A BRINKWORTH man who has two weeks to find a new home after being evicted by his aunt and uncle says the only way he will leave is if he is dragged out.

Alan Selwood, 37, who is severely dyslexic has lived at Home Farm, which was owned by his grandparents, for 14 years.

But now he has to move out after the death of his grandmother because the current owners, his aunt and uncle, took him to court to get him evicted.

"This is my home," he said. "It's where I belong. There's no way they'll get me out. If they want me out they will have to drag me out. That's the only way I'll leave.

"The last few days have been very stressful, I've thought about it a lot and I don't see why I should have to move. I won't just leave.

"I'll never speak to them again, they don't get that I'm upset by it. They're just interested in getting me out of the house.

"If they try and move my animals I won't let them. I don't like seeing animals being roughed up and I won't let that happen. I'll stop them."

Gillian and Anthony Channing were left the house in the will of Alan's grandfather Bill Selwood when he died in 1991.

They let his wife Dorothy Gillian's mother and Alan's grandmother live there rent free after his death. Mrs Selwood then let Alan move in permanently as a lodger to help look after her until her death in April last year.

But in spite of being told that the Channings want to move into the farm and being given notice to quit, Alan has continued to live on the farm ever since.

On Tuesday Alan appeared in Swindon County Court against his aunt and her husband and a judge ordered he should be evicted on the grounds of trespassing and should leave in two weeks.

Alan said: "When I was at court I felt upset and disgusted. I feel I didn't get a chance to have my say and that wasn't fair. I think they could have resolved this in other ways than going to court.

"They should have sat down and said they could do something to help or that I could carry on doing something on the farm. I've been here on and off all my life.

"My gran would want me to stay and look after the animals. She wouldn't want me to abandon them and I won't."

Alan's dyslexia means he has difficulty reading and writing but he has supported himself by raising sheep and chickens and doing work on farms.

The eviction means however he will have to sell his animals and find another source of income as well as another home.

He was also ordered to pay the Channing's legal costs of £1,500.

Alan's mother died in August, his father died when he was a child and he has a sister, Caroline, 33, who lives outside London.

The Channings did not want to comment beyond the statement they made to Swindon County Court in which they said they had made it perfectly clear to Mr Selwood that he would need to seek alternative accommodation when his grandmother passed away because they intended to move into the property.

He said: "I'll just have to ask friends if I can lodge with them.

"I'd have to sell the sheep which would be very stressful for them because they are lambing.

"If he was here today my granddad would have been very upset by this."