There's camping and then there's camping ...

When you think of camping visions of rolling hills come to mind, not a council's headquarters.

Cheshire Police cordoned off the front of Cheshire East Council's headquarters in Sandbach after a man climbed up on to a ledge and pitched a tent.

Police, the fire service and ambulance service were all in attendance at the building, Westfields in Middlewich Road next to Sandbach police station.

Firefighters went up in a cherry picker to talk to the man. (Photo: Deborah Bowyer/Sandbach Nub News)

The reception at the building was also closed and a board asked anyone needing access 'to phone a number' and firemen were seen going up in a cherry picker fire truck to speak to the man.

It is not known why the man was on the roof but a poster entitled "Justice" talking about 'modern day slavery and alleging someone had taken 21 years of his life' was near his tent.  

Police cordoned off Westfields today after a man climbed on to the roof. (Photo: Deborah Bowyer/Sandbach Nub News)

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A spokesperson from Cheshire Police said: "Shortly after 7am on Wednesday, 25th October, police were made aware of a man on the roof of a building in Middlewich Road, Sandbach.

"Police and fire are in attendance at the scene."