ters ▁occupied ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁facilities ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁declared ▁aim ▁of ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁an ▁e co ▁conference ▁centre , ▁ ▁against ▁whom ▁an ▁action ▁in ▁court ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Ev iction ▁of ▁these ▁squ at ters ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁leading ▁to ▁mixed ▁views ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁community . ▁According ▁to ▁local ▁media ▁reports ▁during ▁their ▁stay ▁they ▁had ▁used ▁as ▁much ▁electric ▁power ▁as ▁would ▁supply ▁ 4 5 ▁homes ▁However ▁this ▁was ▁disput ed ▁by ▁squ at ters ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁because ▁before ▁they ▁arrived ▁large ▁industrial ▁re fr iger ators ▁and ▁other ▁app li ances ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁running ▁by ▁the ▁own ers . ▁The ▁Council ▁( local ▁authority ), ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁property ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁squ at ters , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁newspaper ▁has ▁accused ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁rec ycle ▁office ▁equipment ▁and ▁furn iture ▁and ▁instead ▁dump ing ▁it ▁in ▁land fill . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁as ▁a ▁Navy ▁League ▁waters ports ▁ven ue ▁ ▁R aven ' s ▁A it ▁was ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Y ach ting ▁Association ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁C ano e ▁Union ▁to ▁conduct ▁training ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁discipl ines . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁semi - per man ent ▁mo oring ▁for ▁Spark le , ▁a ▁cat amar an ▁designed ▁by ▁Ang us ▁Prim rose ▁to ▁be ▁sa iled ▁by ▁persons ▁of ▁restricted ▁physical ▁ability ▁and ▁mob ility