern Bloc' fishermen

Field Farm fisheries put up a sign saying 'No Polish or Eastern Bloc fishermen'
Angler and Polish national Rado Papiewski, 35, from Doncaster, was alerted
The campaigner has begun crowdfunding to launch a discrimination case

Published: 10:13 GMT, 19 December 2017 | Updated: 11:04 GMT, 19 December 2017

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A fishery could face legal action after putting up a sign to ban Eastern European fishermen from the site.

Field Farm fisheries, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, put up a sign saying 'No Polish or Eastern Bloc fishermen allowed'.

Angler and Polish national Rado Papiewski, 35, from Doncaster, was alerted about about the notice earlier this year and he has begun crowdfunding to launch a discrimination case, after the site ignored letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

In full the sign reads: 'No vehicle access. No Polish or eastern bloc fishermen allowed. No children or dogs'

In full the sign reads: 'No vehicle access. No Polish or eastern bloc fishermen allowed. No children or dogs.'

Mr Papiewski told The Guardian: 'When I first saw it I thought of my 10-year-old son who loves angling.

'How could I say to him you can't fish here because your dad was born in Poland?'

'This disturbing sign should have never been displayed as it clearly discriminates against people from Poland and other eastern European countries.'

Mr Papiewski runs a project which aims to integrate European and British fishing communities, called Building Bridges.

His solicitor Alex Peebles, said Mr Papiewski's account suggested the Equality Act 2010 had been breached.

Mr Papiewski runs a project which aims to integrate European and British fishing communities, called Building Bridges

An EHRC spokesperson said: 'This type of sign should be a thing of the past. Banning people from services based on their race or nationality is discrimination and unlawful.

'It's right to challenge such out of date practices and any business that believes this is acceptable should think again before they find themselves facing legal action.'

MailOnline has contacted Field Farm fisheries for comment.